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2.4

15% would recommend to a friend

(300 total reviews)
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Tom Gardner

26% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

The Motley Fool has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Motley Fool employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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300 reviews
2.0
22 Jan 2023
Recommend
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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.

3.0
21 Apr 2023

Relaxed hot mess

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

remote work and relaxed culture. lots of nice people in the biz

Cons

Relaxed culture with questionable people running HR and finance

2.0
5 Mar 2026

Waited Years To Post This!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pretty nice people, can definitely get more responsibility fast (just don't expect more pay unless you ask for it).

Cons

Obeisance, flattery, and worship are often rewarded, while quantifiable successes (sometimes) get overlooked. Tends to make the most talented people leave.

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