Thales reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,410 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 4,410 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
Jun 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There are none. You will be surrounded by lifers maintaining their hegemony and inner circles and who will box you in as they deem appropriate- the struggle to overcome this especially if you are a young, progressive and ambitious will unfortunately be relentless.

Cons

Take a look at yourself and then look around you, look at the management team, look at the the network of individuals who make decisions, you will find a particular demographic is prevalent and preferred - unfortunately anything different will be met with abrasion or apprehension.

2.0
Aug 6, 2013

step stone company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good average engineering salary with yearly bonus

Cons

too much to list. bonus mentioned in the Pros would be "forgotten" if the job was lost or new was found at the year end, tho you was working the whole year. hard to get training even if it's required to benefit the company. Employees are not assuming responsibilities, information hard to chase, some mid level mangers are not competent in what they are doing. a lot of office politics / games. company loosing bids due to outdated technologies. laid offs hide by termination - just to do not report to EI. unfriendly environment.

3.0
Jul 27, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Understanding of family commitments. The workplace definitely has a focus on focusing on valuing time with your family. Stability. Many employees have been there for long time. Still giving out overtime payouts. Interesting projects. There are some interesting projects ( but look at cons). Senior management are good. I found them to be very intelligent and knowledgeable. They also have good focus and are definitely leaders.

Cons

Benefits. Benefits were reduced without the option to opt into a a plan that was more expensive but with the same coverage. Boring projects. While there are interesting projects, there are also very boring projects that makes work feel like a sweat shop. Project management. I've notice that the company is big on piling tons of work on people. Some people get the short end of the stick and just become bogged down. This is good and bad but I've noticed that the focus is to look busy rather than be productive. So while engineers are definitely busy, I don't know if we are producing quality products. Middle management. Most are not leaders and seem not to have knowledge on project management. Seems everyone passes the buck to avoid getting in trouble. Lack of socialization. People here do not openly socialize. Not many team building exercises, events, or even lunches. People keep their heads down. Definition of "Agile" is code for paperwork.

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