Is Motive a good company to work for?

Motive has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,678 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Motive to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Motive have been left by employees working as Sales Development Representative , Software Engineer and Mid Market Account Executive .

Does Motive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Motive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Motive. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Motive?

74% of Motive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Motive 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Motive?

Account Executive (275) , Software Engineer (67) , Technical Support Specialist (49) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (38) , Senior Account Executive (34) , Technical Support Engineer (26) , Account Manager (22) , Sales Manager (21) , Customer Success Manager (19) , Sales (18) , Sales Development Representative (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Recruiter (15) , Enterprise Account Executive (14) , Manager (11)

What are the pros of working at Motive according to real employee reviews?

"Supportive culture and great work/life balance!" ((in 199 reviews)); "Great people and product in a good industry" ((in 91 reviews)); "Productive and Good pay" ((in 69 reviews)); "They provide good benefits." ((in 63 reviews)); "Salary is good for employees." ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Motive according to real employee reviews?

"No job security in sales and development department." ((in 47 reviews)); "No Leadership Roles in Pakistan" ((in 39 reviews)); "poor managers who are often firing people who are preforming well for no reason" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management does know what they are doing, and CEO doesn't care about his employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "team leaders are at odds with each other; some disrespectfully in group calls to junior team members and same level." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Motive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Motive layoffs and their outlook for job security at Motive in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Motive locations?

San Francisco , Nashville , Austin , Chicago , Buffalo , New York , Atlanta , San Diego , Dallas , Los Angeles , Concord , Raleigh , Houston , South San Francisco , Denver , Seattle , California , Boston , Lahore , Springfield , Richmond , Kansas City , Milwaukee , Phoenix , Surprise , Detroit , Louisville , Washington , Keller , Minneapolis

Motive reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,598 total reviews)

Shoaib Makani

84% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Motive has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Motive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Sep 16, 2024

Great benefits and pay. Lots of layoffs

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are amazing. The pay is good, but only if you negotiate your starting salary, because you WON'T get a bonus or a steady raise.

Cons

They lay off all the time and at least two significant layoffs per year. The constant fear of being next on the chopping block makes employees tense, fearful, and paranoid. If you can get past the constant fear of being laid off if you're a female, you'll have to tackle the continuous misogyny, which runs rampant from the C-suite down through ICs. There are no female leaders; they don't stay long either because they're pushed out or getting burnt out. My advice is that if you have a choice between Motive or another opportunity, take the other opportunity. Your future well-being and sanity will thank you.

1.0

Feb 5, 2024

They don't reward tenure

Sr account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

comp plans have accelerators before quota is hit. Great pay due to accelerators Awesome company name ability to buyout contracts and move deals faster

Cons

seniority is not rewarded, new hires are hired at a higher salary. When that is challenged they tell you to leave and find better pay elsewhere. Diversity is looked at like a game within the sales org. I was considered for role changes due to their "white male quota" being full. Several sales members were fired before getting to an improvement plan

Motive Response

2y

We are sorry to hear about your experience at Motive. We actively strive to provide an environment where team members feel they’re valued and respected. When it comes to compensation, we look at performance, experience, and skillset. You dedicated over four years to Motive and we'd love to learn more about your specific experience to improve going forward. Please contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com.

2.0

Oct 6, 2023

Join at your own risk

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong tools to support sales and smart executive leadership on the product side and CEO level.

Cons

Toxic sales culture with no career stability. If you like being micromanaged with managers insisting they listen in on every meeting and countless internal forecasting, planning and review meetings then this is the place for you. New leadership has riffed most of the sales force including new sales AEs hired within 1 to 1.5 years in their position. Sales territories are constantly reshuffled and shrinking as they triple the size of the sales organization with only 10% making their numbers

Motive Response

2y

We appreciate hearing about your experience at Motive. Your candid feedback will allow us to take meaningful steps to sustain and foster a positive workplace environment. If you are willing, we'd like to discuss your feedback in more detail so that we can improve going forward. Please contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com to help us understand the situation more. Thank you.

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