Canon reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,003 total reviews)
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Fujio Mitarai

71% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Canon has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,003 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canon 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
3.0
May 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great teamwork and supportive fellow colleagues. Competitive salary, good working conditions and modern offices.

Cons

Business Restructuring by Senior Management was often confusing and defied logic. Despite the apparent success of business growth in key areas, the grim spectre of redundancy was often present. Job losses would often cruelly be announced towards the end of the calendar year, just before Christmas.

2.0
May 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Subsidised Canteen and in-house Costa. Modern office and equipment. Some talented and supportive colleagues (though often silenced or ignored)

Cons

Leadership fosters a toxic and fear-driven culture; micromanagement is rampant. Selected people were treated like school children in the team. No flexibility in terms of your days in office etc and the leadership make up new rules on the go so that they can inconvenience some members of staff. Policies are not followed consistently eg- Hybrid working policy. It applies selectively and some special/favourite employees get away with nearly everything while the others are made to suffer. Ethical boundaries are often crossed or completely ignored to favour certain employees that are liked due to being yes-people. The wrong people are promoted as managers and lack basic human skills let aside leadership skills. High turnover due to burnout, lack of support, unfairness and mental health neglect. The organisation has a 'Your Voice' survey intended to collect honest feedback; however, employees who respond candidly seem to face retaliation or poor treatment. Although the survey is supposed to be anonymous, HR leadership has, on occasion, discussed the results and asked individuals for their responses during a team meeting, undermining trust in the process. Employees are encouraged to report misconduct to HR (Whistleblowing), but I question the effectiveness of this, as it is arguably the most unethical department and fails to uphold even the basic principles of fairness and integrity.

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