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

      1.0
      3 Oct 2023
      Anonymous employee
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      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.

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      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.

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      5.0
      7 Jun 2026
      Sr engineering manager
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      Pros

      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.

      Cons

      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.

      2.0
      8 Jun 2026
      Sales development representative (sdr)
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      Pros

      -nice people you work with

      Cons

      - it’s a mess over there with a lot of layoffs and turnover. - they’ve taken away a lot of the incentives and bonuses promised in interviews

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