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Topcon Positioning Systems reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(258 total reviews)

Raymond O'Connor

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Topcon Positioning Systems has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 258 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Topcon Positioning Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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258 reviews
1.0
Feb 10, 2016

Zardoz

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Unconscionable loyalty to long-time employees.

Cons

Zero ability to manage toward goals hidden by a fluffy stream of "initiatives" without any attempt at follow-through (you'd think a golf-nut would know better!). Everything is merely to protect the illusion of success with customers and within internal cliques. Have bamboozled the ISO-9000 auditors for years and consequently have built a house of cards. The management structure has evolved into a haphazard amalgam of silos, with feudalistic mangers each protecting their "turf" at the expense of the whole. Directors exhibiting completely dysfunctional behavior are coddled and rewarded despite inflicting enormous damage on the institutions and individuals committed to proper governance. A battleground of megalomaniacs shouting, backstabbing, and working secret deals to the detriment of customers and employees alike. DON'T COME TO WORK HERE UNLESS YOU ARE INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY AND POSSESS THE INSTINCTS OF A PIT VIPER AND THE IMMUNITY OF AN IMMORTAL GOD - or you won't last with your optimism or your humanity intact..

1.0
Mar 30, 2016

If you don't care about career growth, Topcon is right for you...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Topcon tries to project an image to the outside world. There are some perks because of this. Namely, you stay at 5 star hotels and resorts for conferences and company outings. If you are the type of person who doesn't have goals, doesn't want to grow your career and just wants to collect a paycheck....Topcon is perfect for you.

Cons

Where to start....make no mistake, the other reviews are correct about the CEO. He rules as a feudal king. He is egotistical and is coddled by his inner circle. Don't be the one who suggests the emperor has no clothes....it's off with your head. The realities of the company vs what is projected, is truly night-and-day. Topcon will chew you up and spit you out. The lifestyle is brutal. The political infighting is like a high school. The Sr. VPs are either pushovers or bullies and the blood sport is supported by the King....I mean CEO. In many ways, this company is hanging by a thread. There are a few people who keep it together, but that is no way to innovate and grow in the marketplace. Also, the compensate is sub-par.

1.0
Oct 8, 2015

"it's who you know, not what you know!"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Location is the only benefit of working for this company. The 10 minute commute is wonderful compared to traveling 1 he to my former employer.

Cons

If you don't care about improving process, business practices and executive management then Topcon is for you. The CEO is a former sales person and NOT a business leader. In typical salesman like tendencies there are a lot of empty promises and no follow through. He knows that he needs to make changes, one would hope, and LET GO of the dead weight executives from directors not fit to lead who spend more time playing political games vs driving actions based upon the direction of a solid business strategy he plays right into the good ole boy system. No one is on the same page. There is a serious lack of direction and unity. Be a leader Mr CEO I am glad I left after 5 plus yrs there. I now work for the greatest company on earth.

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