Great Company, Great Mission - Anonymous employee The Motley Fool Employee Review

5.0
Dec 9, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are many reasons that I chose to work for the Motley Fool over other opportunities. First is the mission of the company - to help the world invest, better. That mission statement is not just something written down somewhere, it truly is the guiding light for all that we do. The next thing that attracted me to the company are the people. Across the board, the people here are friendly, helpful, but most importantly excellent at what they do. I feel I have the opportunity to learn something new every day simply because of the level of talent at this company. And the last thing I'll highlight are the benefits. There are great financial benefits, but what differentiates the Fool are the non-financial benefits. A comprehensive health and wellness program, company outings, flexible work hours and unlimited vacation...It has helped re-introduce a strong work/life balance into my family.

Cons

The Motley Fool has the ability to act very quickly on new ideas, and occasionally does. The more input they can gather from the teams involved before moving forward, the more successful they will be. I guess that can be defined as a "process" issue.

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Pros

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Cons

- Leadership set a goal in 2019 to reach $1 B in revenue. The company tried to achieve this by selling more and more subscriptions, without expanding the research team. Diligence declined. Eventually the stocks recommended did as well. TMF has never really recovered from the reputational loss. - Leaders are chosen based on loyalty, not competence. All leaders basically carry out Tom Gardner's orders, no matter how bizarre or destructive they are. Independent thinkers are gotten rid off.

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