Canonical reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Mark Shuttleworth

40% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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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440 reviews
2.0
Mar 1, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work From Home Work on cool technology Peers are generally talented and helpful

Cons

Very stressful work environment Upper Management is harsh and unforgiving of mistakes - will cuss you out publicly and unapologetically. Despite remote role, Work Life balance is poor - expect night and weekends on call. "Free time" must be spend studying because they expect you to know everything.

2.0
May 3, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, people and commitment to make the planet a better place. Strong leadership in Cloud market

Cons

CEO is too involved with every single decision and has zero issue with treating people with disrespect. He's brilliant, but not such a good leader.

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Canonical Response
3y
Thank you for providing insight into your experience of our people, technology and leadership teams. We are proud to be developing an organisation that puts people and product first. We are still growing and the direction our CEO and Senior Leadership team has contributed hugely to the success of Canonical. This direction has been especially valued at a time where we see so many other organisations in our industry suffer a bumpy time due to global economic conditions.
2.0
Aug 15, 2022

No real direction

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has no real direction and no real prospects to make money.

Cons

CEO micro manages every project and gives priority to projects that are not making money or are not really gaining traction.

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