Great technical business, exceptional people development but the old guard not yet flushed out - Technical Director Thales Employee Review

4.0
Jun 25, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great technology focus Good process, if a little heavy weight if you follow it all Exceptional career progression and personal review process (though not always used) A truly international defence and aerospace business with reasonable local autonomy Chance to learn french !

Cons

Poor commercial focus, lack of business awareness Weak folks are not addressed quick enough Lack of vision amongst middle managers - overly technical focus Franco centric (though this is being addressed - the best top French guys are very capable) Sleepy

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5.0
Feb 12, 2026
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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
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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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