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The work was quite challenging which I enjoyed.  These every day challenges provided a day where time literally flew by. It would be a rare day if I was looking for something to do. There was ALWAYS something I could do. 

The boss in my department was rarely in our area therefore a must for self motivation versus working when the boss is physically in the area. So if you're not self-motivated it leaves plenty of time to socialize with people actually trying to work.  Leaving the socialite's work added to others who already had their work plates filled to overflowing.

The boss in the area I worked definitely would receive no accolades but one supervisor in particular stands out. The one when the need was great never hesitated to get their hands dirty, jump right in with the team and get the work done. This supervisor was easy to respect as actions speak volumes & have more sway than just bearing a lofty title. TOPCON definitely needs a change of caliber if improvement in worker morale is a priority on their list.

The warehouse workers, various departments in the company, dealers I've worked closely with & the Olathe, Kansas warehouse were a complete joy to work with -  teamwork at its best!  Though the boss had issues with me, it was these other people (co-workers), departments that I continued to work as hard, as thorough & as happily as I did.

Work in my area at TOPCON was challenging and quite frankly too much for one or two people to oversee yet the most difficult part of being employed at TOPCON was working under a boss who could not be satisfied.  Nothing I accomplished, no improvements made, goals achieved or how hard I worked was ever good enough or going to be good enough.

It's not what you know, its who you know in this company. They promoted a guy from the warehouse to be the Marketing System Specialist. The Marketing Manager have never had any other job in their life. No Experience and No Marketing degree. This Place is a joke. Be careful there, too much politics. Too many old ladies. The Japanese president who is usually there for 4 years is just there for show. VP's do whatever they want with the corporation money. They hire whoever they want and it is usually someone who is as mediocre as they are, without caring for the company's future. The company does 95% of their sales through their dealers. The sales team and the VP's don't have a clue of what their doing. NO EXPERIENCE and NO SCHOOLING. In the marketing team, there is no one there with a marketing degree. There are no minorities in their sales team not even one, I wonder why....

They should change the VP's the same way they do with the Japanese president, every four years. The VP's are a couple of idiots who don't have a clue of what they are doing. Very good talkers. That is because they are salesman who talked their way to VP's.

The world is changing rapidly to adapt to the challenges of handling a pandemic. Several businesses suffered. Jobs were lost. People were without pay. Topcon Solutions Store did everything in their power to make sure that we all kept our jobs and our pay, but were safe while doing so. Upper management kept us informed with meetings. We were able to ask questions and they provided answers to keep us aware and in the loop. I have to say I'm proud to work with a solid team of people who were able to come together to adapt and overcome. I never felt concerned with job security or felt uncomfortable not knowing what was to come because they kept us informed. They handled this pandemic very smoothly while keeping all of us safe. They provided us with proper protection so we could continue to help our customers without concern for our well being. I enjoy working with them. It's a good group of people and a good work environment.

No clear company direction or plan for future. Every group is short staffed, often leaving one person to handle multiple jobs. Orders late from missing parts. There are too many systems to use, slows everything down.

Some very nice and talented people work here. Many people care about the customers, products, and quality. Free coffee and active rec committee. Great location and outdoor areas with pond and walking trails. Working environment and opinions are mixed, really depends on what area you are in.

Money is wasted on things like colorful custom remodeling, but can not spend for raises, tools, or hiring people. No accountability for those who do wrong, and no reward for those that do good. Most problems at this location point to the lack of executive leadership.

I could not recommend staying clear of this company any more strongly. The management absolutely will not listen to employees asking for training, resources, support, the list goes on. Asking for tools or equipment to perform your job is impossible. The manager's response is typically "figure it out" or my favorite from my own manager is "you just need to be resourceful" while asking for help/support/training. For as large a company as this is, it is treated like we are a small start-up business running out of someone's garage. Do not be surprised to be asked to do some dangerous things at work as well because all that matters is a sale to a customer. Furthermore, be prepared to hear all the Trans/homophobic people spew their non-sense beliefs, from customers up to senior management. I would look elsewhere for employment, I'm currently looking myself.

I was a contractor for the company for a year - at first worked with a great supervisor at vp level who set goals and, once confident in my abilities, allowed me to pursue my work without interference and encouraged innovation and hard work. Then I was transferred to a lower-level manager with extremely underdeveloped management skills who was driven more by ego than professional objectives. Appeared to be luck of the draw. Didn't appear to have a lot of room for growth, and appeared to use contractors extensively to get out of hiring and paying permanent employees. I thought I was working with many Good and thoughtful people but over time realized it was a company like most other companies, and everyone was primarily concerned with their own opportunities.

I was the S.E. Sales rep and as such had about twenty dealers for the Topcon Product. The company is very innovative and is leading edge technology for the surveying and construction industries. We had the best sales force/dealer network in the industry. My job was to train and support the dealers in my area.
The rest of the nationwide sales team were the best. The Topcon product was good quality and priced very competitively with good support and service.
There was a management change in 2000 and a shift in company objectives. The central corporate office was moved to California from New Jersey. The focus became the construction industry over the survey industry.
The company has remained innovative and competitive.

This is a very old fashioned company that claims to be a tech company but refuses to have a tech company culture for it's employees. They pay is absolutely horrible and you need a 2nd job just to makes ends meet. The CEO claims every year that they are making record sales, yet they never brought back the Christmas or Fiscal year end bonuses that they cut 12 years ago. If you mess up a ton, don't worry, you'll get promoted. If you do well, you will definitely never be noticed and rot away in the same position for decades unless you kiss up to your director because how well you perform has absolutely nothing to do with how you are noticed or promoted.

My 10 years at Topcon I did not advance through the company, each position change was a lateral movement, just changing job titles. I enjoyed the technical aspects of the job, working with new technology and learning new ways to be more efficient. There was no team mentality, each person worked to achieve their own goals and withheld information about problems or workflows that could help other people on the team. Management was great if you had the right person for the job. Other times the management was inexperienced and did not understand the issues of the employees. The great managers would build on your strengths and strengthen your weaknesses.

The company value proposition is set with good purpose however given in the hand of a management team who has only personal agendas with no intention of providing any of what they say to their customers!  No existing company culture, no intention to build one and no effort towards the development of employees...Very few professional people in the teams, micromanagement, no real innovation, no honesty in product and service offers...I left seeing a dead end for this company!  Unfortunately working for Topcon has been a waste of time, I recommend very good research before even considering to apply for a position announcement.  Good luck!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour
Sales representative 2 salaries reported	$62,500 per year
Stocking associate 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour
Production specialist 3 salaries reported	$16.42 per hour
Operations coordinator 1 salary reported	$27.00 per hour

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