Yazaki reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(898 total reviews)

Shinji Yazaki

63% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Yazaki has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Yazaki 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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898 reviews
2.0
Nov 17, 2017

Chaotic and demoralizing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Boss is good. Most co-workers are great. Decent location for the drive. Good intern and co-op program. IT is catching up on IT equipment, finally.

Cons

Much of the HR department is a joke. Moral is low and has been for more than a year. Rumors about reductions continue to abound because there is little to no communication from leadership. Working on pins and needles every day is not healthy. Top leadership is a joke. CEO is non existent and not engaged. While OEM customer groups decline due to cuts, other groups expand.

4.0
May 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Privately owned and was a wonderful place to work for many years. Tremendous talent and opportunity with great pay and benefits.

Cons

During my time of employment I worked under 4 Presidents. Each with a unique skill sets. I left the company for a short time and returned while Yazaki was under the leadership of Bo Andersson. In less than a year the morale dropped tremendously headcount was slashed. Most operated in fear of losing their jobs and the company lost so much talent both voluntarily and involuntarily. All life/work balance was gone and projects costing hundreds of thousands in new office furniture, carpet, cafe continued while countless jobs were lost. Executive management was sliced and individuals were given scopes that included multiple regions resulting in announcements from HR of daily reorganizations and new org charts. HR, Legal, Purchasing, Logistics, Engineering and all Business Units became a revolving door of associates. Engagement and retention bottomed out. Then Covid hit and the unprecedented layoffs that happened turned out to be a blessing for those that were cut. Those that remained became even more overworked and unhappy. In summary - Yazaki was and will again become a great place to work now that Mr. Andersson has stepped down. But do your research if you ever apply for a position at a company run by Bo Andersson. With Ryosuke at the helm, I believe the company will thrive once again.

1.0
Aug 12, 2014

Incompetent Management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

An Ark in the lobby in case of flood. Large glass greenhouse building is great for roasting employee morale on hot summer days.

Cons

Idiotic and unethical management, no strategic direction, lack of innovation, doesn't appreciate employees, terrible compensation relative to work performed, Japan calls all the shots while NA exec team are puppets.

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