Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,554 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,554 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
1.0
Jul 30, 2019

Great technology, but avoid working here if you can

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is at the top for a job right out of college. Very realistic to make in the 80’s your first year, however the 35K variable pay they claim is a little misleading. In my experience it’s usually more around 15K being the upper end. The sales reps are usually highly intelligent, outgoing people, which can help with the tediousness of office days.

Cons

It is much, much more cold calling than they make it out to be. 40% of your time is required to be at the office making calls from 7:30 to 5:00 on the dot with a few team and manager meetings thrown in. They micromanage every move you make, with call count performance reviewed every office day. The metrics you’re evaluated on are extremely hard to follow, and a lot are completely pointless; this leads to 99% of reps fudging their data. You won’t have a voice at all, and since the company is so data-driven it is easy for management to focus and harp on all of the ways you’re failing, and overlook the ways you’re succeeding. The mentality they have doesn’t label good performance as success, but more so fulfilling what’s expected, “now do that again and even better next month”. Easy to see why we are known for fast employee turnover. You’re definitely replaceable here, and burnout is unavoidable.

4.0
Jul 23, 2019
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Pros

KEYENCE knows what it is, how to be efficient and how to be effective. I love that guiding principle and how everything is based off of that. Great company to start early in your career, as the growth potential is there. I enjoy the management style as well, with guidelines given, but a lot of leeway on how you achieve those goals and KPIs. The open office set up assists with that, since I can just walk up and have a conversation with someone when I have a question or want to talk through an idea. The work life balance is great, with the only downside to it being the commute since I live downtown, but that is a self-inflicted wound. The Company works well with my military requirements, ensuring that I can achieve both the conditions of my employment here at KEYENCE as well as my Governmental responsibilities (4 days paid military leave), and has never given me push-back on taking to many days. This was especially true when my Annual Training took place in the middle of our busiest time of year (Career Fair Season) and my management didn't even bat an eye to approve my leave period.

Cons

Corporate policy can be a little "old fashioned" specifically with their clothing and tattoo policies.

5.0
Jul 19, 2019
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Pros

Great training program, generous pay for recent college grads, heavy investment by management into development of new employees, peer mentorship program, fun office environment, small local team, strong sales support team, clear promotion tracks, unbiased performance evaluations

Cons

Relatively rigid performance metrics, although nothing radically different from any other sales job. They only promote internally, which can lead to a smaller leadership pool (although improves your own odds of promotion). Cold calling obviously sucks.

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