Underpaid and overworked - Anonymous employee Monks Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

After endless rounds of layoff, there are still some talented and cool people left. Cool client projects to work on.

Cons

Monks pay below market rate and the annual raise/promotion doesn’t even come close to cover inflation. There has been freeze on raise and promotion in the midst of endless rounds of layoffs. Very toxic environment created by the upper management. Employees are over worked because so many layoffs, and still underpaid and not being valued. Most people feel drained, stressed, not appreciated at work while still putting their best foot forward trying to meet demanding deadlines. But management hasn’t done anything concrete to show appreciation to their employees - just be glad you haven’t been laid off yet.

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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.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are good. - Health insurance, 401k, unlimited PTO

Cons

The main concern is the volatility of job security lately; there have been a lot of layoffs lately, and that means an increase in workload for those of us still left. Clients can either make the experience good or bad depending on how demanding and nitpicky they are. I'm currently on 5 accounts, but one client is making work unbearable.

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