Thales reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,404 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 4,404 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 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Domaine technique, diversité, inclusion sont OK.

Cons

Entreprise à éviter. L’environnement de travail est clairement toxique, avec une culture managériale basée sur la peur, l’opacité et la rétention d’information, plutôt que sur la confiance et la reconnaissance des compétences. Les perspectives d’évolution sont quasi inexistantes, tant sur le plan des responsabilités que de la rémunération. L’un des points les plus choquants reste la politique salariale. Alors que de plus en plus d’entreprises jouent la carte de la transparence en rendant leurs grilles de salaires publiques, la direction ici impose l’opacité totale. La grille salariale est classifiée comme confidentielle, même lorsqu’elle est anonyme, ce qui en dit long sur la volonté de maintenir un déséquilibre de pouvoir lors des négociations. Les entretiens annuels et négociations d’augmentation sont particulièrement démoralisants : on vous fait littéralement vous battre pour 0,1 % d’augmentation, après des mois, voire des années d’efforts, sans aucune reconnaissance réelle de la performance ou de l’engagement. Le message implicite est clair : votre travail est acquis, votre valeur est minimisée.

2.0
Jan 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly stable thanks to government contracts. Good Benefits

Cons

Management consistently fails to listen to engineers and often shows favoritism, which severely erodes morale and trust. Many leaders lack sufficient technical understanding, yet still make decisions that directly affect engineering quality, timelines, and delivery. Employee turnover is extremely high, and the reasons are evident. Talented contributors do not feel valued, heard, or supported. Resources are frequently wasted due to poor planning, unclear priorities, and resistance to new ideas or improvements. Workloads are unevenly distributed, placing unnecessary strain on some employees while others are underutilized. Decisions are often communicated late or not at all, leaving teams blindsided and creating ongoing uncertainty and stress. Transparency is minimal, and meritocracy is weak—advancement and recognition appear driven more by favoritism and office politics than by performance or impact. Rather than fostering continuous improvement, leadership discourages constructive feedback, avoids accountability, and rewards internal politics over results. Innovation is frequently discussed, but rarely meaningfully supported in practice.

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