Thales reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,393 total reviews)
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Patrice Caine

86% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thales employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Jan 14, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Less of a commute. They do have good lab space and equipment. Manufacturing can be cooperative once you let them know you aren't a "typical engineering a--hole".

Cons

Office space is mostly cubes. , but they expect the engineers to be part of the setup. Engineers are treated like tools. Mid level management are just engineers who have done good engineering, but have little skill in management. The guy at the top has a tendency to yell when things aren't as he expects. This results in a lot of cowering managers below him. Tons of politics and back biting. Software (which includes FPGA design) department is always fighting with hardware engineering departments, the usual turf war stuff.

4.0
Jan 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

worldwide presence, ability to connect with experts in technological fields, exciting products and solutions, processes, job security

Cons

excessive focus on technical profiles, too many processes,bureaucratic at times,difficulty in apprehending whole range of solutions, too global > lack of warmth

2.0
Dec 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good 401k Match - Great holiday party - Good place gain experience

Cons

- Terrible communication between management and employees - Excessive amount of overtime may be required / mandatory depending on the project - Management frequently uses profanity and belittles employees - Can be a sweat shop depending upon the project you are working on - Navigating the internal configuration management and approval process is a nightmare

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