Cons Far Outweigh the Pros - Anonymous employee Motive Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Motive is an interesting place to work and your experience will vary greatly depending on the team you join. There are some truly kind, smart and hardworking folks across all departments and the product is strong. Compensation is fairly competitive, though not the best. Colleagues tend to form connections via chatting about how messed up parts of the business are.

Cons

Unfortunately, the cons outweigh the pros. Don't believe any of the titles at Motive because they don't actually represent the abilities of the individual. The company is very much a top-down leadership org where the CEO/CRO make the majority of calls with little or no input from the front lines. If you're looking for a place where your ideas are heard, considered and you have a general sense of belonging to a common goal/mission, steer clear. Despite your best efforts and, generally speaking, no matter how great your contributions and impact on the business, it's almost guaranteed you will receive no recognition. Fun stuff. DEI is a joke and, as others have noted, a box the company checks. Do not believe any of the awards Motive has received because none of it is representative of what the company is actually like. Women often feel like they have no voice (read the reviews) and, in my experience, do not stick around long. If you're in leadership, get ready for a variety of weekly, monthly and quarterly updates that are repetitive and detract from getting actual work done. This is an extension of the need for executive leadership to know everything, so they can make calls that affect the lives of others with zero input from the experts running the teams.

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Motive Response
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Thank you for sharing your candid experience at Motive. We are sorry to hear your initial expectations have not been met. At Motive, we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work. We know that development, training, and opportunity are critical to our brand and team's success. We’re building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team. We understand we have areas of improvement. Each year, we identify industry partners to help us increase the number of underrepresented groups at Motive. We strive to provide an environment where team members feel valued and respected. If you are willing, we'd like to discuss it in more detail so that we can improve going forward. Please contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com to help us understand the situation more. Thanks again for sharing your feedback; it will only help us grow and improve Motive's workplace environment.

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