Toxic culture, good business outlook - Anonymous employee Motive Employee Review

1.0
Oct 3, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This organization’s culture parallels a cult - if you obey orders, sellout your values/ethics, and seek abuse - this place is perfect for you. From a business perspective, they will win. So if you are aren’t looking for career growth, but just want to keep your head down and simply do baseline work - foregoing all sense of self-identity or personality - the job might be right for you.

Cons

Tenure is the only valuable currency here. Blatantly racist, sexist, and homophobic/transphobic behaviors are swept under the carpet. Communications strategy is centered on “thoughts and prayers”, with zero commitment to improve. There is ZERO psychological safety here. It openly thrives on a culture of “impress or fired” mentality. After multiple RIFs, no one should act surprised when another one occurs, because they prefer it that way. Do not join if you’re looking for career stability. HR is rendered useless by a leadership team that proudly devalues its people by dehumanizing the person through a measured productivity transformation, so do not expect any support. People decisions are made inside a vacuum and are heavily biased. Tenured individuals suffer from Stockholm Syndrome-like behaviors from the cult-like culture, craving nothing but validation from their abusers. Whatever good culture they HAD (which tenured folks have no problem screaming loudly about) is long, long gone.

avatar
Motive Response
2y
This is absolutely not the experience we want for you or any team members at Motive. We actively strive to provide an environment where team members feel valued and respected. Each of our managers is regularly trained on unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, anti-discrimination, and building trust and psychological safety on teams. Over the past year, we had to adjust our strategy to align with shifting markets. Motive is here as a resource so please don't hesitate to contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com to share additional thoughts and feedback.

Explore other reviews about Motive

5.0
Feb 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong Leadership - Innovative Products - Strong Market Fit - Fully remote culture & benefits

Cons

- A lot of growth so a lot of changes happening - pretty normal for tech companies in a high growth atmosphere

5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great culture - Great AI team - Remote first, flexible

Cons

- Became beurocratic/political lately - Illiquid stock, no stock buyback - Inexperienced leadership

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All