Hitachi reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,259 total reviews)
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Hiroaki Nakanishi

87% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Hitachi has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hitachi employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Sep 8, 2016

Senior engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are good and supportive. Moderate salary and pension. Strong points can be unique with IT and hardware business inside it.

Cons

Management lack of leadership and vision. Too strong hierarchy. Not so independent from HQ in Japan.

4.0
Sep 7, 2016

Slow and steady

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global company. Stable. Work life balance is very good.

Cons

Slow to change.Salary may not be competitive in today's market. Job may require more activities then what the job description indicates. Doing more with less resources. Some benefits taken away.

4.0
Aug 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Great culture, flat structure and nice people Solid customer base, good retention rate of staff and customers Great career opportunities for those willing to apply themselves and go the extra mile

Cons

Far too risk averse Management aren't empowered or challenged Inward looking with a lack of long-term, "big picture" strategy Performance management almost non-existant People development is overlooked

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