Caxy
What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Caxy?
Frequently Asked Questions
Work-life balance at Caxy doesn't mean a rigid 9-to-5. Most of our team isn't eligible for overtime, and depending on the week, people might work anywhere from 35 to 55 hours. We're a consultancy that delivers real software for real clients, so weekends and late-night launches happen. What makes it sustainable is autonomy: we give people real flexibility to handle life stuff during the workday when they need to, because the reality is that work comes home with you sometimes too. We keep that balanced by treating our commitments like contracts — if we say Friday, we mean Friday. Sometimes we miss and have to make up the time, but more often than not, we meet what we say.
Flexibility at Caxy isn't an afterthought, it's built into how the workweek is designed. We're hybrid, with clear expectations for in-office time so collaboration happens when it actually matters, while remote days stay protected for focused, heads-down work. Async communication norms mean people aren't expected to be instantly available around the clock, and our approach to scheduling gives people real room to work in a way that fits their life.
We treat burnout prevention as something built into how we work, not just a policy on paper. We keep meetings tight and purposeful so people aren't stuck sitting through things so people spend their energy on the work itself rather than sitting in meetings that didn't need to happen. We protect time for actual work to get done. Even something as small as taking a moment off camera and on mute for a quick breathing session at the end of Monday standups is part of that, a small reset meant to set the team up for a better week. Supervisors are trained to recognize the early signs of burnout, so support can happen before someone's already struggling, not after.
Work-life balance at Caxy isn't a perk we bolt on, it's built into how the company operates. It shows up in the Caxy Promise, in the autonomy we give people to handle life during the workday, and in a willingness to walk away from client work that isn't healthy for the team. It shows up in the small stuff too: reserving remote days for real focus, using in-person time for actual collaboration, and treating our commitments to each other like contracts — so when someone says they'll have something done, they usually do.
None of this means the work isn't demanding. Caxy takes on challenging, meaningful projects, and we expect people to show up and do good work. But there's a real difference between a job that's hard because the work matters and a job that's hard because the pace is unsustainable. We're aiming for the former.
Caxy's Candidate Tradeoffs
If you’re weighing whether Caxy is the right fit, these are the core tradeoffs to consider.
- Caxy places greater emphasis on meaningful, high-impact work that shapes outcomes than on roles with lighter expectations.
What People Are Saying About Caxy
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Sustainable Pace: Policies describe a roughly 40-hour norm with no “crunch time,” no midnight deployments, and reasonable deadlines to keep work bounded. Public company profiles echo a sustainable cadence, including early Fridays when projects are healthy.
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Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: Published schedules outline remote Mondays and Fridays with in-office collaboration midweek, alongside flexible start times. This arrangement is framed to support focus time and accommodate personal needs.
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Time Off Access: Statements emphasize that vacation should be used without guilt, with tiered PTO, paid holidays, and sabbatical options. Early-Friday practices and explicit encouragement to disconnect reinforce access to recovery time.
Caxy's Benefits
Offers a flexible time off policy
Offers generous PTO
15 PTO days up to year 3. 20 PTO days after year 3. Additional time off after year 6 (sixes time) for time off in the last 2 weeks of December or first week January. 25 PTO days after year 10.
Offers paid volunteer time
We allow 1 day a year of volunteer time.
Offers sabbatical leave
Ever 5 years at the company concurrently, sabbatical leave can be requested. If approved, employees with 4 weeks 100% paid and 2 weeks 50% paid.
Offers unpaid extended leave
Procedures in place to ensure employees utilize PTO
Provides bereavement leave
Provides paid holidays
We are off New Years Eve / New Years Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. Sometimes we add additional days.
Flexibility provided during personal challenges
Managers trained on identifying and mitigating employee burnout
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
The goal is to go out once a month for drinks and appetizers and get to know each other better.
Offers company-sponsored outings
Caxy's hosts frequent happy hours in Chicago for local people and hosts a number of all- company events where we fly in remote employees. We all bowled together last month.
Offers wellness initiatives designed to combat burnout and mental fatigue
Offers wellness programs
Provides employees with ability to schedule focus-time blocks
Allows work from home occasionally
We are always home Monday and Friday. We expect folks in office at least 2 days a week Tuesday through Thursday unless your role or performance requires 3 days a week.
Async-friendly policies, culture that encourage work flexibility
We expect folks that are working a skewed schedule have 5 hours of cross-over with employees so most hours are still shared and available.
Defined boundaries around off-hours communication
We allow people to set notifications to what works for them after-hours. We use scheduled messages where possible but people can send when needed.
Defined working hours and availability expectations
Documented overtime policy
Most employees are exempt. Those that are not have an overtime policy that is documented in our handbook.
Established expectations for communication between time zones
We all operate based on a 9-5:30Central time.
Flexible work schedule is defined with set expectations for start times, working hours and availability
In-office days / expectations are defined
Offers a remote work program
Some employees are fully remote but most of our team works hybrid. We work from home Mondays and Friday. You must be in office 2 or 3 days a week Tuesday through Thursday.
Provides work from home flexibility
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Employees work in office 2 days a week between Tuesday-Thursday. We have early Fridays and flex schedules to start anytime between 8-10AM and work 8 hours from that date. FLEX and WFH also exists.
Utilizes a full-time remote friendly model
On rare occasions or for existing employees who have a proven, long-term record of excellence -- permanent remote exists.
Utilizes a hybrid work model
Utilizes a summer hours schedule
We have Early Fridays all year. If you have earned 40 hours by 1PM or any time after on Friday and projects are healthy --- you are able to leave early.
