GumGum
What's the Work-Life Balance Like at GumGum?
What People Are Saying About GumGum
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Time Off Access: Flexible Time Off (unlimited PTO), Summer Fridays, and paid volunteer days are explicitly offered, creating clear avenues for rest and personal time. Feedback suggests these policy-level levers are visible across career and benefits materials and help employees disconnect when workloads allow.
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Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: Hybrid and remote‑friendly options—supported by monthly work‑from‑home stipends or coworking passes in some regions—are prominently highlighted. This location flexibility is portrayed as a practical enabler of day‑to‑day balance.
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Flexible Scheduling: Flexible start and end times are encouraged, allowing employees to align work with personal commitments. Feedback suggests this autonomy over hours complements other balance supports like Summer Fridays.
GumGum's Benefits
Offers a flexible time off policy
Offers paid volunteer time
2 days of VTO available to US, regular team members (separate from FTO) for participation in community service, quarterly cause initiatives, pro-bono initiatives, mentorship programs, etc.
Provides bereavement leave
Provides paid holidays
Provides paid sick days
FTO: Flexible Time Off may be used for vacation and sick time. There is no set number of days for vacation / sick time - take what you need!
Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy
Has employee-led culture committees
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
Offers company-sponsored outings
Includes wellness experiences, which include virtual sound baths and mediations, to in-person events like mixers, team-building activities, and dinners with our leaders.
Offers Employee Resource Groups
Offers team workouts
GumGum offers monthly virtual fitness classes via our GumGum Fit program.
Partners with nonprofits
GumGum partners with HomeBoy Industries, The Trevor Project, The Ali Forney Center, Sparkle, The National Transgender Community (UK), Crisis in Ukraine, etc. GirlsWhoCode, She Jumps, Black Girls Code.
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
GumGum has a program called "Quarterly Causes" which focuses the power of the GumGum community on making an impact in one charitable cause each quarter including food banks, beach clean up, etc.
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
GumGum provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Flexible start and end times.
Utilizes a hybrid work model
Utilizes a summer hours schedule
