Monta Reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

29% positive business outlook

Monta has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Monta employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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69 reviews
1.0
5 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Small number of seriously talented engineers work here - Overall really nice colleagues - Industry is booming - Commercial success is likely - Decent WLB In the words of the CEO himself - “Any idiot can make great things with 80 million dollars”. Which is coincidentally about how much Monta raised in the last round.

Cons

Incredibly disorganised company on all levels of management. Everything is complete chaos all the time. Engineers are constantly juggled around between teams and projects, never enough time to settle and get in the groove. Teams are ran wildly differently, entirely based on manager’s personality, which is adding an insult to injury. I’ve seen several amazing experienced managers and other employees who were pushed out of the company by the culture of blame and chaos in a very short time. Development and management processes overall are decades behind the industry. Company is pretending to be tech-focused while there is like only one technically competent executive and tech is never actually a focus, barely taken into consideration. Company is chasing whales, primarily by pressuring teams into delivering enterprise-specific features on a short notice. (Often only for one customer) Accumulated tech debt is immense for the short age of the company and it is significantly dragging down on the development. Some projects take literally years of work of a large team while obviously should have been a 6-month project for 3 people. CEO is the definition of Dunning-Kruger effect when it comes to engineering. And he’s constantly trying to code himself bringing chaos on all the people involved. He also actively silences all the criticism of him, executives or the company and even fired people on the spot for speaking up. Company is severely lacking technical leadership. There's no political will to push for any obviously needed improvements in tech, development processes, architecture. Engineers are never listened to when it comes to larger tech decisions. Execs are open about the fact that Monta is benchmarking compensation against local-only companies targeting average. I.e. they don't even hide the fact that they're completely OK with mediocre talents (even though the company somehow still holds a small number of exceptional engineers). Execs came up with a whole load of vanity metrics to boast about how everyone is happy working there and everything is hunky-dory while genuine criticism is silenced. Company obviously hires HR people who are there to protect the company, some of the most dishonest and untrustworthy bunch I've seen in my career. Some executives spend their entire time on office politics. And overall execs cultivate a rather hostile working environment.

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Monta Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience as a Senior in our Engineering departments. We take your concerns seriously and while it is clear that we have areas to improve on and further address, the agility of our teams is a strength we aim to preserve as we navigate the complexities of growth. We truly value the talent and dedication our team brings to revolutionising the EV charging cycle. We understand the importance of stability, clear direction, and meaningful leadership, and while we value your feedback, at Monta thriving means being part of a transparent, empathetic, and ambitious culture. We’re dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone is heard, valued, and encouraged to take ownership of their work. We believe in learning from each other and growing together, sharing feedback is a vital part of this process. We're biased toward action, so we're always looking for ways to improve and make things work for many, not just few. We don't just want to be good at what we do—we want to be the best at it. Better results, better technology, better systems, better experience. Thank you again for your contribution. Team Monta
1.0
19 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Would I recommend the company? Never. There is so much potential, and it breaks my heart to be leaving, but enough is enough. The only good thing to highlight is the recruitment process. They know what they are doing and are happy to be your first point of contact once you start. However, they have an impressive way to sell the company, even though the team is falling a part, again due to poor management. Something you would never sense or see before you start.

Cons

Constant burnouts, ridiculous high and ureachable targets, poor management who is looking away, and a junior HR ops team who doesn’t know what they are doing while leading important projects. But hey, can’t blame them for being in important positions. Only Their manager for not leading them correctly. My time there has shown me how people in high positions can act or at least think they can act when it goes down and hits the fan. No support is to be found, and when things aren’t going in the right direction, you will be overwhelmed with blame, also for things you have absolutely nothing to do with. Again, no one from management are stepping up and taking accountability, why should they? They are captured in a culture, where it’s okay to throw people under the bus and never look at the real issue. Themselves. An advise to pass on, sure.. Dear C-level, look around. How do you actually see things? When someone is finally speaking up. Listen to them. Act on it before it’s too late, and before they are forced to stay quiet and eventually leave the company. The values you promote is definitely not supported by the actions behind the scene.

1.0
11 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good coworkers from all around the world - New equipment - Good location You will find yourself working with some very skilled and friendly colleagues. In general, Monta is a magical place in terms of how many different kinds of people can work in one company. However, due to management’s constant surveillance and the resulting risk of being fired at any moment, you will unfortunately not have much time to get to know your colleagues.

Cons

- Bad management - Bully environment - Zero reactions on bad work environment - Very high number of sickness - Risk of getting violated at social events Monta is a fantastic example of how terrible a work environment can become when children and bullies are given 800 million to play with. The working conditions here are awful. Employees constantly complain about the toxic work environment, poor management, nepotism, harassment, injustice, hypocrisy, and an overwhelming workload. Management is pretending to know what they’re doing. When the numbers go in the wrong direction or employees speak up, the employees just gets fired. In general, being fired is the most common exit at Monta. When applying for a job at Monta, you’ll be told that the company is 100% vegan. That’s partly true. For regular employees, Monta is vegan. However, management prefers to use investors’ resources to buy anything but vegan meals. Employee illness is common. If you haven’t seen a colleague for 14 days, they have either gone on long-term sick leave or been fired. One thing is certain—they’re not coming back. HR has no power. They are mere puppets, fighting to avoid being fired themselves. Ethics, morals, and similar principles are defined on a daily basis by management and no normal definition of this will apply. Public shaming and bullying may occur. I’d recommend having a strong mindset so you don’t suffer long-term effects from their behavior. Management has no leadership experience and is primarily focused on securing their own stock options by avoiding getting fired themselves. To ensure that doesn’t happen, they will see you as an obstacle. So, prepare to be fired during your time at Monta. This is only the tip of the iceberg, so just run and get a job where you do not get sick from. If you work at Monta and none of the above resonates with you, that means you are part of the problem… So take a long look in the mirror and change your behavior.

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