Benefits at Yakkety Yak

401(K)

Yakkety Yak recognizes the importance of saving for retirement and offers eligible employees participation through our company simple IRA plan.

401(K) matching

Yakkety Yak offers an employer matching contribution and reserves the right to change the contribution amount per the required notification process, at any time.

Performance bonus

Yakkety Yak may pay bonuses in its sole discretion depending on overall financial performance and/or as outlined in specific goals for an individual.

Continuing education stipend

Yakkety Yak offering cost-coverage for team member continued eduction and training opportunities.

Job training & conferences

Yakkety Yak offers a wide variety of training programs to all team members, including finance, DE&I, and leadership development, as well as covering industry conference attendance fees.

Paid industry certifications

Promote from within

Lunch and learns

Seeking to improve personal and professional team member skills, Yakkety Yak provides training opportunities with professionals across an array of industries, while sharing a supplied lunch.

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Diversity manifesto

Documented equal pay policy

Hiring practices that promote diversity

Yakkety Yak promotes open career opportunities across a multitude of platforms and agencies, seeking a diverse pool of applicants.

Dental insurance

Yakkety Yak offers several MetLife plans to choose from.

Health insurance

Yakkety Yak offers several Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL benefit plans to choose from. All Full-time employees working 30 hours or more per week are eligible for insurance.

Life insurance

Yakkety Yak provides MetLife term life insurance to each employee who is full time and has completed six (6) months of continuous employment. The premiums are 100% employer sponsored.

Pet insurance

Vision insurance

Yakkety Yak offers several MetLife plans to choose from.

Wellness programs

Yakkety Yak encourages employees to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness. A gym membership discount is available for all Yakkety Yak employees.

Mental health benefits

Volunteer in local community

To give back to the community and encourage team building, Yakkety Yak participates in local volunteer activities at such organizations as Cal's Angels and Lincoln Park Community Services.

Flexible work schedule

If an employee is coming in late or leaving early, it is appropriate to stay late or come in early to make up time. This applies to doctors’ appointments, sleeping in and mental health days.

Open door policy

Open office floor plan

Remote work program

Team based strategic planning

Fitness stipend

Yakkety Yak encourages employees to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness. A gym membership discount is available for all Yakkety Yak employees.

Company-sponsored happy hours

Yakkety Yak's Culture Club consistently plans for team-building Happy Hours, both in-office and at unique venues across Chicagoland.

Free snacks and drinks

Yakkety Yak offers a fully stocked kitchen filled with unlimited snacks, coffee/tea, yogurts, and a wide variety of LaCroix.

Some meals provided

Yakkety Yak provides group food orders to celebrate team efforts, including organizing team potlucks and seasonal celebratory lunches/dinners.

Generous parental leave

Yakkety Yak is passionate to do right by new parents, therefore offers outstanding new parent benefits for our employees: ·Maternity Leave: 16 weeks paid leave ·Paternity Leave: 4 weeks paid leav

Generous PTO

·Unlimited PTO ·Summer Hours: 1/2-Day Fridays and No Meetings After 4PM

Paid volunteer time

Yakkety Yak encourages employees to give back with paid volunteer time; either company-organized or personal.

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Yakkety Yak does not have a traditional sick; instead, team members may request PTO as they see fit. It’s important to take time off work the sharpen the saw and boost creativity.

Unlimited vacation policy