Au Revoir - Software Engineer Thales Employee Review

1.0
Jun 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-Diversity -Company is backed by French so it probably won't go out of business -Titles usually don't match skill level -You can stay hired for a very long time if you want to -If you are French or speak it, you definitely have an advantage -If doing nothing all day, like meetings, checking email, politics, etc., Thales could be a good fit.

Cons

-Communication (especially engineering) is atrocious. -People in spots they shouldn't be -Sales sells features to customers before a product was even investigated/developed, leads to bad/ever-changing products -Talented people are not rewarded like they should be -New hire onboarding is nearly non-existent -Company is plagued by too much diversity combined with poor accountability which also causes poor communication -Most employees could care less about the product and vision because the future vision is not clear, just buzz words organized placed into a powerpoint -Scrum masters are manager puppets and mostly everyone dislikes them -Hygiene is a serious issue sometimes

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5.0
Feb 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company culture, good mix of rigor and relaxed

Cons

Could be more generous in order to keep talented employees

1.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*This only applies to the Montgomeryville location* None. Used to be a great place to work. I enjoyed the work I did and the various teams I worked with.

Cons

*This only applies to the Montgomeryville location* -Health benefits have gotten worse each year. -Constant layoffs. -Changed from an 8 hour 3 shift day, 5 days a week to a 10 hour 2 shift day, 4 days out of the week. The idea was to save money on overtime, then they started asking the employees to stay the 4 hours between shifts. Then they started asking the employees to work the extra 3 days. Then they made the employees sign a waiver, making the 3 days mandatory when needed. -Flat raises, everyone gets the same raise. -Lower management no longer cares -Upper management is too focused on vanity projects or no longer cares

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