Scratch Financial

HQ
Pasadena
125 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Scratch Financial?

Updated on September 08, 2026

What People Are Saying About Scratch Financial

  • Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: A remote-first setup with optional hub days in Pasadena allows location flexibility and removes routine commuting. This structure is positioned to make day-to-day balance easier to maintain.
  • Flexible Scheduling: Limited core collaboration hours (around 9–11 a.m. Pacific) leave most of the day for people to arrange their own schedules. This approach supports deep work and personal commitments outside the narrow window.
  • Time Off Access: Policies include unlimited PTO and generous parental leave, signaling that time away is structurally supported. Company materials present these benefits to encourage genuine unplugging when needed.

Scratch Financial's Benefits

Allows employees to take a day off for their birthday

We offer unlimited PTO and encourage everyone to take off for their special day!

Offers a flexible time off policy

Offers generous PTO

Offers paid volunteer time

Provides bereavement leave

Provides floating holidays

Provides paid holidays

Provides paid sick days

Provides sick leave

Provides wellness days

Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy

Has employee-led culture committees

Offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Offers company-sponsored happy hours

Offers company-sponsored outings

Offers team workouts

Various teams have coordinated to do mountain runs and other outdoor activities

Offers wellness programs

We host company-wide meditation and stress management sessions.

Partners with nonprofits

We work with over a dozen non-profit animal shelters to bring them access to our simple financing solution

Provides access to an onsite gym

Provides employees with ability to schedule focus-time blocks

Provides onsite meditation space

Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community

We host various company-wide charity events, such as volunteering at local animal shelters and crafting dog & cat toys for these shelters

Provides recreational clubs

Offers a remote work program

We encourage remote work and have Scratchers in 15+ different countries presently. We believe so long as you communicate and complete work in an accountable way, the world is your oyster!

Provides work from home flexibility

Utilizes a flexible work schedule

Outside of core working hours of 9am - 11am PST, we believe Scratchers do their best work within their chosen schedule

Utilizes a hybrid work model

Utilizes restricted work hours