We believe that working for a startup is an opportunity for personal development. Our values include leaving the world a better place than we found it, and that includes each and every person on our team. We are committed to providing an environment for employees to thrive, including introducing new employees to a functional medicine doctor in their first week, holding an opening ceremony breath work experience, and having gratitude calls every Friday.

Our culture revolves around improving the financial lives of people everywhere and using our time and talents to change the world for the better. Our innovative culture has won us a record 20 awards in 2020 alone. To celebrate MX's 10th anniversary, we sent 500 "MX culture boxes,” which included a movie projector, a new MX T-shirt, ingredients for a birthday cake, microwave popcorn, boxes of "movie candy," a $50 DoorDash gift card, a $15 beverage gift card, and a $10 Amazon card. The positive response from MX team members was overwhelming.

We collaborate to make sure schedules and locations work for employees and their families, find ergonomic solutions for working from home, and check to see how employees are feeling, especially now. We believe mental health is as important as physical health. While going fully remote has changed how we interface, we’ve found creative ways to connect, from Slack channels and happy hours with special guests, to a holiday party where team members from around the world created the same cocktails and ate the same menu, all while enjoying the same entertainment.

Our employee ownership model creates a culture of innovation, engagement, and community spirit. Because company value is a major part of each employee-owner's compensation, the model helps attract, develop, inspire, and retain key personnel. New hires are able to spend ample time with all of our leaders to learn about the organization. Through our onboarding program, leadership guides new employee-owners through their first year with National Nail, ensuring employee satisfaction and understanding of responsibilities and expectations. Our employee-owners are encouraged from the beginning to be forward-thinking and constantly challenge the status quo.

NerdWallet prioritizes five corporate values: consumer, company, team and self; informed risk taking; open, candid and constructive; relentless self-improvement; and ownership. We believe trust is paramount in making our workplace what it is. Diversity and inclusion also remain a key priority as we strive to improve our company and product's inclusiveness. Employee benefits include 100% medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, as well as monthly gym and cellphone stipends. Virtual mindfulness training and yoga classes help employees de-stress, and during the pandemic, we added offerings to help nurture mental wellness, increase camaraderie and accommodate workers — especially parents.