LOVE the people you work with and HATE the people you work for - Software Engineer WillowTree Employee Review

1.0
Jul 28, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work with the best clients on the coolest projects. Nothing WillowTree does is ordinary. The work we do with our clients and the level of engagement is great. You will meet some of the best people ever here. Your coworkers will not only push you to be your best at work but will also become close personal friends. I have worked at other cool companies before and I can honestly say that the people I have worked with here the best. Great benefits. This is THE company to work for in Charlottesville. There are cool parties and events that along with compensation and the actual work make it great. (spoiler alert: not worth it)

Cons

The cons are few but they are very destructive. You will constantly be worried about loosing your job. You will make great friends at WillowTree and when you are not talking about the cool projects you are working on you will be talking about how worried you are you wont be at the company tomorrow. You will develop great relationships with your coworkers and will send the majority of the time talking about how worried you are or how you simply do not trust some of the executives. "Crunch Time" is literally all the time. I have worked on projects where my teammates and I have had to come in for long hours multiple weekends in a row. The level of stress combined with the constant fear of loosing your job is terrible. The cons at this company far outweigh the pros.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Lots of really nice, and smart people who are very collaborative and excited to share their knowledge. This is not a prestigious place to work, so I was a bit surprised by just how smart and competent people are at WillowTree or TELUS Digital, whatever our name is. The offices are great and the office culture is ridiculously good. Huge shoutout to the employees (it's def not upper management) who go out of their way to make the office culture great. Depending on what project you're on, it can be a pretty chill place to work. If you're early in your career and need experience, the variety of projects makes this a genuinely good opportunity.

Cons

The biggest con is the compensation. It's so terrible, and far below the industry standard that I don't really see how anyone could stay here long term. They don't give raises, no one is getting promotions. There's also quite a lot of restructuring going on, and very poor communication about it. Which is par for the course in the tech industry at this point, but worth noting. It feels relatively stable for now, but I really have trouble seeing how their tech services division is going to survive as AI decreases the cost to build software. Plus, tech services as part of TELUS Digital doesn't really make any sense long term. It's a contact center business with a bunch of people that randomly make expensive mobile apps? It seems to be making enough money for now to keep going, but I feel like that could change any moment.

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