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

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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5.0
Mar 15, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Very supportive colleagues and working environment. (aka no "jerks" policy) - Work in a team with knowledgable and inspiring technical people, which you can learn new things from - Project teams always carefully crafted to have a higher percentage of seniors and mid level developers as compared to juniors (aka your project will probably go smoothly and no death march) - Deployment of software is always through the automated Continuous Integration/ Deployment pipeline (aka no fear to release new version software, and no staying back late after working hours to fix deployment issue) - Get to be assigned to different projects, which means you get experience in many different languages and technologies to beef up your resume - This is a consulting job, so we have the chance to improve your tech communication skills, as you get to interact with clients (not a job where you just code), which will definitely be valuable in your future career. - There are often office events, and get togethers where we can interact with other teams, (aka: no silos) - Generous salary, and other benefits where the company foots your mobile and internet bill

Cons

- Not really a con, but due to the supportive environment, you will not get direct pressure from the higher ups to improve yourself. So over here it is important to plan your career aims and have the self motivation to stick to it. - As your fellow colleagues are always pushing the limit, this is not a place for someone who does not like change or getting out of their comfort zone.

1.0
Mar 2, 2019

Tech Lead

Recommend
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Pros

1. Opportunity to learn/practice Agile.

Cons

1.Full of Arrogant people who just show that they are passionate about technology but has no in-depth knowledge. 2. You are just supposed to form an opinion that they have. If you don't then they just know to laugh at you.

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Thoughtworks Response
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Thank you for your feedback - this is tough to read but important to hear. I'll have shared your feedback with some other folks. I'd really encourage you to reach out to your people team in your region for additional support. -Nicole
2.0
Jan 23, 2018

Potential to be great again

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Recommend
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Pros

- The first and most important thing about this company is that most of the people who work here are incredible. All from a variety of backgrounds, walks of life and experiences. You can learn so much from them. - There is ample amount of opportunity... IF you are in professional services (a consultant). - Things are always changing (which is a good thing for some) - Has the potential to be amazing again. - Pay is good - Benefits

Cons

- The reason why I say MOST of the people are incredible is because there are some bad apples who do not represent the culture very well. Expect to be told that you can 'fail fast and publish your mistakes' during inductions, then down the line to be singled out and told that your only work expectation from your role is 'Zero errors'. - Any opportunity to progress isn't about what you know, more about who you can get to vouch for you. If you wish to succeed here, buddy up with someone from the leadership team, regardless of how long they have been with TW. Their opinions are the most valued. - There is a huge issue with the way operations is run. Every single person is overworked and overstretched. If you are one of those people who expect to leave the office only once every bit of work is done, expect to be there until at least 9pm. They do not hire support and you will literally find 1 person doing 3 -5 different roles. - Also, lack of opportunity for those in operations. Expect to be told you're being 'impatient' if asking for a career path. You very rarely see someone in ops growing into more of a senior role. This is obviously somewhat to do with the 'flat structure' but also because there is no focus on growing and building individuals within ops as there are with those in professional services. There is support should you wish to move from ops to professional services. - There is no openness and visibility around applying for roles internally. You are not given an opportunity to apply, interview and go through the process as this is all done behind the scenes.

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