Yamaha Motor reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(591 total reviews)

Michael Chrzanowski

67% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Yamaha Motor has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 591 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Yamaha Motor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

591 reviews
4.0
Aug 5, 2015

lead

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are a good company to work for and I learned a lot from them.

Cons

Poor communication between upper management and all employees. No family based qualities and no moral boosters.

3.0
Jul 11, 2015

Product Design Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on exciting products.

Cons

Japan controls everything and the pay / raise structure is very bad.

3.0
Jul 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

--Opportunity to work with Japanese management alongside American management --Respectful approach is rewarded, as all personnel are given hidden character evaluation by top Japanese executives --Substantial travel in many departments

Cons

--Constant (cyclical) turnover of Japanese management, with each incoming executive thinking the wheel needs to be reinvented and trademarked for his benefit. --Unrealistic expectations, with no appreciation for the realities of the U.S. market. --Often the Japanese managers are transferred in from an unrelated division; so the former IT VP based in Brazil is suddenly the U.S. CFO. Gotta love cross-training, but the business suffers due to their incompetence, especially if they throw out whatever the predecessor was doing that actually worked. --Top Japanese executives, often clueless in their new roles, like to pit one division against another, making each side justify their functions and debunk the accusations from other divisions. While there is some method to that madness, it wastes countless resources. --The above issues lead to the Americans constantly back-stabbing each other to make themselves look like heroes that are on board with the new Japanese manager's (often) wacko ideas, rather than diplomatically working with the Japanese to explain the intricacies of the U.S. market so everyone's time (and life) are not wasted on wild goose chases.

Viewing 550 - 552 of 591 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,205 Yamaha Motor reviews submitted anonymously by Yamaha Motor employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Yamaha Motor is right for you.