Does Monsoon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Monsoon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Monsoon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Monsoon?

46% of Monsoon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Monsoon 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Monsoon?

Sales Assistant (4) , Sales Associate (3) , Retail Sales Associate (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Technical Support Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Monsoon according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with." ((in 12 reviews)); "Helpful colleagues always when I need it" ((in 4 reviews)); "Everyone cares about everyone else." ((in 3 reviews)); "East coast office is fantastic." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Monsoon according to real employee reviews?

"Company has been destroyed by awful management over the past few years." ((in 7 reviews)); "This means that every manager is also an individual contributor, and in some cases, the "swim lanes" between job roles are often blurred." ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay is low." ((in 3 reviews)); "The benefits and 401k are bad." ((in 3 reviews)); "horrible leadership and decision making" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Monsoon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Monsoon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Monsoon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Monsoon locations?

Portland , Emeryville , Collegeville , New York , Des Moines , Norristown

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Half the workforce laid off, about to go out of business - Anonymous employee Monsoon Employee Review

1.0

Oct 2, 2015

Anonymous employee

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There are some smart people left they haven't laid off yet. Try to catch them before they leave too.

Cons

Company has been destroyed by awful management over the past few years. New CEO as of January 2014 brought on board new leadership team and everyone has proven totally incompetent. There have been no significant new features released in the past two years and there's nothing in the pipeline that would get anyone excited either. Products lag significantly behind all competition and are falling behind more and more by the day with no hope of ever digging out. Monsoon just laid off about half their workforce and in the announcement there wasn't a shred of accountability taken by the new executive team that was brought on board to fix things. It's the stereotypical company where the executive team makes bad decisions (many times on a whim) and the employees pay the price for it. Severance pay for those who were laid off was one week for 1-5 years and two weeks for 5+ years - absolutely insane! The layoffs were a surprise to everyone including management. It felt like the company used up everyone as much as they could and let them go only when there was no money left to pay them a decent severance package. Almost everyone left at the company is currently looking elsewhere and rightly so. The company couldn't compete with a full workforce; they have no chance now. Sales are way down, customers are leaving the company at a rate of about 10% per year. Most departments have either no real manager or a first time manager so don't expect to get any coaching or feedback for growth. The CEO thinks he manages the sales team but he's never around and everyone knows he has no idea what he's doing. Much of the executive team is remote and shows up for a couple days every other week and acts like they have any clue what it actually going on. There's no accountability anywhere in the company at any level. If you're still working here, you're already looking to leave. If you're considering working here, it would be hard to find a worse option.

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5.0

Jun 26, 2024

Hr generalist

Recommend

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Pros

Good benefits and nice people

Cons

Industry is trending downwards unfortunately

2.0

Mar 30, 2016

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The people are great. They are smart and friendly and generally willing to help out when they can. The benefits are above average. Work schedule is flexible with regard to working from home when needed. You can have dogs in the office.

Cons

Management has not demonstrated the ability to maintain focus on a single plan for the future. Much of the downward spiral that was the last two years I would attribute to the constant thrashing of priorities as everyone was changing focus to work on the "new" big thing. The end result was that nothing got accomplished and all of the products were left woefully behind the competition. Communication is not as transparent as it could be. In a company this small, it is critical to keep everyone in the loop of what is happening. This was not always the case. Often things were simply not shared. Other times only half truths were shared or data was misrepresented. No one is asking to be at the table with the executives. All the employees are looking for is open communication about the direction of the company and the plans for the future.

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