The Motley Fool reviews

2.4

13% would recommend to a friend

(303 total reviews)
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Tom Gardner

22% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

The Motley Fool has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 303 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Motley Fool employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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303 reviews
5.0
Aug 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people here are amazing. They care about each other and our customers. People come to work here and don’t' leave. People come to work here because they are passionate about what they do. If you want to work somewhere and be excited to come to work, this is the place. The entrepreneur atmosphere is like a start up. But, the company is 15 years old and enjoys solid foundations, processes, and history. The co-founders are the best guys you'll ever meet. They are our friends, leaders, and visionaries. The products speak for themselves. We have the largest and best performing investment newsletters in the world. We deliver for our customers. And if the customers are unhappy it couldn't be easier to cancel.

Cons

This is hard work, you have to stay focussed and engaged

1.0
Jun 5, 2023

A Devastating Transformation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are pretty solid still and attempt to make up for the substandard base comp.

Cons

Pretty much everything but the benefits. What used to be a culture of kindness, compassion, and at least attempted inclusivity, has turned into an Elon Musk-eque style totalitarian regime. Internal employees are ignored in favor of external "experts" and there's dysfunction at every turn. Our latest engagement scores have plummeted to an all-time low. Management seems uninterested in repairing the lost trust. The only thing we do well is our podcast and now with our long-tenured host departing (presumably due to the chaos), it's only a matter of time before that slips too.

2.0
Jan 22, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is typically higher than similar roles at other companies. Opportunities to learn and take on new challenges are plentiful, with a relatively low risk for mistakes.

Cons

Compensation is low and a new role doesn't coincide with an increase in pay. (Management defends this by saying that benefits are "exceptional," but the benefits offered aren't exceptional compared to other financial roles.) There is a general lack of accountability starting from the top of the business. As other reviewers have mentioned, there is a lot of preaching of how TMF culture is "better" and this drives a resistance to acknowledge that shortcomings exist (often met with some variation of "If you think this is bad, you should try working elsewhere."). This can be frustrating, particularly if you are a member of an underrepresented group.

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