Cinder reviews

Cinder itself isn't really interested in retaining employees, so the compensation + PTO is lower than the market rate, and raises are small at best. The work is great, but it's best to stay at Cinder for a couple of years at most and then jump to a better offer.

One of (the many) drawbacks of being a contract employee is a lack of contact & belonging to the company that issues you a paycheck. Despite some initial attempts, this was very much the case with Cinder: after the first month or so, I felt as if I was on my own. What compounded this problem was that the corporation who contracted with Cinder decided to switch suppliers while keeping the people on site -- which was handled less than competently. The new company was unable to make us direct employees, & we all had to become 1099 contractors for the new employer, with all of the challenges that has. When that contract ended, I found myself in the usual situation of any contractor: scrambling for my next paying job. (So I never learned if Cinder wanted to keep their promise of keeping me on their payroll.) In short: while I sort of drifted away from them, I honestly felt there was little effective attempt to devote time or resources into developing me as an employee or otherwise keeping me one.