Chew Reviews

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