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      Canon reviews

      3.4

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (2,009 total reviews)
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      Fujio Mitarai

      72% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      Canon has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,009 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
      2.0
      Apr 8, 2016

      Canon Middle East

      It department
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is a scope for growth across verticals & recognition from central management only if you are able to reach them circumventing the ire of the locally represented top management

      Cons

      Typically the top management is bureaucratic, aristocratic and partial towards their "close-circle" people who get al the benefits even though the others in various departments work equally as compared to their well-positioned management puppets

      1.0
      Apr 3, 2016

      No career progression

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good brand Some good people Good range of products

      Cons

      Currently cutting headcount and costs under the guise of becoming more customer centric although management have been working on making the changes for some time the results are not forthcoming at all. There is no good way to progress your career in the company unless you are already working with the chosen few people in power. No true development initiatives or paths for employees and very poor learning opportunities. Morale is very low and many people leave already. AVOID THIS CAREER GRAVEYARD!

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      Canon Response
      10y
      Change to meet the needs of customers is inevitable for Canon as it is for any other business and we want to attract, retain and reward people as part of that journey. We accept that efforts to be open about those changes won't always be possible or received by everyone in the same way so it is iterative. Career progression on the other hand is a very personal subject and it's not always linear (e.g. promotion). We have people who have successfully up-skilled or reinvented themselves and created 30+ year careers at Canon by doing so. People demonstrably have both the power and the tools (e.g. Canon's Development Hub) to grow their careers if they wish to but we'll certainly take opportunities like this to look at how we can improve the messages.
      2.0
      Apr 1, 2016

      Well known brand name

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -great products -multicultural environment -mostly hard working people

      Cons

      -time consuming processes -vague company structure -tools scattered among departments that duplicate their functions -lots of information and discussions but no real interest in development of all employees of all departments -employees don't know each other (even working few desks away)

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