Poor Management - Software Engineer Monks Employee Review

2.0
May 31, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fully remote work Talented coworkers

Cons

Poor project management Poor people management Constant work thrashing, leading to low or zero output, and engineers held responsible. Poor communication between engineers and leads/middle management. Leads/middle management inattentive and unresponsive to feedback. Poor communication and cooperation between engineering and non-engineering (product design/development).

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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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