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Canadian Solar reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(222 total reviews)
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Shawn X. Qu

70% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Canadian Solar has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 222 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canadian Solar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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222 reviews
1.0
Dec 1, 2016

Disappointing Changes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable compensation They are starting to focus on employee ergonomics Some wonderful people work there

Cons

Chinese company = Factory worker thinking All decisions made in China, US office is just a re-seller with no decision power, even when the decisions coming out of China are ridiculous. Some managers do no understand the industry, and are not capable of properly evaluating potential partner technology. Poor work distribution leads to a lot of busy work and little meaningful work. Non existent work life balance: Middle management discusses work life balance, but the work load and timing do not allow it. Once again, since it is a Chinese company, a lot of meetings, discussions and decisions happen in China time (starting at 4-5pm PST). This leads to a full day of work + extra hours expected for discussions with the team in China.

2.0
Dec 17, 2014

Disorganized and abrasive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is reasonable. Health benefits are excellent. Good tasting free lunches.

Cons

Disorganized management. Mysterious processes. Lots and lots of abrasive personalities. Rumor mill runs wild. Lack of leadership

1.0
Nov 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is ok, Automation in workplace.

Cons

First there is nothing Canadian about Canadian Solar. This is a Chinese Owned, China ran company. As a Quality Professional it was a slap in the face with so much this company tried to cut corners. My boss the Quality Manager signed off on manipulating paperwork to lie to the customer. He probably got his orders from his bosses. I reported all of this during an internal investigation with proof and nothing was done. The environment is toxic and littered with racism. The Chinese have made it clear that this will be a China led company. There was an employee who was let go for saying he wanted to rid all The Black People who worked there..and the people who initiated that the investigation should be done were forced out. They have allowed numerous employees from other countries to come and work..meanwhile it has taken away from American jobs. There was even a chat group amongst the leaders saying how dumb the American worker is. They try to run that place like an Asian sweat shop to be honest. They have not comformed to Americam Manufacturing techniques. They do have great automation but they cut corners at every turn. If their customers knew where to look they would probably cancel their contract. Again if you value integrity in what you do..stay far away from this place. The favoritism to Asians and lack of integrity will make you feel low.

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