DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY - Digital Advertising Manager Monks Employee Review

1.0
Jul 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There aren't any pros to working here.

Cons

- Absolute disconnect from top to bottom, there is 0 sense of comradery in the company, as its so big its literally impossible to feel like your a part of it, you just feel like you operate in a silo. - Overworked, underpaid, complete savages - Fires any talent that challenges the status quo - Fires any talent who wants to create a healthy work culture - 99% of their employees leave, since only the top 3 executives are actually making any money or have a decent work schedule - managers are expected to take on 2-3 times the client load initially promised in interview - Training is non-existent, and they expect you to create the training manuals, despite the fact that they're pitching clients daily on their proprietary strategies and systems, which are actually completely dysfunctional, understaffed, underqualified, and ultimately you are paying 10x the actual the man hours your getting. - Its impossible to establish strong rapport with clients, as there are simply too many to spend quality time with any one of them. - The only managers who do succeed are spending 12-14 hours a day working - They do not compensate for overtime, even if its being required of you to meet deadlines - Ridiuclous amount of time and effort expected of you throughout the entire year, there is no break, and it only gets worse - Professional, positive and constructive feedback I provided to upper management was met with hostility and they ended up firing me - just for pointing out some areas for improvement, and I even put together a new Rx model, and action plan to fix some of the cultural and communication issues, this was met with the response of employee termination - they basically fired me because I wanted to make things better; its obvious they have no interest in changing their wholly unethical business practices.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
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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.

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote Work life balance Benefits

Cons

I was brought on under the premise of working on 1 large account, and was thrown onto 3 clients within weeks of being there, two of which were new business. No training on basic tools but hours of security and harassment training Was made to believe during the hiring process that I would be working for a global agency, where people had and wanted tenure. The reality was working through an integration of a handful of small shops, and their small-budget clients. Everyone using different tools and adhering to various (no) processes. The expectation is that you are going above and beyond to grow your clients scope/investment, the reality is that you are lucky if you have any idea how to pitch a new AI tool or service. Departments are totally disconnected and have little understanding of ways of working given the integration and insane rate of employee turnover. I had a handful of managers in my first 5 months on the job. They pushed the merit cycle back 6 months Despite my strong client and team standing, my position was eliminated effective immediately, including benefits, on the last day of the month. Bare minimum severance.

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