Pros
The benefits are good, sans a mediocre dental plan. The perks to bike to work are nice. People in non-management are generally wonderful.
Cons
My employment at Chris King has had severe negative impacts on my personal life outside of work. I feel I am a more negative person for it. Personally I've witnessed several grossly over the line instances of sexual and racial harassment. Employment at Chris King has left me feeling morally guilty. There have been people brave enough to quit on principle. There is almost zero opportunity for career growth. Employment here only serves to pad a resume for bike industry jobs. The antiquated and inefficient way of doing things at Chris King doesn't translate to new skills or personal growth for ones career. "Moving up" in the company rarely happens. The entire company seems to be a playground for those in upper management to sink time and resources in projects they deem cool. Management has blatantly classist views of the shop. Workers in the shop are treated like cattle at a ranch rather than valued employees. This is simultaneous to the frequent romanticizing of a working class aesthetic employed by the company to sell more hubs and headsets. Remuneration is downright insulting to the vast majority of hourly workers. Any raise is only the bare minimum to keep employees walking out en masse (which they already almost do with the present turnover rate). Raises are outpaced by inflation by a wide margin. Most employees are almost exclusively white men, as are the new hires. This leads to a cesspool of "bike industry bros" forming in many parts of the business.
