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"good work life balance (for me at least" (in 61 reviews)
"Overall work environment is pleasant we have a great Supervisor here" (in 62 reviews)
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"Work life balance always in peril" (in 23 reviews)
"Les outils de travail sont trop nombreux" (in 30 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]()
"Thales IFEC"
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RecommendsI have been working at Thales full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Lot of autonomy, really good benefit, take care of their employee and really interested work
Cons
Not enough guidance and gap between upper management and engineering
Thales 2018-06-23 11:32 PDT![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 (3)
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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 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Good pay, resistant to change, not much promoting from within."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Good pay, independent work structure, flexible hours within reason, no micromanagement in my department. Getting your work done is more important than how you get it done. Teamwork is promoted, and sometimes it works. Good work/family balance, unless you choose to become a workaholic, which you can easily do here.
Cons
Management tends to plan for the short term, rather than long-term. Layoffs, restructuring of departments, and relocating of entire facilities are done with poor planning and misguided reasoning. Although Thales tends to insist otherwise, there is little promotion from within its ranks. The job you start with is likely the one you will have for a long time. Management can be vindictive if challenged. Teamwork is encouraged, but more often results in departments working for their own gain rather than the company's benefit.
Advice to Management
Embrace new ideas. Promote from within on a much greater scale. Use your employee's expertise and advice more, rather than resenting it. That's why you hired them. Think more than three months ahead.
Thales 2018-08-05 13:28 PDT![Thales Logo]()
"Lead Maintenance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Thales full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
4 days on 3 days off.
Cons
Workload High
Many things happening at once easy to get bumbarded with work.Advice to Management
Listen to your employees
Understand reason many individuals are leaving Thales for other opportunities.Thales 2018-07-25 08:45 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Uncertainty at Thales Avionics"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
20 vacation days to start (many are forced to take vacation), lifers could give some valuable insight, CFO and now the CEO are being replaced
Cons
The French think they are superior over the US employees therefore, very little growth if you are non-French. The French strongly believe their are superior over all the non-French.
Advice to Management
Executives should stop playing politics to please the French. Respect and utilize the strength of employees from each location. Get rid of lifers who create more work for themselves to keep their job.
Thales 2018-07-24 03:58 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Lying, deceitful and chaotic future"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Thales full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
PTO
Relaxed environment even with past deadlines
Will grow and climb the ladder quick if you're french and based on who you hang out with.Cons
Senior management wants control over everything.
Too many managers everywhere. Several incompetent in their roles.
Favoritism across the board, HR is clueless. Their own turnover rate is ridiculous.
Bare minimum opportunities for those that can do the work and want to make a difference. But Thales only likes to promote people who are sitting idle over years adding no value and eating away the salary cap.
No vision or clarity on what's next for the company.Advice to Management
What's the point, they haven't listened over the years why would they now? Let's try again anyways:
Listen to your workers when they ask for help, don't ignore.
Take care of your teams, you overwork them to make KPI look good.Thales 2018-07-09 11:48 PDT
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