A 100 year old company that is trying to figure out what it really is.
Pros
HR Benefits team is doing a great job of providing benefits such as flexible work from home program 1 day a week, 35 hours a year towards non-profit work, paternity leave, good medical benefits.
Cons
1) A lot of employees who have been at Panasonic for 30 - 40 years who have a lot of experience, however are very set in their ways and defensive when it comes to change. 2) The founders values are shared on business cards and plastered on walls however employees do not follow and people treat each other poorly. 3) Leadership wants employees to act as if it was one centralized organization and decision and alignment is easy but company is very decentralized and working cross-functionally is demoralizing. 4) HR has no backbone when it comes to working with challenging employees at the company. They allow for toxic work environments to fester. Employees who would have normally been out at any other company are allowed to stay and are a turn off for new employees coming in. 5) For as big as a company Panasonic is in North America, career advancement within the organization is minimal. Entities do not work cross functionally to ensure there are opportunities for high performers and thus people end up leaving. 6) The company has the flexible work program however the culture expects you to never be off
