Pros
Privately owned and was a wonderful place to work for many years. Tremendous talent and opportunity with great pay and benefits.
Cons
During my time of employment I worked under 4 Presidents. Each with a unique skill sets. I left the company for a short time and returned while Yazaki was under the leadership of Bo Andersson. In less than a year the morale dropped tremendously headcount was slashed. Most operated in fear of losing their jobs and the company lost so much talent both voluntarily and involuntarily. All life/work balance was gone and projects costing hundreds of thousands in new office furniture, carpet, cafe continued while countless jobs were lost. Executive management was sliced and individuals were given scopes that included multiple regions resulting in announcements from HR of daily reorganizations and new org charts. HR, Legal, Purchasing, Logistics, Engineering and all Business Units became a revolving door of associates. Engagement and retention bottomed out. Then Covid hit and the unprecedented layoffs that happened turned out to be a blessing for those that were cut. Those that remained became even more overworked and unhappy. In summary - Yazaki was and will again become a great place to work now that Mr. Andersson has stepped down. But do your research if you ever apply for a position at a company run by Bo Andersson. With Ryosuke at the helm, I believe the company will thrive once again.