Underpaid and overworked - Anonymous employee Monks Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

After endless rounds of layoff, there are still some talented and cool people left. Cool client projects to work on.

Cons

Monks pay below market rate and the annual raise/promotion doesn’t even come close to cover inflation. There has been freeze on raise and promotion in the midst of endless rounds of layoffs. Very toxic environment created by the upper management. Employees are over worked because so many layoffs, and still underpaid and not being valued. Most people feel drained, stressed, not appreciated at work while still putting their best foot forward trying to meet demanding deadlines. But management hasn’t done anything concrete to show appreciation to their employees - just be glad you haven’t been laid off yet.

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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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