Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,557 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

Not enough data to show CEO approval

67% positive business outlook

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,557 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary as a beginner

Cons

Work load is too much

4.0
Jul 2, 2025

Great company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can earn high salary

Cons

You may feel tired for it.

3.0
Jun 21, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Excellent products and training - Best in industry renumeration and employee benefits - Are disciplined and have good work ethic - Good exposure to industry and customer base - typically promotes internally and no outside hiring

Cons

- Zero work life balance, have to work at least 10-12 hours a day - Managers (except a few) typically micromanage you and do not let you grow and show favouritism - constant rules and regulations updation which makes you feel like you are in a school - targets are too high and you need work hard year on year to stay on top - All top management are Japanese and have poor communication skills and no empathy towards employees - no activities out side work like festivals, celebrations, sports or team building

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