Does Chef Software pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chef Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chef Software. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chef Software?

72% of Chef Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chef Software 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chef Software?

Director (5) , Sales (4) , Software Development Engineer (4) , Marketing (3) , Principal Software Engineer (3) , Product Manager (3) , Software Development Engineer II (3) , Regional Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Chef Software according to real employee reviews?

"Still some great people" ((in 16 reviews)); "Flexible work environment, compensation and benefits are good." ((in 10 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great" ((in 8 reviews)); "Amazing culture, smart people, passionate believers, highly ethical, ability to work remotely, super challenging, fun work." ((in 4 reviews)); "The focus on hiring smart, enthusiastic employees who care about the customer and the product is a thing of the past." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chef Software according to real employee reviews?

"Apathetic management hurts the standards for hiring and promotion." ((in 6 reviews)); "Chef suffers from stale leadership." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Chef Software locations?

Seattle , New York , Milwaukee , San Francisco , Portland , Boston , Chicago , Lexington , Houston , Piqua , Beaufort

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Chef Software

Acquired by Progress

Chef Software reviews

4.1

72% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Barry Crist

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Chef Software has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Chef Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

133 reviews

3.0

Aug 4, 2021

ok

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chef had great technology, great people, and a great community. The customers were fantastic and really valued our product and team

Cons

decision making was pretty lame. it was a great set of sotware for the time and the community was fantastic but missed opportunity

5.0

Feb 13, 2021

This was a great company

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There was an excellent culture of respect and positivity. It was by no means perfect, but people were encouraged to speak out to help continuously refine the environment.

Cons

The company was bought out so it is uncertain what the future holds.

3.0

Feb 11, 2021

Leadership Revolving Door

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of time to focus on projects you want to do.

Cons

My manager changed 4 times over 2 years. Constant leadership changes.

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