Thoughtworks

Take advantage of the travel - Lead Software Developer Thoughtworks Employee Review

4.0

Nov 15, 2018

Recommend

CEO approval

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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. 🍀

Thoughtworks Response

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

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