Sloppy acquisition integration - UX Lead Designer Thales Employee Review

1.0
2 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote working, smart coworkers and engineers, good benefits, direct collaboration btw engineers, POs, PMs and UX. Gelato was great, Thales was fine, and Thales' acquisition of Imperva made for a miserable environment

Cons

Sloppy acquisition model leads to chaotic re-orgs with incapable managers. Design is unrewarding and positions lack mobility. If you want something like an educational opportunity, you have to argue for it to multiple people and then pay for it yourself and hope you get reimbursed. Little-to-no self improvement options and travel opportunities unless you're a PO or PM. No ladder for UX

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5.0
12 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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