Monks reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,291 total reviews)
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Sir Martin Sorrell | Wesley ter Haar | Bruno Lambertini

31% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Monks has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,291 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Monks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Jun 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing culture and leadership - All team members are collaborators and hands on - Focus on improvement and career advancement

Cons

- Structure is misaligned - Company politics come into play often - Company had a misunderstanding of the services we can offer, making it hard on prospects to commit.

4.0
Jun 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Career Growth Opportunities and Flexible Work Options

Cons

Unclear or sometimes shifting priorities

1.0
Jun 6, 2025

Seriously. Don't do it.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Solid healthcare benefits for an agency. - A few talented, kind people doing their best in a deeply broken system.

Cons

This place is not what it pretends to be. What looks like a forward-thinking, agency from the outside is actually a chaotic, toxic holding company stitched together from dozens of acquisitions with no real integration, values, or leadership. - Layoffs happen constantly and without warning. One minute you're collaborating with a teammate, the next they're deactivated in Slack mid-project, and leadership pretends nothing happened. No explanation, no transparency, no humanity. It’s real-life Hunger Games. -Fear is the dominant culture. Everyone is walking on eggshells, unsure if their role will exist next week. The whisper network is stronger than any official communication. - Leadership is reckless and unprofessional. The CEO regularly sends all-staff "Sunday night emails" — rambling rants often laced with political opinions. No boundaries. Just pure ego. - There’s no strategy. Just buzzwords and fire drills. Teams work in silos, projects stall, and leadership points fingers instead of taking responsibility. - There’s an Instagram account dedicated to exposing the mess here — and sadly, it’s accurate. - The financials speak volumes. Look up S4 Capital’s stock performance. That’s your red flag in plain sight.

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