Lose all hope who enter here... - Manager Canon U.S.A. Employee Review

1.0
Jan 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good benefits (except compensation) - Good place for an intern to learn what not to do. Gain experience and leave. - Looks good on a resume; at least for now. - If you are an average performer, want to do the same menial job day after day this is the place for you.

Cons

- Too much emphasis placed on arrival and departure times. - Not much room for advancement as all upper management positions are filled my Japanese expats. Expats are rotated through as their expiration date is due and they are replaced with another expat. - Continual rotation of expats leads to constant retraining, leading to mistakes, and misunderstandings of American business. - If you're an exempt employee, you're really not. If you work weekends, extra hours, and holidays do not expect to get any type of compensation time. - Japanese mistrust of all Americans. This comes from the top down. - At review time, numbers and assessments are brought down depending on how much is available for merit increases.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company with advanced training opportunities and a global footprint. Taught me everything I needed to know to do my job in a clear and concise manner and also gave me the tools and references to get the work done. Always had support if I needed it on any task. Respected my time and energy. If you love technical work that people actually appreciate this is an amazing gig.

Cons

Long commutes in city traffic combined with median level pay for the job role kind of take away from the great things Canon does in other areas.

5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent starting pay, excellent experienced pay, excellent medical benefits, great culture, industry leader, best tech, best everything. If you're a quality contributor, you will get plenty of overtime.

Cons

None to really state. High volume markets will require overtime, which is a pro or con depending on your needs.

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