Chess.com Reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)
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Erik Allebest

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Chess.com has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Chess.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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92 reviews
5.0
2 May 2023

Incredible!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing culture, very warm and encouraging, total flexibility. Could not be happier with my decision to work here.

Cons

The company is growing which in itself is a positive, but that comes with it's own set of challenges. I feel like we've handled them very well so far.

5.0
16 Jan 2020

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are nice and the students are mostly nice.

Cons

Public education so poor wages and crazy workload

5.0
23 May 2026

Amazing culture with no significant downsides

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing culture and team mission, best place I've worked in.

Cons

In ~2y there haven't been any

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