Canon reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,005 total reviews)
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Fujio Mitarai

71% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Canon has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,005 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canon 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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2K reviews
1.0
Jun 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits such as medical insurance, annual leaves and some staff support. People are nice.

Cons

I was excited to work at such a famous company, but once I started, I found many outdated rules that felt like stepping back into old Japan: 1. Employees are not allowed to wear T-shirts. 2. Strict punctuality is enforced (no late entry allowed). 3. Access to external tools for work, such as AI tools or Google Translate, is prohibited. 4. Unpaid leave is not permitted. 5. The team is always understaffed. 6. The workload is heavy, relying on traditional methods that depend solely on manual effort (120% using your eyes and hands). 7. The company uses an outdated, unsupportive system. They promised an update soon but when the system is updated, it doubles your workload. 8. A lot of procedures are needed even you try to complete one document, OT is a must otherwise you won’t be finish your tasks on time. It’s hard to recommend this company because their work practices are outdated and involve many unnecessary procedures. However, if you want to add a well-known company to your resume, it might be worth considering.

3.0
Apr 23, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

21 days Annual Leave and 21 days sick leave, can wear casual on Fri and eve of public holiday, can claim insurance annually(eg. rider), dental/optical SGD200/year, transport allowance of SGD100 for executive and above. Get to use Microsoft 365 enterprise account, good for work collaboration. Can come back late from lunch break and no one really care as long as you are productive and your work is justified.

Cons

Leaders are followers here, no room for creativity in setting strong marketing strategies. Lack of marketing creativity. Top mgmt select the wrong people to lead and does not retain talented ones that really knows how to work, talented staff does not get promotion when deserve. Must wait 2 years to be considered for promotion, depends on work contributed to the numbers. Chosen promoted leaders are based on tenure and flattery skills. Shortchange on VB to those who scored very well in KPI or worked hard to achieve more than what was expected in the year due to “bell curve” and “not your turn yet” attitude. Does not care on skillsets, as long as you are known for flattery, working late and sending emails at night to show you are hard working. Leaders have no idea how to optimize and fully use Cloud tech in MS365.

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