Nidec reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(409 total reviews)
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Shigenobu Nagamori

77% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Nidec has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nidec 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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409 reviews
1.0
Jan 20, 2016

Too demanding and unrealistic demand

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company with strong balance sheet, excellent move to acquire the Emerson motor business which was given a second life. Willing to invest in the motor business.

Cons

Unrealistic expectation from the employees. The targets are set extremely high which no one believes in. Always get beat up in management meetings with the Nidec CEO. He chased away many good executives such as Mr. Kure and Mr. Murphy.

2.0
Jan 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent technology on motors, best in the world. Strong balance sheet with virtually no debts. Willing to invest in the best motor design and manufacturing technologies.

Cons

The Japanese management team at the headquarters in Kyoto has no idea on how to management a US or European companies. They asked a lot of questions repeatedly with no understanding of the business. They did not contribute much and just waste a lot of other people's time.

1.0
Feb 7, 2016

Culture is too Japanese

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

strong balance sheet with no debt.

Cons

core business in making disk drive motor is in trouble, market decline with technology shifting to solid state

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