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).

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183 reviews
1.0
Oct 28, 2025

Smoke & Mirrors

Recommend
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Pros

Salaries are very solid for industry

Cons

Everything else - they lack leadership & solid support.

1.0
Oct 17, 2025

Do not work there unless it's your only option

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The only PRO I can think of while working a Cherokee Federal is you have a job. Not even exaggerating!

Cons

Vherokee Federal do not give a flip about their employees, and they clearly display that with pride. Very unresponsive to inquiry; Management don't communicate anything clearly; don't be surprised if you receive a one-sentence reply to an email you send to HR or other management/leadership; that one-sentence is to refer you to someone else and that someone else refers you back to the first person who sent you to them in the first place. Worse place I ever work for!

2.0
Oct 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good compensation, relative to the role. YMMV - Love that profits go to the Cherokee Nation - Good benefits; 401k plan immediate matching - Wide variety of contracts and types of work - Has enough integrity to say no to work that does not align to its values (e.g., ICE) - Much investment in business development people & resources to grow business - Internal corporate processes are pretty smooth - You go there to fill a contract slot, not to create a career. No more, no less.

Cons

- Some general managers are truly awful..nice to your face, but will fire you on a heartbeat with no warning and no explanation. Zero loyalty or care for their employees, despite empty talk. - Cliquish culture. Tulsa-aligned people have all the power. Anyone brought in from the outside will be pushed out unless they fall in line. - Very transactional. They view employees as disposable resources. They just fire and re-hire when contracts come and go. Doesn't matter how talented or useful, they refuse to retain people, invest in them, or create a career path. Another reason they are just a low-cost body shop. - Senior leadership has gotten used to the easy money of direct awards; not able to win enough new, full & open work based on unique capabilities - What are they known for? Just being a body shop with low rates - Very much a collection of small companies with no unity of purpose, except the corporate bureaucracy. - No vision about what kind of company they want to be or how to grow up--they just want to do everything for everyone.

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