The worst kind of M&M - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Chew

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1 ago 2017
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Chew attracts talent looking for a place to make an impact.

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Due to the unfortunate fact there is no option to rate this place as an abysmal black hole of soul sucking despair, I am forced to cough up a single star. I know that sounds harsh, but it’s really important you understand this. I’m writing this for you. If you’re anything like me, you’re reading these Glassdoor reviews and doubting the legitimacy of all of them, thinking, “Oh, I’m different than them…I’m tougher. I’m a hard worker. I’m…‘fill in the blank.’” I trust that you are; I really do. But unfortunately, it’s completely irrelevant. During the interview process, Chew presents the opportunity for one to live their dream and truly make a difference in the industry. Everything from opportunity for growth, the benefits package, the facility, the food innovation, and the oh so charming CEO give the illusion that possibilities are limitless. I, like many others, ecstatically dove head first into this company not realizing that I was, in fact, biting into a feces filled m&m no peanut could ever diguise. Do not let the candy-coated shell lure you into biting at the "opportunity" you are presented unless of course you are looking for the following: 1. Conflicting micromanagement from a minimum of three colleagues who aren’t your bosses, but act like it. There is no shortage of Office Space material here. 2. You enjoy emotional suffering so much that the cognitive dissonance the owner inflicts really satisfies those hankerings you may have on a weekend when you just need to be told you're a worthless pile despite doing everything you are told to be a good little pet. 3. You thrive in an environment where everyone is in danger and you enjoy plotting your survival and exit strategy. "May the odds be forever in your favor." 4. You’re a gambling addict inspired by a turnover rate that feeds your greed to bet big to win big. Chew was the worst experience I’ve had in any professional capacity. If I could jump through the screen and throw a tarp over you to save you from accepting a position with this company, I would. It would be a more productive effort to move to North Korea to establish democracy and capitalism than to waste an ounce of energy or creative talent on this company. Your passion, your drive, your desire to make a difference in the industry is totally worth struggling for; Chew is not the environment to support you in achieving that.

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5,0
2 mar 2021
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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DON'T LISTEN TO THE HATERS! This place has changed a TON over the last 2 years due to a change in leadership and growth of the team. There are some former employees who blame the CEO for everything, but people who have worked here for longer than 2-3 years see how different this business is now. Apply for a job and talk to the team! If it is right for you, you'll see it. Free from corporate rules or structure, everyone is encouraged to chart their own path and create the role they truly want. Star performance is rewarded with salary raises. Great lab space and the team is super fun and talented. Salary rates are better than most places!

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You need to be a self-starter and be flexible due to the lack of a corporate rigid structure. And yes, quick deadlines can mean some long days, but CEO is the first to say that he wants people to take extra days off if they work extra hours.

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1,0
14 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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The office is located in a great neighborhood.

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The CEO operates completely disconnected from operational reality, consistently making promises to clients that employees are neither properly equipped nor adequately supported to deliver. Expectations are unrealistic, resources are insufficient, and there is little to no investment in employee development, infrastructure, or the tools required for success. The culture is driven by fear, inconsistency, and manipulation. Employees are often praised excessively when they are needed, only to later be criticized, undermined, or blamed when things inevitably fall apart due to poor CEO decisions. Communication from the CEO is frequently misleading, both with clients and internally with employees, creating an environment built on distrust and instability. Work-life balance does not exist. Employees are expected to prioritize work above everything else, regularly working long days in a high-pressure environment with little support and constant moving targets. Burnout is normalized. I would strongly caution anyone considering employment here. No job is worth the level of stress, anxiety, and mental exhaustion this environment creates. Over time, it genuinely feels like the company takes months off your life.

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Risposta di Chew
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Response from the CEO, as I do not hide behind the anonymity of the Keyboard warrior who had nothing to say while they were here. CHEW is not a place for everybody, and that is by design. Let me address the specific claims in this review directly, because they are not supported by the facts. On work-life balance: no employee at CHEW works evenings or weekends. The office opens at 7:30 - 8:00 AM (most of the team in by 8:30) and is locked at 5:30 PM. Those are the hours. On top of that, we operate an unlimited time off policy with full PTO flexibility. Standard business hours and unlimited time off — the claim that “work-life balance does not exist” does not hold up. The one person in this building who works 16 hour days, seven days a week, is me. I ask that of myself. I do not ask it of the team, and our schedule and time-off policy prove it. On the broader characterization: like any organization trying to carve a new path through an industry of mediocrity and stasis, the people who succeed here are the ones with more than a superficial desire for change — they also have the stomach and the fortitude to make it happen. That filter is real. It is not for everyone, and we do not pretend otherwise. Where there are challenges inside CHEW, I am the first to say they sit with me. I am solely responsible for fixing them, and I do not push that down to the team. Responsibility for the work, however, is not the same as accepting a description of the environment that is not accurate. To anyone weighing CHEW as a place to work: look at the hours, look at the policies, look at the work. Make your own call from the facts. — Adam Melonas, Founder & CEO
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