FROM BURNED OUT TO BURNING BETTER
While stuck in a toxic job during the pandemic, Suset started burning candles during meetings as a coping mechanism. What started as an escape turned into a year of experimenting with waxes and scents. That's how Checked Out was born.
BUSINESS, UNUSUAL
We could tell you we're disrupting the candle industry, but that sounds like something from a LinkedIn post.
The truth is, we're making candles while building towards a worker-owned cooperative.
Every decision, from our wax blends to our profit sharing, is about creating something better for the people who make the candles and the people who burn them.
