YKK Reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(233 total reviews)

Masayuki Sarumaru

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

YKK has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 233 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The YKK 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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233 reviews
2.0
5 Feb 2019

Place for retirement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Family-like working environment with bare minimal politics and hardly any overtime required due to fixed and strictly enforced working hours

Cons

Double standards where Japanese employees are held with high regards albeit not having the required qualifications whilst expecting the local employees to possess the right qualifications and are lot lower compensated. Global directions are not enforced nor implemented despite the "localisation" policies. MDs basically run the companies as their own, favouring their own and hide behind the locals whenever issues surface. Definitely not a place to grow your career as the Company focuses on it's own systems and not keeping up with trends and knowledge in the market.

3.0
12 Aug 2019

Pleasant people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are generally pleasant, perhaps due to relatively small office where everyone knows each other. Healthy working hours. People usually leave work on time. Unique culture; unlike any typical Japanese company.

Cons

Company does not seem very interested in attracting local talent. Culture, language barrier between Japanese and non-Japanese employees. Local employees tend to feel disconnected from the company / senior management. Company head(s) who are Japanese, do not seem motivated to make themselves available / approachable to local staff.

2.0
24 Feb 2019

Japanese First

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you like systematic.

Cons

They will always present opportunities and benefits for Japanese first rather than local staff.

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