Motorway

Has the potential to be so much more, but needs changes from at the top - Anonymous employee Motorway Employee Review

2.0

23 July 2024

Anonymous employee

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Pros

- There are some very talented people here who do amazing work. - The work culture is great at a local team level, although it becomes more cult-like the higher up you go in the leadership chain. Pretty normal for modern tech start-ups. - The product does have the potential to change the car sales industry, but the company needs to keep its focus on the core product if it wants long-term success.

Cons

- Pay is generally below the market rate across all departments, they will tell you it is equal to the current market, but trust me it's not. - On-call pay for engineers is pretty poor compared to the industry standard. - Progression is non-existent, thanks to a progression framework no one understands. In some ways, it feels like it's set up to ensure that it's as hard as possible to get promoted and the company prefers to hire external talent who don't fully understand the business. - Leadership sets unrealistic targets, then is forced to take drastic measures to try and recover something. - Benefits are poor, especially compared to other tech-focused start-ups. In my time at the company, they got worse the larger we got.

Motorway Response

Thank you for your detailed feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you value the talent and work culture in your team, but we're sorry to hear you had a poor overall experience. Regarding your concerns about compensation, we regularly conduct benchmarking exercises to ensure our pay remains fair and competitive. If an employee has concerns about how your pay compares to the market, we encourage them to reach out to our People team and present any information that supports this. Supporting career growth is a top priority for us, and we are continuing to embed our Levelling and Progression framework into how we work. We’ve been focusing on improving how it’s used and understood, with additional training with managers to help make this tool as effective as possible. Thank you again for sharing your insights - these help us understand where we can improve as we move forward.

Has the potential to be so much more, but needs changes from at the top - Anonymous employee Motorway Employee Review

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