Canon reviews

Where do I start. Let's be straight from the off... this is a business that's in decline. Photocopiers and cameras. Every year the mantra is "sell more" but without any substance on "how". Partly being a legacy business is to blame. They've never had to actually think about it as people always bought photocopiers. Now...they're not. The other part of the blame has to lie with the culture. Being Japanese is ULTRA risk averse. It's led by "Sales" people who want every yesterday... which is fine. However the business is also run universally on Excel spreadsheets in SharePoint. This means lots of humans running around collecting data all the time. It's a mess... and there's no real desire to fix it....and no money either. Long story short... this is a "stepping stone" company for new joiners. Come in...get the job role and some experience... achieve nothing (because you can't)...leave. So sad as it could be a great business if it just woke up. However I think they're just happy with the status quo in the print industry where everyone still bobs along and by chance hits target...until they retire... leaving the mess for the next person so hopefully sort out (but they don't because they do the same thing!). Lastly "office culture". The Japanese LOVE the office and therefore... so should you. Be aware of that. Flexible working is now a thing... but they clearly don't like it. Be ready to be checked on a spreadsheet every day you are in. Despite logging the same in two other systems as well. They should focus on selling more printers... not strong arming people into a soulless office

- The business has been through a major transformation - Most skilled and experienced people (including HR) have left the business