Declining Culture and Company - Anonymous employee Motive Employee Review

2.0
Jul 21, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Worked with some truly smart and kind individuals. The benefits and pay were decent. The product and services are great contributions to fleet and transportation management efforts.

Cons

No work life balance and constant disrespect of boundaries. I'm not sure that leadership is very financially or business savvy which has led to multiple layoffs. Turnover rate is incredibly high even before the layoffs. Constant excuse of "we are a start up" for poor practices all around despite company being around for 10 years. Diversity is only prioritized to check the box, beyond that don't expect much support.

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Motive Response
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We are sorry to hear about your experience at Motive. We understand that team members have lives, families, and hobbies outside of work, and therefore offer team members a generous PTO policy to ensure they avoid burnout. To further support work-life balance, employees are encouraged to add their work hours to their calendars and block out time for personal needs. We can't be at our best if our team isn't at theirs. If you're willing, please contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com to help us understand the situation in more detail. Thanks again for sharing your feedback.

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Strong people and culture. Genuinely good colleagues, a collaborative environment, and a place where talented people want to do good work. After many years here, the quality of the people is the thing I'd point to first. Real mission and real product. The work matters — building technology that has a tangible safety impact in the physical world. That gives the work a sense of purpose that's hard to find elsewhere.

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Leadership and organizational clarity could be stronger. As the company has grown, clearer direction, more consistent decision-making, and steadier organizational structure would help people do their best work. Uncertainty. Periods of structural and strategic change can create a sense of instability that's tiring over time, even for people who are otherwise very committed to the company.

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