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      Canonical

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      Canonical reviews

      3.2

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (440 total reviews)

      Mark Shuttleworth

      40% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Senior management

      Canonical has an employee rating of 3.2 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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      Reviews by job title

      440 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 3, 2018

      Great work-life balance and the ability to get paid to contribute to FOSS

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Great work/life balance working from home * Working with many talented peers from all over the world * Contributing to free and open source software * Chance to travel for sprints across the globe * High level of trust in employees

      Cons

      * Significant amount of travel for more senior positions

      4.0
      Sep 3, 2018

      Remote First

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a remote first company, everything is organized around telecommuting. The work life balance is great.

      Cons

      Not enough investment in upstream development

      5.0
      Apr 24, 2018

      Good place to be right now.

      Business development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to be right now: Great technologies and always at the forefront of innovation. Surrounding by talented colleagues. World class customer services loved by customers. Work from home policies allows good work / family balance and supportive management. Equity or stock options being implemented. Pays well and certainly up there with the top employers. Good benefits like Pension plans and private health care at least in the UK.

      Cons

      The founder is very passionate about customer services, innovation and technology and expects a lot from employees which can feel uncomfortable at times.

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