The Motley Fool Reviews

Hard to know where to start…. a lot of lip service paid to being a self motiveated self starter, but that is because managers here lack of any real management training/experience. Mostly everyone spends a lot of time trying to CYA and put on a happy face so they dont become a target. As other reviews state, you have to be nimble… translation: Be able to follow schizo biz decisions and people running around trying to deliver on “whatever the CEO is hot on right now.” Popularity contests, self promotion, being a dude (like “dude” who can hang with the bros) are how you get ahead. If you are good at your job better pray that your manager is one of the “in” crowd and is actually asked for their opinion about you. Otherwise it is all based on whatever general impression about 5 people at the company have on you when they sit down to rate everyone at the company. (Ignore the hype about all the new ‘tools” they are building/trying to sell to other co.s to unleash talent. Even managers say that its more harmful than helpful.) The creepy cultish “people team” really does take note of who attends company events and participates in things like corhnole and ping pong tournaments. Seriously. Besides being kindergarten cops there other job is to keep top management from knowing how low morale really is.

It is so sad to see The Fool blindly moving into the future with zero idea of how its employees are really feeling. Many of the negative reviews are very true and the positive ones are often written by the People Team who take turns writing reviews and encourage its team members to write whenever possible. The leadership is hidden from the true reality of the company by the lies and misdirects of a small group of people. Again mainly on the People Team. Energy at times is extremely high, collaborative, and truly a great place to work. Those “times” are often when the company knows a survey will be going out or during times of potential mutiny. Not sustainable. Other times days are filled with management plotting which employees they like the best, which ones will stick around in the tough times, and who doesn’t rock the boat. Rocking the boat can be anything from suggesting an idea that goes against what a “top performer” is planning. Even if it is in the very best intention. Assuming a leadership role on a team when the team leader is too busy playing video games to lead the team. Being so overworked that you decline to play said video game. (working hard and with your head down is considered “not-Foolish” and is graded negatively by leadership). I hope the Fool has a awakening and realizes what is happening right in front of them.