Monks reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,290 total reviews)
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Sir Martin Sorrell | Wesley ter Haar | Bruno Lambertini

30% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Monks has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,290 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).

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5.0
Oct 31, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They've made a big point of finding great people and allowing them to bring their full selves to the table. Lots of weird people in a good way–no one is afraid to be themselves and that creates great culture and also helps them put together great work for clients. People are really empathetic and understanding and that creates a vibe of "we're all in this together" vs. "everyone in it for themselves" I've seen play out at other agencies. Also seem to really care about pushing their employees in their careers–people tend to be actually promoted within the company versus needing to leave to seek out higher levels of work and more money elsewhere.

Cons

Some teams are "fully" staffed, some teams definitely need more people. Depending on the account you could have as many as 10 people working on things or as little as 3-4. It's definitely a larger problem in the industry but fighting to get the right number of bodies to support the work the clients want to do seems tougher than usual. Huge variety in accounts being worked on means there are definitely brands that offer a ton of flexibility and creative freedom vs. others are very small and don't want to do more than just bring in the revenue.

4.0
Oct 24, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I met many intelligent and creative people who also work hard to achieve the best results. The culture is very positive and diversity is good and improving. The projects are challenging, sometimes technically and sometimes regarding the dynamics of the way of work which changes according to clients, joint effort with other offices, and how they were sold and planned. The tech stack is up to date and the coding standards for frontend are really good and evolving. The company offers access to the best online learning resources for frontend (Frontend Masters and Egghead), as well as license for Webstorm. There are channels for support, so you never get stuck with errors for too long and devs are generally helpful and willing to spend their time helping others. The team leaders organize weekly meetings with interesting content and internal news. Some devs have been in the company for over a decade but act humble and share what they have learnt without gatekeeping. The designers are quite good and the projects are good for building a portfolio that looks good.

Cons

The company is growing a lot very quick, which can be an advantage in some aspects but also brings many challenges and it shows. There have been internal structure changes, and some teams operate in completely different ways than others. Working with project managers and producers can be hit or miss. Sometimes there are issues with QA, due to not enough time allocated to do a proper test or demotivated testers who barely test the application even if they have more than enough time to do so. Sometimes there can be some repetition even for devs, since every project is started almost from scratch and without a system or generic library for working with the designers in a more reusable way. Working remotely has made work a lot more intense and sometimes there are many calls, many of which could be avoided or otherwise shortened. The company also doesn't seem to keep up with salaries fast enough with the market as competitive as it is. Some senior devs or important devs in the team are leaving and new devs are generally more inexperienced. In some aspects it's also becoming more corporative and with so many people joining it does seem like it is losing the culture. New teams are being formed in inexpensive countries and while there is nothing wrong with that, they don't have local leaders or much involvement with the team other than asking questions. Sometimes it's needed to work overtime or weekends to meet deadlines even when devs have alerted potential issues or dependencies with clients or providers that need to be delivered on time (but don't).

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