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      Thales

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      Thales reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (4,392 total reviews)
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      Patrice Caine

      86% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,392 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 8, 2009

      Great for geeks... dreadful for business people.

      Business executive
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Clever products, good connections with govornement. If you're a geek looking for fellows, this is the place for you.

      Cons

      Unclear direction, incredibly complex reporting lines, paralysis of decision making, "why we should not do this" attitude. With everyone having (at least) 3 reporting lines, it's a complex nightmare to get anything done. The focus of the conpany seems to be entirely internal amongst the management ("how do we get the intercompany charges sorted out ?", "Who is reposible for this and who do we need to talk to ?") Most favorite words of those running the organisation - "You need to understand the process. It's not as simple as that..."

      3.0
      Feb 16, 2009

      Good place to be if you are interested in a long term career in the defence industry

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Ability to work in different areas of the business. Good opportunities to move outside your direct line management People friendly

      Cons

      Confusing organisation structure, lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities. Poor systems and use of IT generally Old fashioned environment Poor communications Too many meeting Overly formal environment

      3.0
      Feb 11, 2009

      Mixed feelings.

      Engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Thales does important work that assists our military and first responders. The radios are fabricated primarily on site which is very interesting to see. There are some very intelligent engineers with a lot of experience who can be a good source for some personal growth. Work is casual and relatively calm for most programs. Most programs have all the tools they need (software and hardware). No matter what your experience level, you will be doing design and testing on and for real products. You will not spend all day pushing paper here.

      Cons

      The biggest problem at Thales is accountability. The metrics for projects and the demands of senior management create a finger pointing atmosphere. There is frequently a rift between the hardware and software groups because neither wants to be the one holding up progress. There are people who spend all day shifting blame around from group to group. The engineers themselves are often not the problem, but so many have been forced into a position where their default reaction is to blame someone else. Management is aware of the problem but has done little to nothing to fix it. It's a bad sign when the projects that get priority are the ones with the loudest yellers. I had a manager basically tell me that verbatim.

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