Motional reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)
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Karl Iagnemma

71% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Motional has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Motional employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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448 reviews
2.0
Aug 26, 2020
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Pros

Self driving cars are kind of neat

Cons

Didn't pay me what I was offered. HR does not value or respect employees and is not to be trusted. No coherent engineering organization to speak of. Engineers are scattered among disparate science teams with no coordination or leadership. Very little test coverage on a constantly breaking product. Tremendous bus factor.

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Motional Response
5y
First, I would like to apologize for my delayed response. I want to thank you for taking the time to share your personal experience and feedback. I am very sorry that your time at Motional didn’t meet your expectations As our company rapidly grows, we remain committed to be a trusted partner, a first-rate technology developer, and a great employer. All employee voices are valued and respected, and our HR and leadership team regularly solicit and encourage candid feedback from our colleagues. Because of how quickly we are growing, we have been solving for organizational structure in real time. On the engineering team, we have structured around geography (US and Asia) and functional areas, but as we grow we continue to look for ways to help our team scale effectively. We are also actively working on enhancing collaboration across our teams’ geographical footprints by providing new tools and resources to help facilitate best practice and knowledge sharing. On test coverage, I respectfully disagree. At Motional, we have various levels of test coverage ranging from software unit test, to simulation, to full-scale vehicle validation. At each phase, we do a thorough review of the tests results and implement designs and solutions to resolve issues. Safety and careful product testing underpin everything we do. It is, and will remain, a bedrock driver and key aspect of our mission. If you would like to share more about your experiences, please contact me so we can set up time to talk. Thank you again for your feedback and best of luck in your future endeavors. Sincerely, Laura Major Chief Technology Officer
5.0
Aug 23, 2020
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Pros

Excellent company mission and clear objectives that flow across the entire organization. Excellent benefit package and flexible attitude towards remote work. Great workplace safety and pandemic response. Smart and collaborative teammates.

Cons

New company, growing quickly, is expected to face some challenges along the way. Take negative reviews from former disgruntled employees with a grain of salt. There’s a good reason they were fired.

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Motional Response
5y
Thank you for the kind words! I always appreciate hearing about colleagues’ personal experiences. I’m glad to learn you’re enjoying working with your team members and that Motional’s mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality is resonating so deeply with you. If you have any further feedback to share, please reach out to your manager or our Human Resources team. All the best, Abe Ghabra Head of US Operations
3.0
Jul 8, 2020

Not a bad place to work.

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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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Motional Response
5y
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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