Pros
Fully remote. The work environment is collaborative within teams. I felt my colleagues and manager cared about me, and work life balance was good. For many years, the Fool had a bias toward hiring good, interesting people, and the effect of this is still present. This is a good place to work if you keep your head down and don't mind playing layoff roulette.
Cons
There have been multiple rounds of buyouts and layoffs happening behind the scenes, despite business being good. Benefits have also been continuously shifted downward. Morale is terrible, and business and tech Vision are both lacking. it has the feel of a company circling the drain. In the 3 years since David stepped down, I can't help wondering if he was the heart and soul of Foolish culture. If you listen to the podcast, you will know his values: conscious capitalism, employee stakeholders, diversity of thought ("motley"), the golden rule, honesty, speaking truth to power, optimism, investing in your best vision for the future, and just doing right by people in general. David knew the name and face of every single person who worked at his 400-person company and enough about them to spark a conversation. It led to a gem of a culture, where the staff were inspired by the mission, felt empowered to pursue individual and company growth, and bent over backwards to help each other. While the staff that remain are good people, these values are missing at the organization level, and the impact on how the Motley Fool functions is clear. Many just clock in, keep their heads down, do their work, and clock out with no connection to a bigger mission.