Pros
The engineers in the UK office are nice, talented people. I would've left sooner without their camaraderie and support. There are socials every month, which are usually pretty fun! There's a lot of support from management for getting cloud certifications.
Cons
Management and communication are really poor at ClearRoute. It feels like the outside image of ClearRoute is the most important thing, e.g. increasing headcount, expanding into different countries, running networking events... while the core problems with the day-to-day business are neglected. You'll be told you're going onto a specific project for weeks and... nothing happens. When the plans change, you also won't get told until the very last minute. This makes for a jarring experience as an employee. There's an element of this at all consultancies, but it was especially poorly managed at ClearRoute. One of the reasons I joined was because I was told there's an existing, clear progression framework - there was not. It was created long after I joined. On their website they said all interviewers have underwent internal bias training - at the time, this was untrue, no one had ever had it, yet it stayed on the website. The amount of support and guidance you receive in the role varies massively, depending on who you're working with. For me, there was none. This didn't change despite it being brought up repeatedly. This is particularly stressful when you're on a client facing project and have to manage senior stakeholders without support. There was a tendency to over-hire which led to lots of people being 'on the bench' for weeks after joining. There's a lack of diversity in the UK office, particularly regarding women in technical roles. I didn't see anything being done to try and remedy that, despite other employees asking about it. The work life balance is generally quite good, but senior management will often show that they're working very late or on weekends, which can put pressure on employees to do the same. I raised concerns for a long time before I eventually decided to leave. From what I've heard, not much has changed and other people are planning to leave soon because of it.
