Cool Work, OK Pay, OK Management - Anonymous employee Monks Employee Review

3.0
May 3, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Media.Monks no doubt puts out amazing work and it is so fun to be surrounded by that environment. The People team always has events if you’re in a city with other Monks. Cool offices in cool cities.

Cons

The pay is just OK, and only some employees at titles get bonuses. There is also next to no pay parity in ranges due to the fact they’ve acquired over 10 agencies and are merging everyone together. Management isn’t always communicative — layoffs happen without any announcements which feels cold. Weekly emails from the owner are constantly out of touch with the daily concerns of employees. A lot of roles that do…nothing. But that’s what happens at a massive 9k+ company.

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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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