Monitor Group Reviews

Pros

you will work hard but learn so much. this is a group of very smart, humble and interesting people focused on making a difference for their clients. it is a unique place with a great culture.

Cons

some times too smart for their own good and have a tendency to over complicate. the organization is at times too consensus driven. the pay is average.

Advice to Senior Management

Management should make hard decisions and be ok with the fact that people will be mad. It is too consensus driven.

Pros

treated like an adult, feedback culture, amazing, smart, fun people

Cons

incredibly high expectations of employees

Pros

Flexible schedule, which is amazing. As long as the job gets done, managers don't care if you do it from home or the office. Very autonomous, and employees are respected.

Cons

Pay is lower than similar jobs in the area, benefits are very scanty. No 401K matching at all.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop having so many parties and give the money to people in the form of bonuses instead.

Pros

Monitor is a great company. Case teams are always amazing. Consultants can work in different geographies. Offices are small, which contributes to the "human" environment at Monitor.

Cons

Clients and industries are limited, which reduces options in terms of allocation. Workaholism is a common issue at all levels and little is done to improve work/life balance. Compensation can be disappointing given the workload and lack of options in terms of allocation. IT system is outdated.

Pros

The People are super friendly and really want you to do well when you are there. They really oversee your professional growth

Cons

The hours are long like any consulting job and Monitor is a bit more unstructured compared to the top 3, which many could find as a positive in fact

Advice to Senior Management

Be open to working on any projects and try to take an initiative on any of the projects you work on

Pros

people are generally very nice to work with

Cons

really great firm, just need more clients

Advice to Senior Management

top management need to figure out a way to bring in new business

Pros

- Rigorous feedback and very strong personal development
- Collaborative, supportive culture
- High expectations but great support from peers

Cons

- Too collaborative at times
- Upward reviews lack power

Pros

The reason you work anywhere is because of a) the colleagues that you work with on projects, b) the types of projects that you work on are meaningful and rewarding and c) your compensation and growth projections are fair. In my opinion, in all three criteria The Monitor Group exceeds.

Cons

The Monitor Group has made a tremendous effort and succeeded triumphantly to improve the collaboration and cross-fertilization between their various groups.

Advice to Senior Management

The Leadership in Monitor always provides clear and timely information to their employees about the state of the organization and where we are growing.

Pros

- Real strategy work
- Really GOOD developmental work
- Every person has his own growth path, and they follow that concept religiously
- Chances to work on cases abroad

Cons

- Really not at scale in India, for someone who views consulting as a short term choice making profession, monitor is not the right place
- Always get the feeling that they are not doing enough to scale
- Leadership is not very inspiring, and hence you dont always feel proud of working at the place
- Somehow, when you look at managers / CTL 4-5 years down the line, you dont get inspired to work at the place

Advice to Senior Management

- Please do more to scale up in India. Hire from other firms
- Please communicate correctly during recruitment on business development-case time for new hires
- Please continue adding value through Inclusive markets, it is a brilliant offering

Pros

Good work environment
Interesting projects
Helpful coworkers/management
Good benefits
Meritocratic
Growing in Latin America

Cons

Those who prefer massive companies may dislike Monitor