Wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy - Anonymous employee Chess.com Employee Review

1.0
28 Aug 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's hard to think of any when they take away your livelihood

Cons

They lay you off via email while the CEO jumps from podcast to podcast touting the platform's immense user growth and profitability. If that's the kind of culture you're looking for then this is the place for you

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5.0
15 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Generally relaxed work culture - Incredible flexibility due to remote work - 99% of people here are good people and fun to work with - Interesting though still niche product - Seeing incredible growth in recent years

Cons

- Below market pay (they are working on this) - Lack of clear strategy at times, feels reactive - Senior leadership hired externally has generally been terrible, with a couple exceptions (need more internal promotions/growth) - Lack of solid retention incentives for top talent (though this is slowly improving, a bit late however)

5.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic culture and work life balance. The company treats you with respect and positivity. Couldn’t be a better work environment.

Cons

Pay is not up to industry standards

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