Excellent Company Product & People, strong Japanese culture - u need be strong to accept odd decisions Corporate makes - Anonymous employee Kubota Tractor Employee Review

3.0
Apr 30, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

As long as you do what your Japanese boss wants, you're OK - do not start a discussion about what he wants is not commonly done in the US or is contrary to marketing standards, he is the Boss and he Knows ...... Internal communications in sales & marketing are the lowest at any company I have worked for.

Cons

Received minimal training at start up. Wrong decisions are told at years end, when it is too late to correct ..... good decisions are not talked about. Internal communications at an all time low - "your secret means you have power", is an old Japanese saying. If you've ever seen the movie "Bridge over the river Quay" you'll understand. Nothing has changed.

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