Thread regarding Canon Inc. layoffs

It's May 2026 and nothing has improved. Morale is nonexistent. Leadership is a joke. Jobs are being sent overseas. All they seem to care about is cutting cost, reducing staff, and pushing AI. Don't care about customers or staff. No sales support. I hope the whole company goes under.

Nobody below senior management is every treated fairly or respectfully. The dregs of the work force are understaffed overworked stressed out just waiting for the next round of layoffs. I was there through the pay cuts previous layoffs covid furloughs and now this nightmare mass layoff merger. Most of us are just hanging on until we get a new job. Unfortunately the job market is bad because so many people are loosing there jobs right now.

2025 and canon is a mess no structure no leadership no plan. Seems all they're focused on is reducing staff.
Just waiting for the next round of layoffs.

Tell me you're a ranking executive who didn't get laid off without telling me you're a ranking executive who didn't get laid off.

Good for you and your good experience.
That doesn't mean jack to any of us Canon pulled the rug out from under us and frankly ruined a lot of our lives by throwing us out on our as--s into one of the worst job markets in decades

With the cost of everything going up these suits laid off people just getting by. What a joke the way they did it was disgusting they read a script on a TEAMS call and that was it. Spoke to us like we were robots with no emotion they also said to receive the package you must accept our terms. Well if you want to pay rent and eat and pay your car why would t you accept their terms.

Your an empty suit GTFOH this is all BS they did not make those profits they claimed for 2023 I heard it first hand you executive suit it was a meeting you all had in April this year where they said layoffs and pay cuts your a little man

Business decisions are just that business decisions. The reality is that a 20% reduction in one's workforce, is not a snap decision, as this most likely has been in planning for months.

With that said, it should be very apparent that the delivery to effected employees would have been planned out well in advance as well. It is a direct decision by the company on how they will conduct the plan, based on the current culture of senior management. How the message is delivered to employees is less concerning than the message that will be taken away from employees that remain.

So, what about the recent events will the current employee's taka away. They will take away the understanding that you are only part of the culture and community as long as you work for the company. What would have been witnessed is that their collogues and friends of months or even years, were not even afforded the opportunity to say farewell or even send a farewell email. IT connections were disconnected within minutes of the notification and a total black out was put in place.

As many can attest, their manager did not even reach out post notification to even check in and have a personal goodbye. If you didn't have a personal relationship, that really didn't matter, right. But if you "thought" you did, you have to wonder why no "personal" call to check up. Many from the old school that were impacted sent emails from their personal email to just say goodbye and thanks for the support over the years. But "crickets", no email replies, is there a company imposed black out, or was your work relationship meaningless. Yes, this plays on the mental of the impacted employees, but this also sends a clear message to the remaining employees on how much they are really valued, especially in the small ways, not the big ways. Keeping in mind with most people, at the end of the day it's the small ways that really matter.

Canon like many other large organizations, is very good at maintaining a work culture that everyone is included and that there is respect for everyone. You can't take that positivity away from them. What is a stain on this reputation is how that applies to how the company "personally" treat impacted employees and how that plays into inclusion culture.

It's not about the exit package, or how much vacation time or even what the parting line for the reduction is. It's about the little things of affording people the ability to say goodby and thank the people that they would have spent more time with during the day than their own husband of child. Those that were impacted, I can tell you are moving on, but the reverberation that will wave through the remaining employees will most likely have a lasting impact on how they perceive the company. It will also bring most of them to a reality check that in 2024, there is little loyalty or compassion from large company management.

The older generation in today's world continually complain and question the younger generation on their lax interviewing demeaner and their questioning all the time to recruiters' what's in it for them. This should be a wakeup call for all working people over the age of say...40. It's a new world and the younger generation understands that you really are only a number to "most" companies. Gone are the days of company cultures that invest in employees in a personal way, post-employment, like Westinghouse, Digital, Kodak, GE, IBM and others.

Life will go on; the impacted Canon employees will find good jobs. How they and their past co-workers view the Canon brand will be realized in the coming years.

From the last Post, you obviously work for the “Top Heavy “ sr. management because I know the janitor didn’t write that BS.
When canon has a “plan” do justify what they’re going to do, ask what is the backup plan if plan “A” doesn’t work !!! Layoff more people. Management better beware, pretty soon they’ll be no one left and you’ll be doing service class !! Hahahaha
I was with canon for over 25 years and I can tell you that I’ve been through 4 layoffs. Yea I was one of the lucky ones but not now. They’ve changed that process as well, it used to the manager who told the employee and until you’ve done that, it’s the worst feeling in the world telling good people that you have to lay them off because of a numbers game. Now they get HR (that is a story in itself) to tell you on the phone as the vp is listening, they allow you to ask a question at the end but as soon as you ask something HR doesn’t like, the jump the conversation. Then why tell me I can ask a question.
But this one was down right brutal, ugly and heartless on how they did it. I heard stories but cannot confirm. Good Luck to the ones who were affected, myself included but it gave me a better perspective of where this company thinks it’s going. On the “Highway to He-l”

Quite the bombshell about Amazon. Why the self-destructive decision? Somebody must be taking Fentanyl.

I can say without question CSA brought this on themselves by their business practices. Yes, you are correct CSA used to have a good foundation and good executive management, but that was days past. Today we have the opposite. We have executive VP's lying to customers, lying to vendors, breaking contracts with customers like Amazon (who happens to be their number 1 customer). Over three years ago they broke the master agreement with Amazon intentionally and have been lying to Amazon ever since. Playing a shell game to try and not get caught. They have broken vendor agreements in the last few years also and are continuing to lie to some of their most needed vendors.

This is what led to where they are, not employees, not low-level managers or directors, but executive management driving a once great company into the ground. You reap what you sew, this is just the industry finally reacting to the last few years of dishonesty coming from Executive Vice Presidents like Francis McMahon, one of the biggest dishonest figures at CSA. He talks a good game but do not buy into it, behind the curtain he is a very different person. I have seen this man lie to HR, to customers, to vendors, and to employees. His executive dinners costing in the thousands while condemning employees for using their whole $50 daily meal allowance. CSA PPS deserves what they are getting, and I am glad the industry has woken up to what this man has been doing. Smiles to their face and stabs them in the back. The absolutely worst kind of person. Do Not Trust him!! you have been warned.

The original poster’s comment about delayed layoffs during Covid is an absolute lie. I know several people that were laid off in May 2020.

Claiming that Canon delayed layoff is incorrect. My partner that also worked at Canon in 2020 was laid-off in June 2020 3 months after they sent us to work from home. The salary adjustment just happen to be reversed before it was to be implemented in CUSA. So CITS employees got thier pay reduced by 5% but CUSA bigwigs didn't get the same treatment. This is info that was given to me by someone near the top at CITS. I won't say her name but she was an important and well respected person. I have been with the company for 20+ years and have seen it change to what it is now. Canon Inc. and CUSA should have seen the writing on the wall years ago when people said that camera phones would take over point and shot etc. They are currently layingoff the people that have given the most to the company. People who have have given 10,15,20,29 years of there life and then keep the newly hire people with one to three years of tenure. All to save a buck! When the people at the top need to really take a look at the products and trim the fat from there. Then there is all the waste that happens. The way CR is basically told to give the customer what they want. Even when products are 2 and 3 years out of warranty. And this is stuff that happens on an almost daily basis in my department. In the end Canon and the original poster are trying make it seem like the issue is the people from the middle down that are the issue and that we should be overly grateful that we even had the chance to be employed there when it's really the ones at the top making all the calls that are the issue.

Ok Canon HR

While I understand you’ve had a positive experience, today’s events paint a different picture. Canon laid off long-term employees without any notice, treating them like robots. Those of us left are now burdened with extra work and have lost trust in the company. This heartless approach has left us deeply disheartened and traumatized.

You sound like a robot, which makes sense coming from a heartless soul. Sleep well as the lives of countless others were shattered without any warning whatsoever. Not to mention the way it actually happened was beyond disgraceful. You should be ashamed of yourself!

Sounds like you work in the Canon Human Resources Department…… keep that glass full of fruit punch ….red.

Maybe the higher ups should rewatch the fast and furious series because “You don't turn your back on family”, and i just got laid off…

Thank you for your comment. First, my condolences go out to the dedicated staff members who have recently lost their jobs. Your contributions have been invaluable, and you will be deeply missed. It's important to recognize that opportunities exist beyond Canon.

To be candid, the company seems to still be in a recovery phase following past layoffs (and current), which understandably have evoked strong emotions, sometimes affecting clarity and resulting in some of the comments posted here.

Canon has long been regarded as an exceptional employer. However, some of the comments highlight broader concerns regarding uncertainty and insufficient communication beyond official “legal approved” statements. While Canon undoubtedly has a promising future, there are lingering questions about its trajectory in the years ahead. There is valid concern that certain roles may be overlooked amidst ongoing organizational changes, potentially impacting productivity and company culture negatively.

Looking ahead, effective communication is paramount to address anxiety and ensure job security for those remaining. Clear guidance on reorganization and strategic direction is essential. New responsibilities must be realistic and equitable for the current staff, many of whom are already handling increased workloads due to layoffs and unfilled vacancies.

My best wishes go to all those affected as we all navigate the path forward together.