Pros
* Incredibly smart people, all of whom are fantastic to hang out with. I can't think of anyone that I met or worked with that gave me a weird vibe. * Thought leadership is second-to-none. If you ever wanted to learn how to speak at a conference or write a book, this is, by far, the best place to learn that. * Extremely approachable leadership. As long as their schedule is open, getting on a call with senior and executive leadership right up to the CEO is as simple as sending an email. * Onboarding for college graduates or those new to technology is second to none. You will learn how to write good code here, guaranteed. * Office culture at most TW offices is fun, casual and lively. * ThoughtWorks is true to their word regarding their commitment to social justice. Many ThoughtWorks are socially and politically engaged and generally care about improving the world around them. This has been uplifting to see.
Cons
* In almost every case, every consultant is expected to commit to ~100% travel for work that, in many cases, can be done from anywhere. * There is no onboarding experience for laterals. Most get staffed right away without receiving training on how ThoughtWorks does things. This can lead to some awkward interactions. * It is incredibly easy to spend a lot of time "giving back" to ThoughtWorks outside of one's billable time, and the correlation between those activities and your compensation and grade is extremely opaque. * Compensation lags behind market rate for most (some more than others), and ThoughtWorks does not issue performance bonuses or commission. * Much of the important work involves older technologies and interacting with teams that work very, very differently to how ThoughtWorkers work. This can be a shock to those expecting a startup-like working environment. * Pair programming is strongly enforced on most projects. Those that like to code and think on their own will likely have a rough transition into this working style. * Very little structure internally and externally; it's as if most work is done "off the cuff" instead of "by the book".
