Great friendly place to work - Anonymous employee Chess.com Employee Review

5.0
21 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really great company culture - people are very friendly. The company has a really good remote work balance as well. Plus AMAZING to get to work on growing chess!

Cons

There's been a ton of change - it's exploded in size over the last five years, and everyone is new and/or working on new things, and figuring out how everything fits together. This isn't even necessarily bad - it's a sign of success.

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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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