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      Thoughtworks

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      Thoughtworks reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (4,685 total reviews)
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      Mike Sutcliff

      76% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,685 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thoughtworks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      5K reviews
      5.0
      May 20, 2012

      I've learned so much, and been given an opportunity to work at high profile clients

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people. Problem Solving Culture. Open. Flat. Influential Company. Agile (leaning towards XP rather than Scrum). Martin Fowler is the Chief Scientist. There's opportunity to try out other offices globally after you've served a year in the company.

      Cons

      It can be chaotic at times. Even as a consultant from an esteemed company, clients can sometimes ignore good advice. ThoughtWorks occasionally signs work that's not good for staff.

      4.0
      May 16, 2012

      EXCELLENT place to work and learn - Beware of travel!

      Lead consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Amazing group of co-workers who are smart, on-the-ball, and leaders in their field * You WILL learn a lot, no matter how "expert" you think you are * Excellent opportunities to meet amazing people in the industry - not just at ThoughtWorks, but at client sites! * Great benefits package * Decent compensation, mid-level for San Francisco * Lots of travel to lots of places * Ton of support to have consultants experience offices in other countries for 3, 6, and 12 month moves! * You will gain status on airlines and hotels QUICK, and you'll love the perks that come with it. After your first year, of course * You can pay for your travel & expenses with your own credit card, practically quadrupling your rewards accumulation. My Amex basically bought my vacation! * AMAZING corporate culture that rests on 3 pillars - sustainable business, technical excellent, and social justice. The company does VERY WELL (IMHO) in balancing these 3 pillars, with significant effort placed on social justice. It makes you feel like you're part of something bigger than IT. Or your job.

      Cons

      * Travel is either a pro or a con. For me, it was a pro in the beginning, but quickly became a con after I met someone special. * Expense policy is slightly out of whack. $35/day for food while traveling? Uhm, IRS allows $75. WTF? * ThoughtWorks is growing QUICKLY - normally a good thing, but I'm not sure if management has a handle on the logistics of growing so rapidly. Also not sure if the rapid growth will be sustained in another recession. That worried me. What goes up... * HR is a nightmare * Recruitment is a nightmare * ThoughtWorks is a bit of a personality cult around its chairman, Roy Singham. He makes grand gestures around equality and freedom of speech - but when your opinion differs from his, he invokes Dictator status at ThoughtWorks and squashes any and all dissent. Personally, I feel this runs counter to Pillar 3 but at the end of the day, he owns 97% of the company. It's his to do what he pleases.

      4.0
      May 10, 2012

      Culturally a great place to work at.

      Quality assurance analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culturally the best company to work with. Individuals are allowed to take new initiatives on their own and hence can pursue their own interests.

      Cons

      Individual needs to drive his career path on his own. The problems are more on the management side. On peer level, its work clubbed with fun.

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