Canon reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,002 total reviews)
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Fujio Mitarai

71% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Canon has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,002 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
3.0
Jan 7, 2011

Good place to retire

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relax and work-life balance, good reputation in industry, good salary for sales and marketing, bargain employee price on Canon products,

Cons

lack of accountability from those in charge, confusion of culture in the company - eastern and western cultural difference, lack of passion

4.0
Jan 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Company have high autonomy in making decision - There are rooms for promotion - The work environment allows creativity

Cons

- Have to deal with ambiguity - sometimes it is hard to deal with culture - Employees are used to doing the business in a same way as before

4.0
Nov 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*Good work-family life balance *Rewards & recognitions are good for well performing employees *Unlike typical sales organisation which only drives for numbers and not considerate for the emplyoess ,Canon has a human touch, Seniors works like mentors to bring out the best . *Perfect work culture with respect for human values. *Can easily spend 5years average becuase at the inittal phase the career growth remains on track

Cons

*Pays less than many of the IT cos.industry *Promotions are mere cosmetic changes with hardly any change in the profile *very difficult to change into differnt verticals and climb up the hirarachy . *Often frustrating when seniors stick to there postions for too long hindering the career growth of the juniors , sometimes have to leave the company for the same .

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