Truly exceptional people, but has some drawbacks - Creative - Copywriter Monks Employee Review

4.0
24 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

GREAT people. Honestly do no know how they do it. Mid to Senior level leadership are fantastic - I would work for/with them any time. Highest level leadership is kind of a non factor which says something I guess. Excellent health benefits. Refreshingly great work/life balance. Important to note how great the benefits are; they are grouped together in the star rating system ("Compensations & Benefits") -- if these were to be split apart, "Compensation" would get 2 stars and "Benefits" would get 5.

Cons

Put simply, pay is low. There is not really a clear path to career advancement, once you get to a certain level. There could be a stronger push to do more boundary (and client) -pushing work. Agency seems to accept a "production shop" role.

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5.0
18 June 2026
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Pros

Good benefits and great coworkers Lots of room to Frow

Cons

Hard work life balance Sometimes unorganized

3.0
8 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team members who are in the weeds

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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