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Great ideas, poor execution

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Chegg for 2 years
August 17, 2014
Santa Clara, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Low expectations of employees, free lunch, loose paid time off policy (only if your manager is nice), lots of schwag, free parking.

Cons

Poor internal communication, no consistency, weak management, constantly shifting focus, and wastes lots of money on schwag. The CEO is a good cheerleader, but 90% of what he promises is not delivered. He also has a foul mouth, drops F-bombs, and makes lewd jokes during company meetings. You will also never get promoted at Chegg, ever.

Advice to Management

Define a process on how to build products/features, etc. Hold yourself accountable to that process, whatever it may be. Choose one thing; focus on doing it very well. Then and only then, expand to building the next thing. Trust your employees. Stop wasting stockholders' money on swag; seriously, slow down on all that garbage. Make your brand consistent across all your products.

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