A good company that went meh - Anonymous employee Monks Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good clients if you get the chance to work with them - People are nice and friendly - Office is nice if you don't mind commuting

Cons

- Salary is very low and honestly not very realistic to the market or the cost of living in Amsterdam. If you get the chance to have your salary increased, you'll also not get anything exceptional - Long internal processes for everything, loads of bureaucracy - They don't care much about people or what people are complaining for. Especially with salary raises or wfh - I saw a lot of burnouts or people quitting very fast

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

It's been such a pleasure, joy and fresh air to work here. I'm respected, as is my work life balance.

Cons

Leadership hasn't always been consistent with their words and actions, making it feel scary and tumultuous at times.

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Good pay. Started as a solid brand with talented coworkers.

Cons

No real upward mobility or promotion opportunity. Higher-level senior management is disconnected from creative leadership and tends to gamble a bit too much with client relationships. Agency promises a lot of benefits and growth opportunities for employees that do not come to fruition. When budgets get tight, they cut creative teams regardless of whether the account and employee have been performing well for the agency.

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