Women leave, not lead - Product Manager Motive Employee Review

3.0
Dec 13, 2022
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Smart People Good Business Thinking Ahead Solid Product

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Motive is not a place where women rise and can have a long lasting career. Women leave instead of lead at Motive. It’s a very known issue at Motive but there has been a complete lack of action from the Executive team to change the direction and set an example. - Here’s the breakdown of Women at a leadership level at Motive - Within the Executive Team. 2 out 8 direct reports to Shoaib(CEO) are women - Those 2 include the EA team lead and the Chief Legal Officer - Within the CTO Org, 1 out of 8 direct reports to the CTO are women - 1 female direct report is the head of QA - Within the CFO Org, 1 out of 8 managers whom report into the CFO are women - 1 female direct report is the head of FP&A - Within the CPO org, 1 out of 8 direct reports to the CPO are women - Within the Design Org, 2/7 direct reports are women - Within the PM Org, 0/6 PM Directors/Managers are women - Within the COO Org, 1 out of 8 direct reports to the COO are women - There is a subconscious bias towards women - Women are talked over and talked down to in meetings, not always seen as partners - Women are not recognized publicly for good work or achievements - Women are not seen as leaders or SMEs in their field. For example, when a lead gives a directive, their cross functional partner will often escalate to their boss for the final word - Women are not given the same opportunities to lead and grow their careers as men at Motive

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Motive Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Your experience is absolutely not what we want for our teammates. We understand that there is work to do to improve the representation of women on our teams and we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at Motive. To improve representation amongst our teams we host and sponsor recruiting and learning & development events focused on underrepresented people. Our managers are regularly trained on unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, anti-discrimination, and building trust and psychological safety on teams. That said, we'd like to know more about your specific experience so that we can improve. Please contact us at opendoor@gomotive.com to share your experience further. Thanks again for sharing your experience.

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Motive Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your experience has not been a positive one. We take concerns around onboarding, enablement, and manager support seriously, particularly for early-career roles like SDRs. At Motive, we provide structured internal resources and enablement tools, including Glean and our Bridge program, designed to support onboarding and help sales team members ramp more effectively. In addition, we aim to ensure performance management processes are applied fairly and consistently, with appropriate feedback and support provided along the way. We appreciate you sharing this perspective.
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