Keyence reviews

Horrible managers, average salary when you start really looking around at other opportunities. Metrics are retarded and change every quarter. Sometimes they want you to be proactive, sometimes reactive, and in a split second everyone changes, it just goes to show how the stats at this company are like the TV show "Who's line is it anyway", where everything is made up and the points don't matter. No real chance of movement upward. By the time you think you can get somewhere, if your smart you will realize that your job is basically to be a product demo donkey. What's a group lead title when there's no one to lead? Like I said, stepping stone into sales. Long hours and no work from home. Expect to cold call on summer Friday at 430 PM to pitch a product someone doesn't need. Company philosophy: Make more phone calls, book more sales calls. That's all the advice you will get from your manager. Long days on the road, you will drive like a truck driver. Shotgun approach to call everyone push the product regardless if there's an application. Ultimately, this company is a stepping stone for other better paid job opportunities. Life span of an employee is under 3 years generally speaking. When you join ask why your predecessors left, and how many there have been in the past. If the number is high, you have a bad manager and get ready to face the same fate. Your success will depend on your product line and the accounts in your territory. If you'r in the MAG team, IM is the best product to sell.

I read the reviews before I joined the company and thought it can't be that bad. It was. My time with Keyence was even worse than I expected. This company is a mess. When I left most people I started with had quit for better jobs elsewhere. The only pro is it can set you up for a better job elsewhere. Long working hours are needed to achieve the insane KPIs and sales growth. Here's the kicker, you need to grow sales 30%+ every year, to make the same amount of bonus. The company makes more and more, while not rewarding employees and demanding more. Keyence will use you until nothing is left all of the people there are miserable. Other things I experienced The amount of favoritism and bias my manager showed was terrible. It was clear he didn't like me shortly after I started. When people quit and territory opened up, he passed me over repeatedly, even though I was more successful than people he was giving opportunity to. Vacation time can't really be used, you're expected to "make up for time off" as they don't change your KPI's or adjust sales goals when you take vacation. So if you take vacation, it kills your bonus or you kill yourself trying to hit goal. Mental health of many people there is seriously hurting. A couple of people had complete breakdowns while I was there. They quit shortly after without a job lined up because they just couldn't take it. I consider myself pretty tough, but it's really hard to see a coworker sobbing in the office. HR didn't seem to be doing anything other than covid rules. They hid most of the time and didn't even show up to whole company meetings. Covid/Working from home was an improvement. Sales were good and people were less stressed. I couldn't believe they plan to go back to the office. I knew couldn't so I found a better job. This company is stuck in the past.