Kumon reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(7,999 total reviews)

Hidenori Ikegami

85% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Kumon has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kumon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Aug 1, 2011

stable company, but not good for career advancement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

week off between Christmas and New Year typical 9 to 5 working hours regular office employees fairly friendly

Cons

for an education company, not very 'family friendly' no titles unless your position is in management, so its hard to gauge your role vague or no direction for department lack of communication from management compensation

1.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most staff are kind and helpful

Cons

Poor communication with HR. Manager is overly controlling and hypocritical, treats staff more like children than professionals. Had four people leave in one month all due to his behaviour. Extremely understaffed and always busy. Instead of helping staff, manager likes to laugh with parents and stand around during class hours. Assigned additional responsibilities not included in the description without training or compensation, makes the job more stressful and demaning. Manager doesnt talk to children but rather screams at them, clear favouritism which the kids have picked up on. Overall, abuse of power is very present.

1.0
Oct 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Any perceived pros at time of offer (i.e. salary bonus, remote work, schedule flexibility) are negated by the cons of the company culture and its lack of competent management.

Cons

Worked here for four years as a Field Consultant. For reference, they reached out to me via LinkedIn and offered me the job after interviewing. There were multiple workplace misconduct violations during my time there including a legitimate SH case this year involving a manager in Los Angeles that led to a mass exodus due to their HR dept's inability to resolve the issue. There are bad people working in upper management positions who will deceive their subordinates into completing their work for them and in extreme cases, subject you to SH.

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