Thomson Reviews

Pros

Friendly working environment.
Pretty good benefit package.
Prompt response and support from line managers.

Cons

The relationship among departments is not strong due to large scale.

Pros

Good salary and benefits.
Good people.
Good autonomy.

Cons

Poor upper management.
Lots of bureaucracy.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve communications to the rank and file.

Pros

The finance industry has always been an area in need for a design revolution, Thomson provided me the vast green field to perform as thinker.

Cons

The retention of good designers was a challenge, as the industry is defficient of experienced talents. Also the lack of internal training contributed to it.

Advice to Senior Management

To invest on each designer, with certifications about the industry, career plan, a creative environment where the group has th bandwidth to innovate.

Pros

Everyone can work in this company

Cons

should improve employee welfare schemes

Advice to Senior Management

Good Management People must be employed

Pros

Pay is okay, and the midwest is a good place to raise a family. Programs are fast paced and usually challenging.

Cons

Moral is terrible, mostly due to the years of down sizing and constant budget pressures. Recent changes in benefits (specifically 401K, pension, and health coverage in retirement) show the companies lack of care and dedication to empoyees.

Advice to Senior Management

It feels like you have stopped investing in the Indy site and are trying to suck the last bits out of the remaining employees. You really need to address the moral issues.

Pros

Used to be a respected name

Cons

Clueless management
Concentration on the bottom-line, not the work

Advice to Senior Management

Work to keep the knowledgeable employees, not the "Yes Men"

Pros

ok vacation and pto and benfits

Cons

concur with others- no opportunities for growth

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

Flexible working environment, with non-beuraucratic environment - good to be part of a global leading company who demonstrate continued growth in an ever challenging market climate

Cons

Headed from the US, localisation of some products and service are necessary for alignment with UK market segments

Advice to Senior Management

Management were good at maintaining a flat non-hierarchical environment - which worked well in creating a fluid structure of reporting and escalation

Pros

best reason was staying employed

Cons

long hours, horrible management, didn't listen to employees

Advice to Senior Management

listen to us

Pros

Team work and friendliness. There are challenges and opportunities. Interesting work on leading edge technologies. Multinational company. Mobility and travel opportunities.

Cons

Salaries are below average. There are no compensation packages. Difficult to promote. The company has gone through a deep finantial crisis.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase compensation (salary, bonuses, stocks, etc.) and opportunities to promote. Titles and career ladder should be more clear.