Pros
1. Peers are great; consultants hired through the company's rigorous interview process are generally smart and many have great personality traits. 2. Working hours are still flexible to a certain extent due to its small-mid size operations. 3. The company promotes a highly collaborative environment through lots of teamwork and pairing practices.
Cons
1. The company culture is not exactly like what they preached. ThoughtWorks say they wanted diversity but they are actually looking for the same type of people with diverse exteriors. 2. Leadership team is disastrous. ThoughtWorks is a flatish organization with no reporting structure. It sounds good at first and gives you an impression that everyone's opinion is valued. Having a relatively flat structure doesn't mean there is no hierarchy, meaning the opinions that matter are those of the principal/lead consultants. Since all consultants progress through the ranks without direct people management experience, they are gravely lacking in leadership qualities. 3. Projects brought in are mostly uninteresting and you rarely get to work on latest technology. The choices are really banks, banks and banks. 4. Attrition rate is rising and the management team cannot be bothered; people who left are just people with the wrong culture fit.
