Great culture, great people - Senior Media Analyst Monks Employee Review

5.0
31 Oct 2021
Recommend
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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.

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Pros

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Cons

* Low pay and lack of career progression. Last year I had my first raise in years but it was a VERY small increase that hasn't improved my quality of life unfortunately. This year they pushed the merit increase by half a year. There isn't a doubt among all of colleagues that this is an intentional move to get more folks to quit / save money. * High employee turnover. * Multiple waves of layoffs and departures since 2024. Lack of communication and planning around layoffs leads to us having to figure out solutions on the fly and it honestly does not seem like that leadership cares about how these layoffs are affecting the CURRENT business. * Rotating door of Execs who have no idea what's going on in the ground. We're just treated like numbers on a spreadsheet.

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