Motley Fool Reviews
Updated 16 Jul 2019
Found 196 reviews
"Unlimited vacation and Fools errand" (in 18 reviews)
"There is a great work/life balance" (in 14 reviews)
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"Best place to waste your time and career"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at Motley Fool full-time for less than a year
Pros
You learn nothing no exposure perfect place to ruin your career
Cons
Check the pros for cons
Advice to Management
Continue to ruin career of others
Motley Fool2018-06-21 - Helpful (3)
"Dream Job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Motley Fool full-time for less than a year
Pros
The people, the mission, the benefits, the office, etc.... ultimate dream job.
Cons
Literally cannot think of a single con.
Advice to Management
Keep it up. Let's continue to make the world smarter, happier, and richer.
Motley Fool2019-07-16 - Helpful (5)
"Purpose x People = Prosperity"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Motley Fool full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Extremely high employee engagement scores (north of 85%) emerging from a culture team that really cares and smart people across the company, working toward a higher purpose together. The business is in an excellent financial position and is 100% owned by past and present employees.
Cons
Hitting scale with numerous solutions is going to require a lot of work on prioritization, communication, recognition, and... learning how to say no. I’m optimistic because the company understands this.
Advice to Management
As often as is reasonably possible, make sure to be on the same page about the bigger decisions because the downstream effects can be subsntantial.
Motley Fool2019-06-30 "Autonomous workplace"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Motley Fool full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Employees are given a lot of flexibility. Many perks like unlimited paid vacation, reduced rate hair cuts in the office, standing desks.
Cons
Things can shift quickly. Many employees hoard clutter in an open office environment
Advice to Management
Keep on trucking!
Motley Fool2019-07-03- Helpful (2)
"Great place to learn and grow as an analyst. Some of the best stock-picking minds out there."
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Motley Fool full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great work-life balance, lot's of flexibility
Cons
not much to talk about
Advice to Management
keep at it
Motley Fool2019-06-18 - Helpful (1)
"When Times are Good, They are Very, Very Good, but..."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Motley Fool for more than 3 years
Pros
When things are going smoothly, there is a real sense of camaraderie, even among remote writers I found lots of flexibility as to what writers could produce (at first). You could write as much as you wanted and make very good money When I worked there, there were incentives...bonuses made up a big portion of my monthly earnings Yearly get-togethers in Alexandria were completely paid for by the company, further...
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MF is very male-centric. During my last year there, I saw male writers with poor writing skills nurtured and brought along while females (some of whom MF trained at a so-called "boot camp" in Alexandria) were let go When the good times are rolling, it's a blast to write for MF. I enjoyed most of my time there, and most editors were top-notch. But things went bad when the company integrated the blog into the main site,...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
I've been gone for a while, so perhaps things have changed. I don't think they would be open to advice from former workers, anyway.
Motley Fool2019-05-19 - Helpful (1)
"Great company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Motley Fool full-time for less than a year
Pros
The Motley Fool's mission is to deliver excellent advice and research to our subscribers, in an accessible and fun way. As a team working on this mission, we're encouraged to harness our passion and use our best judgement to achieve this goal. Our goals and our members' goals are aligned: when they do well, we do well. The company treats team members very well by creating a stimulating and fun place to work, very generous...
Show MoreCons
Honestly, none. I believe that if you can't be happy at the Motley Fool, the problem is with you, not the company.
Advice to Management
Fool On!
Motley Fool2019-04-13 - Helpful (1)
"Wonderful people, fun environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Motley Fool full-time
Pros
- Wonderful people - Fun environment - Important mission
Cons
At times there are challenges making business-purpose tradeoffs.
Advice to Management
Consider implementing a process, perhaps a checklist, which ensures that our day-to-day decision-making is as thoroughly aligned with our values as possible.
Motley Fool2019-04-13 "Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Motley Fool for more than a year
Pros
Super friendly team, interesting projects.
Cons
Really nothing to say here.
Motley Fool2019-04-12"Freelance writer"
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No Opinion of CEOI worked at Motley Fool
Pros
Nice people to work with
Cons
It became harder to write as it was becoming more SEO focused -- don't blame them though, its part of the trend in the industry...
Motley Fool2019-02-27