First days at ThoughtWorks

17 Jun, 2004

I'm nearing the end of my first week at ThoughtWorks.

I have to say, I'm impressed by TW's onboarding process ... when I arrived on Tuesday, they had waiting for me:

a brand spanking new laptop;
network/mail accounts already set up (I even had several weeks worth of mail backlog);
an orientation folder (containing info that is actually useful);
a corporate Amex card;
a stack of TW branded goodies (shirts, fleece, mug, etc.);

Some of this may seem a bit naff, but it really makes new hires (like me) feel welcome, and valued.

It's a nice contrast what I'm used to, e.g.