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We've calculated that the average salary at Canon is $51K based on 1,175 user-submitted salaries
A total of 270 Canon employees gave Canon an average happiness rating of 3.8 out of 5.0.
1.4Worked there over 10 years. No room for advancement. Puts out their own magazine touting they are the best people on the block. They don't tell that many employees have 2 or more jobs. Pay stinks if you are not salaries. Inclement weather has to go to work if hourly. Back-stabbing co-workers who will make you quit or be fired. Doesn't reimburse in a timely manner. Benefits are good if you are single and without kids. Year end evaluations are a joke. Worked well into the night(2 am). Logistics is dysfunctional. Prioritize few clients over others. Managers are more concerned about their about well-being than you. Leave of absence is only granted after you use all your vacation, sick and personal days. No wireless. Network speeds are slow, and IT yells at you if you download anything over 17MB. How are we supposed to download the latest firmware? Managers have their favorites and seniority rules. Work 40 hours and pay for 37.5(2.5 hours was your unpaid lunch). Smokers ruined all the landscaping. Sales has the highest priority. They tout that they are losing money, but they have profit sharing by inputting 1% into your 401k. Managers are more concerned about garbage and recycling, which is a lie. They are so worried about part costs that they rather you spend 4 hours replacing a roller than 20 minute assembly. They tout cleanliness in their work areas, but that is a lie. Hernias are the norm. Any sign of weakness or if you need help or if you need more training is mark against you. Male-dominated culture in many departments with turf wars between bitter old men who dislikes everyone and everything.
2.5As others as said of Canon: "Canon is the place you go to for your careers to die". In my case, as a consultant, I was not looking to "advance my career", but simply to get the job done. But, as I discovered from the very first day, and as my Manager told me succinctly about a week later, Canon IT is "Highly Dysfunctional". That is an extreme understatement. It is a classic old style "Command & Control" organizational culture with very established functional silos and managers not only jealously guarding their own turf but attempting to take over other's turf. Thus, it is rife with non-stop finger-pointing, and both managers and staff continuously anxious about making any misstep, which greatly slows the pace of the amount of real work that can be done. Management doesn't attempt to formalize or document processes or even recognize the need for processes that would greatly improve their ability to execute.
Management should check in on reps with positive feedback rather than just asking What's you sell Reps should not be brought out of the feild for so many frivolous meetings. Management should take a more hands on approach to ensuring the success of it's sales people.
Canon Careers & Info
Current CEO: Fujio Mitarai
Status: Active
Fujio Mitarai, the current CEO, launched the innovative Phase IV of his “Excellent Global Corporation Plan” in 2011. The first three phases of this plan began in 1996 and strengthened the company financially. Phase IV will allow Canon to continue to aim for strong growth within a challenging global business atmosphere by reinforcing global sales capabilities.
Canon began as a small Japanese company working out of an apartment in Tokyo, Japan with a few people intent on creating high quality cameras in 1933.
The dream of creating innovative cameras came true in 1937 when Kwanon, which Canon was known as at the time, introduced the first 35mm focal plane-shutter camera, the Hansa. Kwanon was incorporated in August of 1937, but Hansa was developed by its predecessor company, Precision Optical Research Laboratory in 1933. At the time, most quality cameras were developed in Europe, with Germany as the leader.
Canons’ innovation and diversifying into products other than cameras ultimately became the Canon Inc. goal. Canon soon went on to developing revolutionary innovations such as the first indirect X-ray camera in 1941, diversifying by opening an American branch in New York City in 1955 and establishing a European division in Geneva, Switzerland in 1957. Ten years later, Canon topped 50 percent of exports in total sales.
Canon developed the philosophy of kyosei in 1988, which is incorporated as the Canon Culture. This philosophy simply means living and working together for the common good. Shortly thereafter, canon began promoting environmentally sound business practices and sponsored global environmental organizations with environment-friendly products by qualifying 100 percent of their products to Energy Star specifications. Canon benefits to employees include constant training, which allows the employee to gain the skills needed and sharpening skill the employee has.
Employees working at Canon are expected to uphold the Canon culture and to contribute to Canons’ goals in business in upholding the kyosei philosophy. Canon encourages employees to work for their favorite charities or become active in charities the company supports.
Those hoping for Canon careers should know the company expects much. Canon requires long hours and some company training needs to be completed at home. Canon recruits directly and is always looking for highly professional employees, especially those with a technical education that is innovative and provides the market with the best in digital technologies.
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