Thoughtworks reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,678 total reviews)
avatar

Mike Sutcliff

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,678 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews
1.0
Jan 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand Name, Brand Name, Brand Name

Cons

Where do I start from? 1. It's the most shallow organisation unlike how the world perceives otherwise. The folks are stuck up and don't embrace laterals at all! 2. Small sized projects reflects the maturity of the offerings, the longest tenure projects are about 12/24 months. The team nor management are prepared to operate medium and large scale accounts but brag/hide fallacies and practices by claiming the existing brand name and insane billing rates 3. The processes are so flawed, they hire resources for increasing headcount and soup them into accounts which has no relevance to their prior skills 4. The management in Bangalore is biased and overlooks every concern of the laterals and threaten them with feedback sessions than resolving. Very unapologetic and HR won't respond to any emails/pings unless it's your exit email 5. The good folks for which TW was TW have either quit or disappeared, few handful who are empathetic will relate to your problems and hostility but are helpless 6. The learning curve is almost nil except for dealing with bullish attitude of the folks. And it disappoints furthermore to be part of the agile practices followed here

4.0
Nov 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Endless travel possibilities. Instead of flying home for the weekend, fly somewhere else! ✈️ * Diverse work opportunities. Every project is wildly different, which gives you tons of valuable experience. A couple of years at ThoughtWorks is like 5+ years in the tech industry bouncing around jobs. 💪 * Leading the industry in women in technology! 👩‍💻 * The culture here actively encourages examining really important social and economic issues such as racism, privilege, diversity in technology, the free and open Internet, etc. 🤔 * Fair compensation, especially when taking into account the travel perks (expense account while on the road) and other benefits. 💵 * Unlike some other consultancies, being un-staffed (“on the beach”) does not have any negative connotations. No worry of being fired or something. 🏝

Cons

* Be ready for 50+ hour weeks. 40 hours of billable time for your project plus travel time (at least 8 hours a week) plus any non-billable you do such as interviews, office events, etc. 😪 * Typically high stress. Projects are often on a tight deadline with a demanding client. Projects can get cancelled all of a sudden. On top of that, traveling can be stressful too. Flights getting delayed or cancelled, dealing with hotel bookings, all add to the taxing nature of a traveling consultant lifestyle. 😰 * Lots of projects are in slow-moving, enterprise IT environments. Don’t expect to be working with hip tech companies. Expect huge organizations that move like a tanker ship, locked down laptops, frozen middle management, stuffy offices full of cubicles, and dress codes. 🏢 * Specializing in anything is hard. While you do have some say in what projects you get staffed on, its mostly luck of the draw for whatever happens to be available when you become available. 🍀

avatar
Thoughtworks Response
7y
Thank you for such an honest and thoughtful review. I'm so glad that you recognize how diverse the experience can be here at ThoughtWorks, as well as our active commitment to social and economic justice and women in tech. As for the hours and stress, I think that's just part of the consulting world so we encourage people to take full advantage of their travel and wellness benefits and time off. We also try to look out for each other and provide support wherever needed. With regard to the nature of our projects, yes we do work with lots of large enterprises who hire us for the reasons you mention. They come to us with big, ambitious missions and know they need to move faster, be more agile, bring tech to the core of their business, change their culture and unlock people and potential. As you know, each journey is very different but it's exciting when you get to see you're having an impact. Thank you again for your feedback! - Nicole
1.0
Aug 12, 2015

Thoughtworks review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing good about this Company

Cons

Most Worst company, which u can ever see. They dont Know Languages other then c ,c++ and java

Viewing 97 - 99 of 4,678 Reviews

Glassdoor has 5,987 Thoughtworks reviews submitted anonymously by Thoughtworks employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Thoughtworks is right for you.