Not a bad place to work. - Research Engineer Motional Employee Review

3.0
Jul 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Local working atmosphere is great. Work is interesting and engaging.

Cons

Clueless management. Hostility against software teams from higher management.

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Thank you for your feedback and review. While I’m happy to hear you are enjoying the atmosphere and work at Motional, I’d like to learn more about your other comments. Please feel free to contact me or your HR team to talk further. Thank you again for taking the time to write this. All the best, Laura Major Chief Technology Officer

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Significant portion of company located in Singapore can be awkward for a few select roles. The company is past the funnest startup phases and needs to be aligned with frugal, fiscally conservative safety-first culture of South Korean Hyundai (parent company). Equity package looks inflated on paper by about 3-4x (the stock options are little more than a tax complication). Lots of red tape. Company moves slow. Cross-functional nature of domain-scoped teams requires program management and a bit of bureaucracy to get many things done. Leadership leverages the glass ceiling effect very effectively, which can have the unfortunate effect of orienting engineers to business problems instead of engineering.

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