Monotype reviews

I worked here for a short time and I found it to be, honestly, quite terrible. Without going into absurd detail, their business model is essentially to hunt down big businesses looking for tiny samples of Monotype font violations (the fonts are downloadable for free) then corner their prospects from a legal standpoint, ostensibly for 'infringement violations'. They essentially play a card that says "Look, we want to make sure you're compliant...we're just looking out for you..." while the threat of legal action quietly looms in the background. The truth is (in my opinion) the LAST thing Monotype actually wants is to have to go the legal route - it's as expensive and time consuming for Monotype as it is for the suckers they're chasing. What (I believe) they prefer to do is to coerce businesses into giving them large sums of money without actually having to threaten them with legal action. I do believe that if companies/prospects decided to push back or ignore Monotype, Monotype would have no choice than to drop their prices significantly in order to avoid getting nothing or getting mired down in legal action. In any case, I found the NYC office to be pretty brutal (my advice: if you're over 40, don't even think about working in the NYC office - you'd be better off at corporate headquarters). For anyone a bit older, inquire with HR about the NYC office demographics before accepting any offers. So clearly - I advise anyone and everyone to steer clear of this place. Hope this helps someone avoid making a mistake (like I did).

A year and a half post-acquisition, they still have no idea how a saas company works. Nor what the market value or cost of living in New York is. If you want to sell fonts in MA, by all means, it’ll probably be fine. But if you’re attempting to work at any of the dismantled NYC branches, save yourself the grief. They also have the most horrific HR department I’ve ever encountered. Complaints about senior management swept under the rug, incorrect information regarding benefits and comp given regularly, payroll mishaps where they mess up the benefits or deductions and then try to get the employee to pay for it after the fact, and giving wrong answers to sensitive questions asked by the 104 employees they just laid off.