Pros
- Great immediate coworkers & management - Work-life balance (depends on the org/role) is great. - Amazing benefits package - Work is impactful and has meaning - Post reduction in force: promotions and cross-org movement is higher than ever.
Cons
- Reduction in force in April 2024, after a company kick-off event in February 2024 where millions were spent. - Company culture has been slowly changing in the last few years. Went from "making Checkr the best place to work" to "high-performance environment." Coupled with the RIF in 2024, the culture is rather scattered as the people left behind struggle to pick up the pieces, leading to low morale. - Pay band and salary have been restructured to be lower across the board. This leads to a couple of problems: if you're a new employee in 2024, you're most likely being underpaid compared to an employee who got hired in 2023 and earlier. If you're a tenured employee: the new pay bands mean that growth opportunity is limited when it comes to pay - a senior position may now pay as much as the position you're currently in, leading to promotions without any change in compensation. - Reliance on third-party contractors, especially in the operations org. While the finance numbers are good, the support team is going through some growing pains and poor customer experiences. - Checkr 2023 and earlier was 5/5. However, they are now starting to operate like a large public company to cut costs and grow profits. For folks who like a startup environment, this may no longer be a good place for you.
