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Canon Virginia

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3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Yusaku Azuma

60% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Canon Virginia has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canon Virginia 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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133 reviews
1.0
Mar 18, 2017

Beware !!

Recommend
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Pros

Paid time off, annual shutdowns, benefits are decent , there are SOME nice people here, bi-annual Christmas party, picnic too.

Cons

Pay is very low unless you are a Supv or Manager. Hourly employees do the actual slaving away work , and the bosses get the bonuses for it ! The employees that have been there for a long time think they own the place , and they DO get away with a LOT of undermined things !! I've seen it on a daily basis , but who can u tell ?? No one will listen, and IF they do, won't do a darn thing about it !! Example = we get a half an hour lunch, but, some take an hour and never get in trouble!! Same with breaks, we get 10 min, but they can take 30 . There really ARE unfair work practices here . It's all about who you're buddy , buddy with, and who you are. If they think you may "stir the pot" , u can get away with most anything! The upper Management never see, because they're usually in the cafeteria for breakfast, or coffee, or in their office . And why is there a employee handbook ? HR certainly make up their own rules for certain people . There are MANY that need to go, should have already been fired !! LOTS of gossiping older women in there trying to find out your personal business so they can go tell their friends inside, and so on ! You can't trust most fellow employees, watch yourself in what you say, and WHO you say it to. It will be all over the plant before the days end ! Jeez....DONT work here if you think u can make it on the pay either , you may need a 2nd job if you are a single parent . LOW pay !!

3.0
Mar 17, 2017

Good company, poor pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, stable company future

Cons

Very low take home pay

3.0
Feb 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If the culture at CVI aligns with your worldview, it could be a fantastic place to work. There's very good job security (maybe one large layoff in the last 15 or so years?), and if you want to work exactly 8 hours a day, it's pretty rare that more be expected of you (depending on your department). Additionally, there are plenty of honest-to-goodness good people who work there; not necessarily the best at their jobs, but genuinely good human beings.

Cons

1) Dead weight. There seem to be very few business units which actually add value to the company, and even those which do seem to have significant numbers of people who don't pull their weight within the department. Because underperformers are not corrected/terminated, there's a pretty strong culture of mediocrity. 2) Seemingly illogical decision-making. Because the bulk of the business decisions are handed down from Canon Japan, the course which the company takes sometimes doesn't seem to actually be in the best interest of CVI. By the time projects are handed down to the people who are responsible for executing them, information has gone through so many levels of bureaucracy that the rationale has become muddled to the point that it can seem entirely counterproductive to the success of the business. 3) Non-uniform expectations. Some people work ridiculously long hours and continuity grind it out to contribute to the bottom line of the company (read: actually care). Some people adhere to the "7:02 to 3:43 with an hour lunch" schedule. At the end of the year, everyone gets the same raise. 4) Nonsensical middle-management positions. Why are there people with the title "manager" who have no direct reports? Because they've been with the company for a while and therefore "deserve" it. The creation of unnecessary positions wouldn't be as frustrating if it didn't preclude more competent members from being moved into leadership positions. 5) Below-average pay for the area.

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