Thread regarding Canon Inc. layoffs

The fundamental issue with Isao’s leadership is that he has surrounded himself with too many Japanese nationals and American executives who behave like pit bulls—not in defense of their teams, but in blind loyalty to their titles and, more importantly, to Sammy. They function less as leaders and more as enablers, offering little more than unquestioning agreement.

There is a complete lack of accountability among the VPs and the majority of Senior Directors across the organization, with Melville being a particularly glaring example. These individuals are essentially glorified cube dwellers who have remained in their positions not because of merit or impact, but because they outlasted many highly capable professionals—those who were either pushed out due to age or because they didn’t conform to the prevailing “Yes, Sammy” culture.

it's not about issues in anyone's life or the poster being disgraceful. It's about all of the seimans and Oce people that were merged into Canon with all their time and now they feel entitled to work when they want, demand perks and refuse to work after hours. Just because they feel entitled with seniority.

Your post about people working in their 50s, 60s and 70s is disgraceful. Show respect. There might be issues in their lives you are unaware of and frankly, none of your business. Drop the attitude.

I have a work anniversary coming up in a few weeks, and it’s the minimum number of years I wanted to reach to pad my resume. When 5:00 comes on that day, my energy will shift towards searching for a new job elsewhere. I will still be professional and do my work, but I will not go above and beyond anymore for a company so vilely disgusting. No more being taken advantage of and giving up my evenings, weekends and holidays doing BS for corrupt management.

SK wants to be Jack Welch at GE in his heyday so badly, but he will never come close to that level of success. No MBA program will teach case studies about SK, well maybe, about his gigantic failures….

Have any of you been to BOCA? or are you all speaking for Melville?

Goto BOCA and just have a look around the service and professional services team. Count up how many managers are from the old OCE and or Semians group and tell me how many are just coasting. Then look at the work bees that are 70+ that barely do any work? While you're at it, look at the 55+ and how they take the queue from the older guys.

It's like every month we are pounded with email about anniversaries from HR and how excited how many people have 15-20+ years. I'm not saying that the older generation doesn't work hard, I'm just saying that they and their managers feel that they are entitled.

I beg to differ with “all those managers that have 20 plus years with the company are not going to rock the boat on this gravy train to retirement.” Manager here 20 plus years and I rock the boat weekly to hit my groups KPI’s and protect/grow my team. Believe me, it's not all bad.

Whoever wrote this post is too smart for Canon. Seriously all my colleagues look like they came from a Marshall’s used clothing vintage sale and should be flipping burgers.

I completely agree with the poster of this “long game” thread.

The first response about “CEOs come and go…” is literally gibberish at its best. I sure hope that person isn’t in a position of power or CUSA is in more trouble than I thought.

CEOs come and go in this industry (print and camera), and their vision is only executed upon by their 3rd level management. They drive the vision that the CEO outlines and implements the successful implementation within the organizations. One only has to look to EFI, Konica Minolta, Kodak, Xerox. Some with camera lines some with both camera and print lines. All going through multiple CEOs in the Americas. Same a Canon, the CEOs vision not fully executed on and change did not happen. EFI, purchased and selling off divisions, KM restructuring still, Kodak left with only production print and struggling, Xerox the same. Let's be honest, cameras and ProCameras are continually in declining numbers. One can think innovation will continue the ability to sell them, but how long will that ship continue to sail. Is that a growing business plan, probably not.
Office print, declining since COVID and not many companies returning to the office, exception being Canon. Production print, customer volumes not at profitable levels to keep the entire ship afloat. Service under water in the print space.

So how do you keep the ship from sinking with these segments and at the same time increase revenue to hit precovid profit. 2019 levels. Thats a hard question to answer, its even harder when 3 level management is not buying into that day to day that needs to happen to meet that CEOs vision.

So just like EFI, KM, Kodak and the likes of other companies, people need to stop crying about the CEO and if he's from america or japan and take a hard look at the management layer and see if they are up to the task.

Canon has a good 5-10 years to continue and if you ask me all those managers that have 20 plus years with the company are not going to rock the boat on this gravy train to retirement.