Thales reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,418 total reviews)
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Patrice Caine

87% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,418 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 Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Jun 30, 2013

good while it lasted

Recommend
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Pros

They've got decent benefits and the aforementioned four weeks (20 days) of PTO per year to start.

Cons

Plenty of uncompensated OT. Like other IFE companies management is ruthless and cutthroat. I and a number of others were terminated without notice after less than a year of service. We figure we were replaced by our Indian brethren from HCL.

2.0
Jun 23, 2013

Sweat Shop

Recommend
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Pros

Unique product development. The products are unusual enough that very few engineers would have much depth in what the work is, so might attract those that want to try something different.

Cons

Complete lack of understanding of correct software and system architecture. There is a great deal of design and re-design plus re-development due to the poor product design and product management, which promotes the mentality that the engineers need to work harder.

4.0
Jun 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work if you're genuinely interested in physics, electronics and software. Good work life balance most of the time. People mostly cooperative and helpful.

Cons

A lot of dead wood in senior roles due to time served. It's being addressed, so we'll see. Evolved in the UK from buy outs so not particularly coherent between the different sites. Good projects are not always available. Can seem very bureaucratic when you start.

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