Checkr reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(435 total reviews)
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Daniel Yanisse

66% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Checkr has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 435 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Checkr employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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435 reviews
2.0
Feb 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Superb mission, flexible PTO, catered meals, healthy snacks, a vast range of wine/beer, liberal education stipend. Some wonderful folks to work alongside. The office in SF is conscientiously curated. Elevated surroundings, smart, clean, and tidy. It's perhaps more than anyone would expect given the age of Checkr. Located on high floors, so the views are amazing.

Cons

Serious costing cutting measures continue to be introduced; it feels like Checkr is losing traction quickly in the highly competitive Silicon Valley market. Catered meals are one of the significant cuts recently announced. There appears to be a constant stream of lay-offs - some entirely inexplicable - exceptional people are either being let go or are moving on in droves. The rest of the workforce seems to be worried, with constant chatter about who could be next. Senior leadership is horrifying, the HR and Revenue teams are equally as bad; all overseen by an autocratic CEO.

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Checkr Response
6y
Thanks for your critical feedback. We absolutely have explored various cost cutting measures, as we've widely stated the goal is to be more fiscally responsible. Small changes to ensure we remain a sustainable, growing business regardless of the economic conditions. But not sure what you mean by losing traction? The business remains very healthy, revenue will continue to grow, and while we won't hire as fast as 2019, we'll still invest in the business. We've also increased employer contribution to dependent healthcare coverage, and overall increased what I believe to be top of market benefits offerings. We have not cut all catered meals - lunch will continue to be served as it always has, and we simply decided to move to allow expensed dinners (when you work late) rather than catered dinner. (As mentioned - not enough people were actually staying for dinner and our food waste was becoming quite high - so the perk is the same, albeit offered in a different way). There is no stream of layoffs, even if it might feel that way as attrition is often highest at the beginning of the year with performance cycles happening. I will certainly share your review with the executive team and hopefully we can continue to work towards allaying people's concerns. Again - thank you for taking the time to share your tough feedback. - Arthur / Recruiting
2.0
Jan 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are still a lot of market opportunities for Checkr as the product develops. Some great people work here who are truly fun to collaborate with on projects. The base salary is pretty competitive though the benefits could be better.

Cons

Leadership. There isn't a single person at the C-level who inspires confidence and the E-staff level isn't much better. Attrition is high because career growth is non-existent and people don't feel supported by their leaders. The CEO is not suited for the role and he's going to keep driving the company down the wrong, shortsighted path.

2.0
Dec 7, 2022

Drink the kool-aid or get out

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, lovely offices, career halo effect of working for a unicorn.

Cons

Relentless, individualistic, pays lip-service to it's values. Every team is in some form of crisis. Chaotic and quixotic - execs pretend to listen but don't really care what you think. Terrible data management. Everyone's over-worked but nothing of value actually gets accomplished.

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