Does Monks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Monks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Monks. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Monks?

58% of Monks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Monks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Monks?

Estagiário (75) , Account Manager (71) , Project Manager (70) , Designer (41) , Producer (33) , Analista Júnior (30) , Frontend Developer (30) , Creative Director (27) , Senior Account Manager (27) , Analista (26) , Graphic Designer (26) , Software Engineer (25) , Account Director (22) , Senior Project Manager (22) , Senior Producer (21)

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

"There are many great people left who care for both their colleagues and their clients." ((in 163 reviews)); "The benefits are great and have been improving over time." ((in 102 reviews)); "great team; challenging design projects" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good work life balance in genera" ((in 50 reviews)); "bosses and colleagues are nice" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Low salary compared to the market" ((in 71 reviews)); "Bad management processes." ((in 65 reviews)); "Leadership has no concrete direction" ((in 63 reviews)); "Layoffs are a constant fear." ((in 55 reviews)); "low pay considering the talent of the people and the money that they bring to the company" ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about Monks layoffs in 2026?

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

Monks reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,288 total reviews)

Sir Martin Sorrell | Wesley ter Haar | Bruno Lambertini

30% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Monks has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,288 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Nov 13, 2024

Firewood sold its soul to the devil

Senior creative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO (still tracked and lots of hoops to jump through)

Cons

Top-level management doesn't give AF about anyone. Reviews are never on time. Barely any raises or promotions for US creatives in the last 3-4 years. Outsourcing roles. Regular layoffs. Clients are turned off by Sir Martin and Monks' less than favorable public image (and financial status), partly due to their unsavory business practices.

1.0

Feb 17, 2022

Needed to get off the rocket ship....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic healthcare Some very intelligent, collaborative coworkers + rocket ship growth allows for many learning opportunities Autonomy and large scope of responsibility Upward career trajectory for those that are privileged enough to be in the know or are willing to take on much more without a raise The cool factor (if that is important to you) with impressive creative and accolades

Cons

Back office functions are not valued and ridiculously lean given the size of the company. Folks are spread very thin and cannot be successful with the size of their workload and ever changing priorities. BURNOUT is rampant. Very little vision, direction or strategy from the top. Teams have incompatible or competing priorities. It is difficult to make progress on individual goals and necessary improvements due to indecisive and misaligned leadership. A high stress, competitive environment in which some employees exhibit rude, demeaning and even sexist behavior towards one another with no consequence. Pay is not competitive, especially in relation to the workload Day-to-day feels and operates like many different entities versus one cohesive brand

1.0

Oct 8, 2021

If you didn't peak as a kid, you won't fit in

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Back in the day, used to be quite fun and diverse, and from what I hear of it now, it's just a high school popularity contest.

Cons

Good luck getting promoted if you're not European.

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