Working at Kyocera in San Diego, CA: 19 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Diego, CA Area

"Zero-tolerance policy is not tolerated.  First, allow me to lay out some pros and cons:  Pros ?There are chances to grow and further build your skillset. ?The benefits are good compared to some other companies. ?Job security is among the best. Cons ?You will more than likely be paid below the midpoint of the comparison ratio. ?A good portion of the managers fall short when it comes to people skills; there are a lot of temper tantrums that are passed off as being "passionate" instead of a total lack of maturity. ?Cheapness runs deep, and people often buy their own supplies. My main complaint: In spite of the employee handbook stating that they do not tolerate violence or bullying in the workplace and that any offenders will be immediately terminated, it turns out that this is nothing more than a bluff. A fight broke out between two female employees, with one attempting to attack the other but being stopped by another employee physically intervening. Three weeks later, no witnesses were questioned, and the female who committed the assault hasn’t faced termination or any other consequences. Despite this not being her first problem that resulted in trips to HR, it's all back to business as usual. Why have a zero-tolerance policy in your handbook if you evidently have no intentions of following it? There was also a male employee who was allowed to harass multiple women before something was finally done. Kudos to them for finally terminating the man's employment, but something was supposed to have been done after the second, if not the first, and not the sixth or seventh complaint. To wrap this up, you are much better off giving your time to an organization that won’t simply let situations fester but will take action based on rules that they themselves have established. Find a company that values your safety as much as you do and commits itself to a hostile-free environment. Good hunting."

"Great place to work, 401k and Pension, great medical PPO. Employees are the company's greatest asset. Flexible work schedule 1 remote day per week. Many employees have been with us for a long time and we are a bunch of small families working together for a common goal."

"Kyocera is guided by its corporate Kyocera Philosophy which was written by Founder Emeritus, Kazuo Inamori. This Philosophy teaches solid business practices that have produced a profit for over 50 years Kyocera has been in business. It also guides employees to be humble and to be team players. This is refreshing not to have to deal with highly inefficient corporate politics. Kyocera has a pension plan and excellent benefits."

"Worked with Kyocera now for three years. There are a lot of good projects to learn here, a lot of Engineers with good experience. Japanese/American management with emphasis on doing "the right thing" for society, people"

"Long hours. Low pay. Managers expect at least 10 hour days excluding lunch of engineers."

What do you like about working at Kyocera?

"Straightforwardness & honesty of management. Good people to work with. Challenging projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No, because I interviewed with Qualcomm and Kyocera bought the division of Qualcomm for which I worked."

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"Cafeteria food was too expensive and not very good. (I brownbagged)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I really liked the way management looked upon recycling and environmental concerns as ways to save costs."

"It was a good place to work for."

"You must have LCD back ground. If not it could be hard"

What do you like about working at Kyocera?

"working with LCD's -"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be ready to travel - plus be ready to speak to Japan everynight."

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"managment at the time didn't respect or help out"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"work closer with your sales folks"

"Kyocera is a great company that is being pushed out of its market share."

"KWC lost its way a long time ago"

What do you like about working at Kyocera?

"The people are great to work with. 1st-level managers generally do a good job to shield workers from upper management. Great opportunities for work-life balance"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Avoid interviewing with this company at all costs"

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"KWC lost its way years ago. The last layoff cut the workforce much too deep. Executive level does not appreciate the work of employees. It's universally known that no matter what you do, and no matter what results you achieve, it'll NEVER be enough or make a bit of difference."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try a strategies that make sense and stick to them."

What do you like about working at Kyocera?

"I had never worked in the cell phone industry. I learned quite a bit and also huge Bill of Materials. There were great people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Kyocera is not a stable company. They had layoffs every month."

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"Kyocera Wirless had major problems with suppliers and vendors which hindered the production of cell phones. This lead to major layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest they find a new finished good vendor. They used the same venodr as all other major cell phone compnaies. However, our forecast ws often many units smaller. Therefore, w were always pushed out of the production line based on our vendors other customers."