How was everyone's day in Melville? Fun times right??

Is it just me, or are a number of posts being removed? I was trying to revisit something that was posted here last week, and now it’s completely vanished. It’s hard to believe that comments and entire threads can just be deleted like that.

As a newcomer, it’s absolutely shocking how much billing is credited and rebilled on a daily basis. They could easily create a whole department that performs this function 24/7/365. Is it the company’s processes, people, technology? Like h*ly... — read more 

Don’t even think about putting in for a promotion for your staff members because of the “economic climate”. WHY are Canon’s executive leaders not investing in our people??? We seem to have $$$$ to spend (see: SPHERE). Talented, hardworking people... — read more 

Today’s kickoff call is blatant reminder that our leader (PK) is simply out of touch with his sales staff. More than once, he referenced a female sales professional as a male. This female sales professional struct a deal that resulted in over... — read more 

Well lunch was delicious in Burlington today.

Now that we know we are getting Friday, January 2nd as a holiday, this might be a sign that we will be expected to come to the office 4 or all 5 days a week in 2026. Then again, they might be doing it to take away another WFH day. It was either... — read more 

Another VP executive down due to a soft merger; DR removed from strategic pricing which will be under MSU moving forward headed by HS (expat).

Any one else hearing about the office closures and consolidations outside of the west coast? Is your location impacted or is it just limited to San Diego, San Francisco and Long Beach? Seems strange when we are trying to bring people back to... — read more 

Not trying to lose my job, but would also love to tell them how bad it’s gotten here.

As if 2025 hasn’t been hard enough for CSG sales, now comes yet another price increase. This increase is on top of all the other increases we have had to manage. For reps who have sold deals at a high GP, this is yet another reminder that the... — read more 

So we jump on a call being handled by someone who clearly had no idea what she was talking about, only to find out she has a PHD in Psychology. Following along..PHD in psychology, leading a Google Enterprise discussion and labeling with her team of... — read more 

Were the previous executives cooking the books or is Sammy just looking for a scapegoat?

OK, what the heck is going on in the headquarters? Can someone explain to me why we have full size colorful posters of animals with copies on the elevators? I feel like I'm in a children's hospital. What's the scoop and why?

Is this another cost-cutting move by the bean counters at corporate? Can’t wait to see what cost-cutting moves they make with the health insurance open-enrollment next month.

that's what they came up with?

Yeah, we’re sc--wed.

The numbers for August have been released and if you thought July was bad, think again. I guess when sales people are continuously lied to and the company makes it almost impossible for those people to make a honest living, you get these results. ... — read more 

Just curious for those that were laid off in July 2024 how your job search went or is still ongoing? I still see some people on LinkedIn who never updated their position which makes me believe many are still out of work. On one hand, I feel for your... — read more 

Yeah, it's weird here. Yeah, the morale isn't great and the Coporate big-wigs make life more difficult on their employees than they have to. But get out and enjoy the weekend, everyone. Happy Labor Day! But to the on-highs who decided that the still... — read more 

Is this good for the company?

I recently lost a Canon production machine where CSA (now Canon USA) was the incumbent. My customer decided to price me out to a local Canon dealership and as you can imagine I lost the deal because I was I undercut. I informed my direct... — read more 

One common theme about Canon is clear: it doesn’t matter which building you work in, the problems are the same. Canon doesn’t suffer from a lack of talent.. it suffers from a lack of leadership. Employees show up, work hard, and carry the company... — read more 

Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a stark increase in the amount of time being taken off. I don’t think this is part of the normal summer vacation cycle. I’m getting the impression that people are flamed out and have stopped giving full effort... — read more 

Not that there is any direct correlation, but the last time Canon Global pulled this cr-p was the end of Q2, 2024. 8 days before the mass layoffs in Canon USA. "On August 22, Canon announced the completion of a significant share repurchase:... — read more 

Over the weekend, I visited my therapist who diagnosed me with the novel disease called Canonitis, otherwise known in the medical field as “The Sammy Blues”. Canonitis is characterized by severe depression, frustration, anger, confusion and anxiety... — read more 

Sometime in 2020 with pandemic closures, the company installed monitoring applications on laptops that randomly captures screenshots and reported meta information. Then came tracking the badge swipes at doors to ensure that all employees ordered to... — read more 

Looks like S Giuliano is no longer gainfully employed by the emperor. Mr G was always fair and after working alongside him side for years - I can say truly, he was one of the best managers and leaders. Sad day.

The latest “quiet” work thing has fully arrived, joining quiet quitting, quiet firing, quiet vacationing, and probably dozens of quieter things not yet realized. We’ve now got quiet cracking — a persistent funk in which employee sat slowly erodes... — read more 

There truly are no more real bonafide leaders at CUSA anymore. Not one. Nobody is excited by anyone in charge right now. Nobody wants to go the extra mile anymore. Everyone just kind of stopped caring. You are no longer promoted for talent and hard... — read more 

As someone who must use Excel and Power BI all day, everyday, this switch to Google is the final straw for me. First, Google Sheets is inferior to Excel. Second, I’ve spent hundreds of hours building Power BI reports, and now what? Poof, bye bye... — read more 

There are no charismatic leaders left the people can relate to and want to go the extra mile for. I can barely understand the communication from some of our “leaders” who have been placed into power over the last year or two. Much less be able to... — read more 

If Canon ever advertised on TV or radio like a real company, what song should they use in their advertising?

"Sales of the Canon brand were down 10 percent in July and there was no significant profit mainly due to the tariffs. While we anticipated this negative impact, it does not make the result acceptable" The problem with this statement is that it... — read more 

Not sure how each location looks but for South NJ (Burlington) it's a total ghost town and that's just the parking lot... Doesn't even matter what day of the week it is. Inside is no better, you see the same people who just look more and more... — read more 

Since we’re all here, let’s chat! I only ask that you keep it positive for this thread please… What’s something positive or good that happened for you at work this week?

This site is ridiculous because all I’ve seen are a bunch of people with no actual evidence stating that they “know” layoffs are coming, or they “feel” layoffs are coming but unless you have some facts or overheard someone important (I doubt we have... — read more 

TRUST - CREDIBILITY – OPEN AND HONEST COMMUNICATION - RESPECT Every relationship is built on trust, and without it, nothing can be built. A little over a year ago, that trust was broken by the way leadership handled the exit of so many members of... — read more 

How worried should we be?