Cherokee Federal reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Chuck Garrett

3% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Cherokee Federal has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cherokee Federal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

183 reviews
4.0
Feb 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, Great People, Invest in Technology, Good Benefits.

Cons

Starting to get more bureaucratic as they grow. Some workers act they work for the DMV. Almost impossible to get fired if you are in the Cherokee Tribe. Creates some inefficiency at times.

1.0
Dec 24, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some decent people not in management who are kind and willing to help. The 401k is good, but otherwise, nothing.

Cons

Bilby is not a capable business president. He hires people to do jobs then micromanages the hell out of everything to the point of preventing progress, nor does he fund things he says he wants. He just expects them to magically happen. Then, you become scapegoated for why it doesn’t get done. My bonus was cut in half, without any notice or feedback, because Bilby tells himself a narrative about why stuff didn’t get done that always involves blaming other people and doesn’t involve his own role in the matter. They fired me four days before Christmas, without cause (despite my leaders telling me I was doing a good job), and if I want to appeal it, I have to open an actual court case with the Cherokee nation kangaroo court in Oklahoma, in person. There’s no unemployment benefits because they have “tribal exemption,” nor any avenue for discrimination or hostile work environment claims. When I was hired, I had to negotiate for more than two weeks of PTO as an experienced hire. Combine this with the fact that they performed incredibly well working virtual during covid and reduced their attrition, only for Bilby to force people back in the office (which increased attrition again), the picture of this company shouldn’t be any more clear. They do not give a rat’s last dump about any of their employees.

4.0
Dec 19, 2021

Growing Pains but Potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job opportunities. They are wanting a culture change from Cherokee Nation Businesses and Cherokee Nation Entertainment, which they split from, which is a great thing.

Cons

Lost a lot of people from the split with the rest of the company, which is putting a lot of pressure on current employees. The HR people seem like great people but it feels like we have a bunch of mistakes and miscommunication with the rest of Cherokee Federal company. So far the company doesn't feel like it wants to beat the competition as a preferred place to work for. Nothing so far makes people say "This is the company that I want stay working at for a long time".

Viewing 166 - 168 of 183 Reviews

Glassdoor has 218 Cherokee Federal reviews submitted anonymously by Cherokee Federal employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Cherokee Federal is right for you.