Pros
Lots of perks, after-work team building events, in-house barista, snacks, drinks, offsite activities, etc... Business seems promising, and moving in the right direction - always receive high praise from strangers when they find out I work at CK Really smart & fun people (but that's changing, see below) Was pretty relaxed for being in hyper-growth mode
Cons
As the company is growing there seems to be people that fit into the CK mold as well as it used to be. People lacking skills for certain levels. Seems like people are being hired because they look good on paper vs how it used to be where the culture fit seemed more important. Lots of outside hires to fill new roles vs promoting people from within (and many people stuck on customer service salaries despite moving into other positions) As stated by others, management frames the business as saving the world but it's still just a credit card lead generation site Lots and lots and lots of gossip/politics - The EC preaches about transparency but what you know about the company (and the future of it) really depends on your position and who you know Seems to be a lot of turnover in the last 2-4 months with little done to explain to rest of staff. Multiple times people are involved in big projects and then just gone. Leads to a lot of rumors as to how/why they left. Pay is not very competitive - many people took pay cuts to come here and were sold on a Google Trends chart and the potential value of options - but now we're being told not to count on that. Company changed raise procedure at last minute to institute a (rather paltry) bonus structure that doesn't take affect until next year. Widespread angst and unhappiness across multiple teams