Shimadzu reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)
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Akira Nakamoto

99% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Shimadzu has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shimadzu 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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98 reviews
4.0
Nov 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Minimum micro-management, happy working with cheerful and sporting colleagues. Have summer and winter leave (3 days each).

Cons

Very slow in career progression (promotion and increment)

2.0
Nov 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Lots of paid vacation days Sometimes interesting work Able to change departments and gain new skills and experience

Cons

No freedom Micromanagement An OCD filled workplace Cannot trust colleagues Discriminatory towards foreigners Lack of skilled employees on the business side Inefficient and extremely bureaucratic. Process oriented workplace, does not evaluate based on results.

5.0
Oct 23, 2023

Japanese Traditional Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It has a comfortable and good atmosphere.

Cons

It takes time to make decisions, like other Japanese companies.

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