Good work-life balance - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij thoughtbot

5,0
7 apr 2017
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

- 40 hour work week: 32 hours of working for clients, 8 hours of self-directed work (learning, side projects, anything that will make you better at your job!) - Very smart co-workers, the highest quality developers I've ever worked with - Good place to learn because of points above (time for learning, people to learn from) - Chill office vibe: people are friendly, but it's not fratty

Minpunten

- Morale at the company has been low for the past few years. Company expanded quickly and then had to close some offices. Layoffs are always hard on morale, but especially at a company as tight-knit as thoughtbot. - Not all client projects are awesome. Some clients are great and "get it," others seem like they are only clients because they could pay. The company could do a better job of weeding the bad clients out. - Not an obvious career trajectory. Good place to be a developer and write code. Only option for advancement is to be a manager.

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Thanks for your thoughts! I strongly feel that a mistake a lot of companies make is taking designers and developers and moving them out of that role into management as part of career progression. This is important to us because we're designers and developers ourselves. At thoughtbot, we are working hard to create an environment where that is not the case. Directors at thoughtbot still work on client work or our own internal projects, and set boundaries on their schedule to ensure that that still happens. We also have many opportunities to gain interest and experience in all aspects of the company and over time create product management and other positions for yourself. The fact that there is this open-ended capability can often seem like there isn't a path. We're actively working to provide better coaching to people so we can help them find the career trajectory that will work for them.

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