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Alan Pellegrini
2 Ratings
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"good work life balance (for me at least" (in 64 reviews)
"Rythme de travail relativement agr" (in 71 reviews)
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"Work life balance always in peril" (in 23 reviews)
"Les outils de travail sont trop nombreux" (in 33 reviews)
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"Thales Avionics Irvine - Good company with hard working employees"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Thales full-time
Pros
Competitive pay with great benefits and global career opportunities
Top down effort to transform company through investment in tools and personnel development
Driven to succeed in extremely competitive and disruptive marketCons
Challenging work environment due to transformation, bi-coastal integration/coordination and high volume NPI projects
Engineering oriented company with lean shared service functions (IT, HR, Fin) that struggle to support business growth and internal customer requirementsAdvice to Management
Continued focus on tool and personnel investment
Create dedicated project office to support and coordinate major acquisitions and integrationsThales 2018-02-26 11:07 PST ![Thales Logo]()
"Best company to Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Work Life Balance, Good Pay, Brand name in Defense & Avionics, Job security
Cons
Leader shall focus on bringing New Bussiness
Advice to Management
Bring the continuous work for long term
Thales 2018-11-24 07:02 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Senior Software Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time
Pros
Smart and friendly technical team members
Cons
Low salary, lack of recognition for contribution
Thales 2019-01-01 09:49 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Good company with not so good management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Salary at par with industry standards, good benefits, lots of coffee and nice facility
Cons
Lead and Middle Manager have low stress tolerance and are shy of leadership experience which means they often get involved in micromanagement. They almost promote bad culture from within at times such that the environment gets near toxic. The individual contributors sometimes find it hard to focus due to many rude emergency emails, meetings, phone calls and text messages at night and on weekends on personal cell phones.
Advice to Management
Do not let the high work pressure trickle down since that is your job. Do not defame the french or promote bad culture from within. Give the individual contributors reasonable time to get the job done and then leave them alone. Let them be innovative in their approach with the tasks at hand. Stop micromanaging and get some training. Do not push loyal employees to the point they no longer care.
Thales 2018-12-08 11:47 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Stay away unless you desperately need a job"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Compensation, Benefits, Location, Weather, Facility
Cons
Culture of blaming, witch hunting, yelling, arguments
Too French - does not respect American Culture, actively work to convert you to French way
All Senior Leadership is French - does not promote or recognize American leadership, constantly puts down non-French individuals
Expect to work many weekends and overtimeAdvice to Management
Integrate with American culture while still retaining core Thales culture
Promote more integrated Leadership from US versus all ExPats from FranceThales 2018-12-04 08:36 PSTHelpful (8)
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"former Director"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
generous PTOs, executives with 2hr lunches, lots of travelling abroad & opportunities to earn miles
Cons
transformation with continuous layoffs, shrinking market, evolving technology, limited cash flow, HR favoring abusive french managers, too many uncertainties, employees LOST TRUST with management.
Advice to Management
Stop imposing top down French headquarter business practices while disrespecting US culture. Stop hiring French nationals and laying off US citizens. Stop subcontracting operations to Asia. Remember that you are operating on American soil and doing business with great American companies like Boeing.
Thales 2018-11-18 12:09 PST![Thales Logo]()
"Good job to work at especially in Florida."
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The hours are there if you want them.
Cons
Some people are a hassle to deal with.
Thales 2018-09-30 09:10 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Good place to work.... depending on department"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Overall good corporate culture, usually perks for employees like gym discounts or what have you.
Cons
Workplace experience is vastly different depending on what department you're in. Some managers are kind and nurturing and honestly want the best for you, while others micromanage and constantly find fault. Mangers have (I think) too much power over their workers' ability to learn new things or transfer laterally to new departments.
Pay structure seems unfair - management is under so much pressure to produce good numbers that they will go out of their way to find reasons not to give deserved raises.Advice to Management
Be aware for bad personalities. Don't promote people to management because you owe them favors or they have political pull around the office.
Thales 2018-08-30 15:03 PDTHelpful (1)
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"material specialist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
the benefits and the atmosphere
Cons
there are little cons qas of now
Thales 2018-08-05 12:40 PDT![Thales Logo]()
"Operations Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Worldwide company with many business segments
Cons
French driven leadership worldwide, highly profit driven.
Thales 2018-08-04 07:13 PDT
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