Monks reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,294 total reviews)
avatar

Sir Martin Sorrell | Wesley ter Haar | Bruno Lambertini

31% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Monks has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,294 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Monks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews
5.0
Jun 15, 2022

Incredible Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, Benefits, Client, Skill Development

Cons

Pays a little less than others

1.0
Jun 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Health benefits are truly great and the HR team works really hard to make sure the benefits offered are competitive with industry leaders (often matching those of tech clients). The individuals you work with daily are exceptional and (almost) everyone is willing to bend over backward to help you and your project succeed. Good place to hone your craft if you can land on the right account/team.

Cons

Salaries are not competitive. Simple things that are regular part of keeping a business operational are riddled with mistakes or missing altogether (like multiple years of errors and corrections on W2s, or new hires starting without getting a company computer for multiple days). Requirements on recruiting make filling empty roles difficult, with little concern about employee attrition. This often requires people taking on more than their fair share of work for weeks even months at a time, without any additional compensation. No employee handbook. Some processes exist, but are not easy to surface. Everything is handled word-of-mouth or via slack. No communication on where to actually find answers, paired with a sense of annoyance when you ask someone for help or if a process exists. Company is self-described as being "disruptive" which is 100% accurate, but not in the cool industry-leading way it is intended... No, your day will constantly be disrupted by too many internal communications channels, too many meetings, too many "culture" updates that don't actually apply to most of the company, and a complete lack of organization and process. Communication is severely lacking, with IT, HR, and leadership being non- responsive to questions without multiple "friendly bumps" often taking weeks to respond if at all. Lots of duplication across too many internal comms channels. Annual performance reviews were a disaster with 6mo delays on raises/promotions. C-level micromanages all decisions creating massive bottlenecks. Mid-level managers are left as scapegoats for a company lacking leadership. Smoke screens and gaslighting around finances and performance of the company.

4.0
Jun 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decoded truly cares about their employees well being and growth, and the day to day working environment is collaborative and positive. Their approach to getting to great creative through innovative testing is wildly successful when it’s able to be implemented properly. Amazing craft department and great creatives from junior on up. The CCO is a true gem of a human who truly gives you autonomy to lead. The culture built there considering most everyone is remote is amazing. Best in the biz imo.

Cons

Current clients often only see them as performance partners even though the capabilities are much more than that. So a lot of work to go beyond that is in vain. Lots of late nights and weekends grinding on proactive things that never were executed. Hard to keep great creatives on my team excited about the output. If a few pitches are landed with 360 clients all that will be solved. All the ingredients are there!

Viewing 1042 - 1044 of 1,294 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,957 Monks reviews submitted anonymously by Monks employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Monks is right for you.