Kind, yet ambiguous expectations and heavy-handed - Enablement Business Partner Motive Employee Review

3.0
Dec 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, remote work, nice office stocked with snacks. A chance to work with diverse people abroad and around the US. Good products. People are generally kind. Flexibility. CEO is an approachable nice guy who seems to genuinely cares about people.

Cons

Heavy-handed upper leadership trickles down to other leaders. Lack of support/direction/coaching in some parts of the company results in a workforce that is scared to take ownership. Many become box-checkers rather than going the extra mile, because that is safer. After an extensive interview process, rules require Leadership to sometimes dismiss people too hastily, rather than work to coach better behavior/skills over time. New people had better catch on quickly. Woke company. CEO sometimes emails the workforce with his views on current events. Mid-size company with a lot of small-company processes and inefficiencies. Lack of cooperation between silo-ed company organizations results in inefficient processes.

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people are the strongest part of the company. I’ve worked with talented, supportive teammates across product, sales, marketing, and design who genuinely care about solving difficult problems for customers. The mission is meaningful, and there are opportunities to work on products that have real-world impact. The pace is fast, which can be exciting if you enjoy building quickly and wearing multiple hats. There is also plenty of room to grow and take on responsibility if you’re proactive.

Cons

The company has grown quickly, and it sometimes feels like the organization hasn’t fully caught up. Priorities shift frequently, which can make long-term planning difficult and leave teams feeling reactive instead of strategic. Workloads can be heavy, and sustained urgency has led to burnout in parts of the organization. Communication between leadership and teams could be more consistent, especially around the reasoning behind major decisions and organizational changes.

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