Nowadays yet another outsourcing company - Anonymous employee Thoughtworks Employee Review

3.0
6 Feb 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Global community, some people who worked at the company during better times are still there, in the US/Europe OCTO people that compile Tech Radar are nice although they are based in the US/Europe Good projects for graduates

Cons

Company strongly focuses on outsourcing and belies any project can be done with quickly trained individuals. Very little people in SG have professional cloud certs and it looks like the management can't sustain higher pay for tech people (if you're tech skilled, just go to FAANG). They prefer to rely on offshore people and just focus on project management The management likes long term planning e.g. five year plans... There's no incentive to develop personally unless told in top-down manner by management It looks like consultants are oversold to clients, so they expect professionals, not juniors. My client that was using company services was so angry because of what they got, they were hostile to consultants and eventually stopped cooperation. Such approach is not uncommon, clients can be obnoxious towards consultants and the management even can't do much because at the end of the day, clients gives money... The fact that no one in the local management is in their 50's, is very worrisome. It means that the company couldn't develop strong enough business, so that more mature people would join them. I felt bad when was talking with some of the people from management, because of their immaturity

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Thoughtworks Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are glad that you enjoyed working with our global community and tech leaders. As an organization, we continue to strive to make Thoughtworks a place that promotes continuous learning, collaboration and diversity by giving every individual the opportunity to shape their own growth or through stretch roles. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t have a positive experience with us, but we appreciate the feedback as it is important for us to continue to identify areas of improvement. We wish you all the best!

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Cons

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Thoughtworks Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed reflection on your experience. We appreciate the perspective you’ve shared, including the contributions and growth you describe during your time at Thoughtworks. We appreciate the perspective you’ve shared, including your contributions during your time at Thoughtworks. Feedback like yours helps us continue reviewing how we support our teams, growth paths and overall employee experience. If you’d like to share more, feel free to reach out to tim.ogorman@thoughtworks.com
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