Thoughtworks reviews

- Not the flat structure it claims to be. - Billing clients is the number one priority, forget your desires or ambitions. - Forget personal development support (in my experience), unless you have an 'in' with the right people. - Expect ThoughtWorks' own views to be forced down your throat within the first few weeks. - Management is very much a clique. - Below market pay which is currently trying to be solved, don't expect too much. - Time and time again, they have turned down some incredibly qualified candidates with little feedback in return. - When you're not on a project, expect to be 'beached' (not doing anything) for an indefinite period (I have seen people be in this position for > 6 months) - Graduates are somewhat misused, made to do demeaning admin tasks (not what a budding software developer is looking forward to) - Graduate scheme, is non-existent. You contribute to the same degree as a graduate yet remain a graduate for a year regardless. Would be great to a have a formal process in place. - Hyper-sensitive working environment, jokes are not jokes.

Management and recruitment lack professionalism, people skills, and knowledge in leadership or structure. Old fashioned, drawn out, opinionated processes that involve too many people to be effective. Too many bad attitudes, politics, negativity, and hiring like a cult (only people that "fit" rather than based on actual technical talent). Too politically correct to the point personalities are stifled and people become disillusioned.