Monsoon reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Robin Jones

45% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Monsoon has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Monsoon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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73 reviews
2.0
Jan 20, 2014

Going downhill fast

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great co-workers. Most of the people at Alibris are what make the employees want to stay. The salary was decent

Cons

Lack of transparency and outright lies to employees. Poor, inexperienced leadership (mainly directors promoted into their positions without the needed experience), no plan for future growth, old technology, no clear direction, no training for managers (which is sorely needed), petty,catty behavior among many in leadership positions, "me vs them" mentality (again among many in leadership roles), departments are very isolated from each other and do not work together. The benefits are not great even if HR thinks they are

2.0
Dec 4, 2013

Great People, Poor Leadership

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Pros

The Portland Development group is one of the best group of folks I've interacted with. There are great people throughout the company and a positive company culture in general. They allow dogs at work which is great.

Cons

Total lack of strategic leadership. Poor communication and lack of people skills by CEO and HR. Many experienced people are leaving as are their core customers. Declining market share and relevance in the industry. The exec staff lacks relevant experience to be successful.

2.0
Nov 25, 2013

Unhappy People, Inexperienced Leadership-Management Team

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are great specific people that make the company enjoyable to work at. The work-life balance is OK depending on your position. The salary is decent.

Cons

Huge turnover of employees due to unhappiness of leadership and management teams. Many of the roles are due to undeserving attrition, which produces inexperienced leaders. The career path is slim depending on what role you have as you may be the only person who knows how to do your job that no one else in the company understands. There are a few who play the politics game that you may have to watch out for. The book industry has proven difficult to compete in and is a declining industry. Unable to innovate fast enough due to high turnover and inexperience. The culture was one of the best to work in but has lowered in quality due to two lay-offs within a year and numerous management and leadership changes. The company cares to encourage people to work only to have them produce more results in comparison to actually caring about their well-being. There is too much job responsibility on one person. The benefits and 401k are bad.

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