Amazing people, interesting work and a culture of autonomy and growth - Senior Leadership Monks Employee Review

4.0
Feb 13, 2023
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Pros

High concentration of extremely talented, smart, engaged, motivated and kind people combined with a culture of extreme autonomy, agency, feedback and growth means no micromanagement and minimal bureaucracy. Just a bunch of talented people working together, doing our best work on ambitious projects. Strong year over year growth creates a lot of opportunity for individual growth. Lots of cultural diversity working fully remote with a globally distributed team, and mostly timezone aligned around ET. Interesting and diverse projects with cool clients.

Cons

High level of agency sometimes means less developed processes, standards and ways of working - you might need to create your own solution instead of looking to a standard playbook. Lack of transparency in promotion opportunities means that people in the inner circle get promoted while others may not be considered. This gets worse the higher up you go and disproportionately affects women and other historically underrepresented groups.

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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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