Shimano reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(341 total reviews)

Yozo Shimano

81% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Shimano has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shimano 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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341 reviews
3.0
Aug 13, 2017

Large Japanese MNC

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global working environment and nice colleagues; Bonus is generally good (depend on performance); Steep learning curve

Cons

Basic salary is low. Sometimes requires OT.

3.0
Jun 19, 2017

Good learning place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Results driven, many aspects of manufacturing to be learned. Generally fair pay/benefits overall. Still quite a profitable manufacturing company.

Cons

ISO company but some work procedures not well regulated, v high workload in some dept, endless issues to resolve. Lack of proper staff training in certain areas. Bias towards extroverted personalities. Micromanage work style.

2.0
Jun 7, 2017

Marketing & Customer Service

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Stable company -Colleagues who are willing to share and teach -Good for people who are not looking for career progression and a good place to stay and perform the bare minimum -End work on time

Cons

-Complete lack of clear direction for the dept. to follow -Lack of guidance from management -Lack of clear communication between management and staff -Management espouse a blaming culture -Lack of career progression -Highly inefficient processes (reporting etc.) - manual and laborious backward processes

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