Q&A With Thales Employees
Our business success also depends on how much scope our employees have to broaden their experience by moving around between jobs and locations. We offer a broad range of training opportunities to enhance opportunities for job mobility throughout our many businesses and locations. Underpinning our professional development policy is a full array of training programmes provided by Thales’s in-house university. Clearly defined processes are in place to ensure that each Thales manager meets regularly with individual employees to review their career aspirations and professional development prospects. We believe that teamwork is a key factor in our growth, so we encourage collaboration in everything we do and constantly look for new ways for employees to interact. To foster innovation and individual achievement, we expect our employees to be as creative and flexible as possible in the way they organise their work. Every year, Thales awards a prize for the most enterprising new project proposed by an employee.
How employees describe working at Thales
A full filling long career
Their resilience, adaptability in difficult delivery deadlines
Great people with a good heart.
Challenging, but human oriented. Thales care for the balance between work and personal life.
good company. pay well if you are smart enough to ask for better salary.
What it's like to work at Thales
- Thales employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
- Employees at Thales report the work pace is a bit slow
- 80% of Thales employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Thales employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
- 69% of Thales employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Thales Employees
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What is the PTO policy at Thales?
20 days per year
How's the vacation policy at Thales?
Accumulated 20 days pto per year
What's the pay like for Engineering roles at Thales?
Decent
What's the vibe like in the Engineering dept at Thales? How many hours are you working?
A lot of overtime.
What's the Engineering team like at Thales?
It varies from team to team, but generally speaking I had a positive experience, everyone was helpful as long as you ask the right questions.
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at Thales?
It varies from team to team.
What should I wear for an interview at Thales?
The position I was interviewing for was Software Analyst. Semi-formal was fine, I wore a dress shirt/blazer/dress pants without a tie.
What do you like best about the leadership team at Thales?
Transparency and fidelity
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Thales?
Shorter meetings and straight to the point
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Thales?
At my age with the responsibilities and the risk attached I think I am under paid and I should be given more incentives and more free shares
What is most positive about the culture and environment at Thales?
Top Employee Response
The answer is in the question! Cultural and environmental are great
What makes you most happy at Thales?
Top Employee Response
the chalenge and the coaching of younger generation!
What do employees at Thales think about their benefits?
Thales employees rate their overall benefits a C- and most of them think the perks are Bad. 57% of Thales employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 20-30 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $1500 - $2500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Thales?
60% of the same employees also feel like Thales is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Thales.
How are the managers at Thales?
Thales employees rate their manager a C or 65/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (75%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Thales?
Thales employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C or 61/100. 54% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 100% of employees get raises every year.






