Welcome to your Advertising nightmare - Senior CopyWriter Monks Employee Review

1.0
Jul 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Some croissants on Wednesdays that they call a breakfast

Cons

If Stanley Kubrick directed a horror movie about an agency, MediaMonks Berlin would be it. This place is everything that is wrong with advertising. Complete disregard for their employees. Don't even think about asking for a raise or a promotion. The management is as incompetent, rude, toxic, and unprofessional as they come. They just want to grow the business for the shareholders, they have no interest in developing and retaining their people. The rotation of employees in this place is out of this world. I saw the company completely change 3 times within a year. They have more freelancers than actual employees. 0 benefits despite the promises, we did have a German class for 1 month then they decided it was too expensive for them to continue doing so. The office is so ugly and uncomfortable and it is in the middle of a construction site. If you care about your mental health, your career, your sanity, and your dignity, do yourself a favor; run!

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5.0
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Cons

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1.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Remote Work life balance Benefits

Cons

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