Does The Motley Fool pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Motley Fool employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Motley Fool. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Motley Fool?

13% of The Motley Fool employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Motley Fool 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Motley Fool?

Freelance Writer (16) , Contractor (13) , Analyst (12) , Intern (12) , Contract Writer (8) , Software Engineer (8) , Investment Analyst (7) , Content Writer (6) , Software Developer (6) , Contributor (5) , Editor (5) , Individual Contributor (5) , Investment Writer (5) , Writer (5) , Developer (4)

What are the pros of working at The Motley Fool according to real employee reviews?

"Great people amongst the rank and file employees" ((in 66 reviews)); "And the benefits were great." ((in 50 reviews)); "The people and the culture are great." ((in 34 reviews)); "3. Good pay" ((in 15 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is great" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Motley Fool according to real employee reviews?

"Chaotic career paths is the norm" ((in 12 reviews)); "Senior leadership is more concerned with being the smartest person in the room than actually achieving anything" ((in 10 reviews)); "There are issues, but the management is aware of them" ((in 9 reviews)); "Most leaders spend most of their emotional energy "protecting", "blocking", or "shielding" their direct reports from the vacillating whims of a passionate and disconnected CEO and leadership team." ((in 8 reviews)); "Benefits are top notch, but base salary is average to below average" ((in 7 reviews))

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2.4

13% would recommend to a friend

(303 total reviews)

Tom Gardner

22% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.2

Culture & values

2.1

Career opportunities

1.8

Senior management

The Motley Fool has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 303 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Motley Fool employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

303 reviews

2.0

May 4, 2015

Great company on the surface, not so great for motivated people.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On the surface - Flexible work environment, fun activities.

Cons

Very cult-like. Low salary, unusable unlimited vacation, and a culture which does not encourage new ideas. If you're good at what you do you, it's incredibly easy to find the same perks with a significantly better salary at a company that treats you and respects you like an individual. Senior management makes secretarial staff take care of personal items such as getting oil changes, registering cars, submitting school paperwork, etc. Almost 5 years after leaving, their product and offerings are almost completely unchanged. Don't work here if you want to accomplish anything.

2.0

Oct 28, 2016

was great now depressing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally fun atmosphere and good benefits. Not a lot of oversight which is good if you are self motivated.

Cons

The foundation of the business is really starting to suffer now after years of focusing on short term thinking/results. Times seem desperate now and they are... It's time to stop chasing dreams of being a big company (for the sake of being big) and concentrate on being a great company with a focused mission.

1.0

Mar 26, 2025

Avoid

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay - Decent benefits - Flexible schedule - Remote - Interesting technical problems

Cons

- No product direction - Mountains of technical debt that keep growing - Leadership is all aboard the AI hype train but has no idea what they want from it - Senior leadership is more concerned with being the smartest person in the room than actually achieving anything - General "not my problem" mentality

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