Canonical reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Mark Shuttleworth

43% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Canonical has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canonical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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440 reviews
3.0
Oct 25, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I work with a great team that communicate and work well together. There is flexibility around wfh and work hours, but when it's important, all hands are on deck. The bonus' they have for staff every once in while is a nice perk. Free fruit, drinks.

Cons

It weird that they make you take some of your holiday allocation in order for them to close the office for Christmas. You have to buy our own computers and don't get any allowance for it until you've worked there for 3 years. Departments are not aligned with managment and visa versa, which makes for extra work as things are constantly having to be re-done at the last minute. Great, talented people leave all the time. Staff retention is low, because the quality of Senior Managment is low, everything is last minute because senior managment are not aligned with each other and don't have a 12 month plan. An established company that operates like a start-up. Change one major thing and the company could soar.

5.0
Oct 16, 2014

Interesting work, smart people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You find yourself working in teams with many remarkable people. All companies have dead-wood, but at Canonical I have found that proportion to be smaller than any other place I have worked. You have a lot of freedom around the times that you work, and for some teams, freedom about how you do your work.

Cons

Working from home isn't for everyone. You neeed to make sure you get enough social contact outside of work. Some people have a tendency to work long hours and are prone to burn-out.

4.0
Sep 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent Motivated People provide the world with the Ubuntu OS, along with OpenStack Cloud Support and Service. Potential to travel around the world to attend trade shows and training. Freedom to spend on the job time reading to increase your technical knowledge. Very supportive colleagues and a great place to work.

Cons

Frequent job turnover across the organization possibly due to inconsistent System Engineer and US Sales Management. Learning how to do your job well, navigating the company culture and the ability to get along/fit in well with your team are key to being successful here.

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