Thales reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,396 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,396 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 Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Apr 14, 2011

Great Benefits, thats about it

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and paid time off

Cons

Limited advancement opportunities Give you generic job title to lower compensation

2.0
Apr 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- large organization, enough technical expertise in house - good communication and support between project teams across different geographies - potential to transfer internationally within same job function and expertise

Cons

- clear difference in compensation package (vacation days, total package) between french staff and local staff - limited chance for career advancement if senior management cannot bring in projects, dependent on economy and development condition of the markets that you branch office cover

5.0
Mar 15, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great people to work with here! - interesting difficult work projects - roughly speaking 7% of staff promoted annually; names published in company newsletter - yearly bonus for ALL employees! - sick leave conversion into PAY or Vac. annually in Dec .! - generous 401k - 3% free plus 4% match dollar for dollar - 100% vested immediately from Thales - Communications Council meets w/ CEO every quarter to ask tough questions on company performance, direction, programs and employee moral ... answers are published in company-wide email - Annual off site meeting every Feb. for ALL employees to learn company objectives for the year - every other week free breakfast of bagels and fruit for all, 1/4ly luncheons sponsored by company, excellent Holiday party and company picnic... small things which mean a lot showing company is thankful for your hard work and effort - great managers, benefits, training, tools and environment to work... could not ask for more honestly!

Cons

- tough challenging work - pretty lean company - but that is the way to stay competitive in today's world economy!

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