Leadership needs to grow up beyond cheap politics - Anonymous employee Thoughtworks Employee Review

3.0
May 9, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great learning environment both tech and culture. Client facing experience is good if that is your are looking for. Most of your colleagues would be nice and helpful. Work life balance is one of the best.

Cons

Few people trying to control the whole office and making it into dictator rule. Bootlicking is highly appreciated. Favouritism is becoming a prominent feature in the office. If you are not good at it, they will make sure either you become good in it or you leave the company. During your initial 6 months they will make you feel you are a complete idiot and whatever you know is completely worthless. Then they will try to make you a service based puppet who knows only one thing, that is follow orders.

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Thoughtworks Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad to know that you found the work interesting and were able to learn and grow technically. It, however, sounds like you had a really frustrating experience, and I’m sorry you didn’t leave with a better impression of ThoughtWorks. We pride ourselves of an open and transparent culture and hence your feedback is important to us. Rest assured we have passed on your feedback to our leadership team. - Darshana

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Cons

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Thoughtworks Response
1mo
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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