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Pros
General work/life balance is good (in 41 reviews)
Excellent working environment in fairly new facility on large campus at Crawley (in 43 reviews)
Cons
Working on Bids will kill your work life balance (in 14 reviews)
Some senior management have no incentive to move (in 21 reviews)
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"Vice President/General Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Thales work culture is open and empowering with great benefits. The 9/80 work schedule is wonderful as every other weekend is 3 days long. Projects are cutting edge in the area of augmented reality which is booming. Thales Visionix products are flying on many US and foreign military platforms with great results. Its personally satisfying to speak with our customers as they really like the equipment and use it every day. As a result sales are growing as is the staff. The Thales Group provides ample opportunities for career growth both here in the US and internationally. By far the best place I have ever worked.
Cons
I have no complaints at this time.
Thales 2017-06-22 14:17 PDT ![Thales Logo]()
"Great place to work with top notch engineers"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
You are always pushed/encouraged to grow as a developer. Always updating tech stack to the latest and greatest. Probably the most tech savvy engineers I have worked with. Great benefits.
Cons
Depending on the project the deadlines can be unrealistic
Thales 2017-07-06 13:34 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Clique and unsupportive"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
European company, great PTO.
Cons
Benefits stink, too high co-pay, dental is a joke. Homophobic staff, found the people to be very cliquey. Nice to your face but talked crap behind your back.
Advice to Management
Some things never change, unless your able to be open to a diversified conglomerate of individuals that bring something to the table, you'll never keep good people with your company. The only ones you'll attract is narrow minded people who have nothing to give but to sit back and collect a check.
Thales 2017-07-09 09:30 PDT![Thales Logo]()
"Thales - Aurora, IL"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Exciting technology and fun company to work for! Relaxed atmosphere and very flexible work schedule. Every other Friday off is a great benefit. Good teamwork and very honest management team.
Cons
No job is perfect but I don't have any complaints.
Thales 2017-06-23 07:42 PDTHelpful (3)
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"HR Leadership is only out for themselves"
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Pros
There are some very talented people that work in irvine
Cons
The compensation is on the low side.
Advice to Management
Invest in your people. Stop worrying about climbing the corporate ladder and appreciate your people that are working hard for you.
Thales 2017-06-23 15:51 PDTHelpful (6)
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"OK Place to work at"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time
Pros
Very nice coworkers. Most people are very dedicated to doing a good job.
Cons
Management is not at all honest. There is a great deal of favoritism. Quite a few lazy, incompetent people are kept around even though their projects have been a total disaster. . HR is very impersonal and unresponsive
Advice to Management
honesty and transparency are key to success.
Thales 2017-06-10 13:53 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people, good pay & benefits. Generous vacation time.
Cons
Massively wasteful processes. Massive inertia to change. Trench-warfare bureaucracy enforced by middle managers while Directors & VPs do nothing. Extra layers of "VP's" who don't work for the President but get paid like VP's. New 7-figure executive positions being created while they cut costs by eliminating $20/hr value-adding positions. Aging business model probably entering its extinction phase.
Advice to Management
Stop creating new Director and "VP" positions to retain managers who didn't succeed. Let them go. Take an interest in the competitiveness-crushing processes your middle managers enforce, and why they don't improve. Your people could improve them in days if you backed them up and removed obstacles. Fire every director and above responsible for the SAP implementation which cost millions, resulted in sustained sub-80% on-time delivery, bitter customers and industry partners, and created supply chain blind spots that still haunt us--all without improving a single business metric 18 months later.
Thales 2017-06-05 11:52 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Together we.... deceive"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Absolutely none that I can think of
Cons
All of it. Luckily there was a HR Leader who retired, this should have put a stop to deceit and lies from a number of leaders in the organization and local HR. Irvine and Arlington are only out for themselves. If you say or do anything to question, challenge or query their decisions, then you are doomed. If you're not a member of the mean girl's club, then you're on your own. Only working in this organization have I witnessed discrimination 1st hand, and leadership's reluctance to discipline those responsible or hold them accountable. What they profess for an employer brand is nothing short of a children's novel. All of the Supercharge your career inspirational training might well have been worthwhile if that money was invested into something more tangible and not for people stuck in this organization.
Advice to Management
Get rid of the smokescreen that surrounds HR who are as transparent as Area 51. Clean house, then when you're done with that ship out the other leaders who talk a lot (meetings galore) and deliver nothing.
Thales 2017-06-26 10:38 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Recent negative changes"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at Thales full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Smart employees
Good equipmemt and resources
Global parent company
Exciting products and oportunity
Capability of global travel
Work with military aircraftCons
Overworked, underbudgeted, and oversold
Lack of transparency
Little internal advanacement
Long hours with low pay
Old building in a bad locationAdvice to Management
Hire more engineers to reduce the unpaid overtime
Thales 2017-05-26 05:57 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Administrative Assistant"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Thales full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Work environment and job tools meet expectations; job responsibilities are clearly stated; Employees are team oriented and strive to meet goals. The latest economy for gov. contracts has affected the overall success
Cons
The latest economy for gov. contracts has affected the overall success and it has had several reduction in force.
Advice to Management
Review and Improve Business Development/Sales
Thales 2017-05-22 11:57 PDT
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