Concerned about the long term viability of the business
Pros
There are many good, smart and collaborative people. You don't always have to spend time on Machiavellian plans to get people to help you. Great apprentice programme, some of the 18/19 years olds are given the opportunity to make an impact and get valuable experience. There are some good products/solutions, if only the GTM was better executed. The whole K5 cloud proposition could be promising given open source roots but has limited traction outside Japan to date. There is a question over whether FJ can/will invest enough to truly compete with Google/Microsoft/Amazon who have been growing in this space very strongly. Many other large SI's have capitulated already. The annual Fujitsu Forum in Munich is a very well organised event and a great showcase for the breadth of solutions on offer. Good company benefits and expenses policy (decent car scheme - an L grade can get you a £45k Mercedes, 10% pension contribution (if you pay 10%) and a pot of flexible benefits that can be bought/sold if required), will pay for a good quality hotel if you need to stay away. The London office is in a vibrant location (close to tube, cafe's, restaurants etc) but seating can be at a premium if you're not early and usual issues around getting meeting rooms. There is respect for personal time and flexible working isn't a problem, at my level anyway. Internal cafes are at subsidised prices. Less than £1 for a coffee and quality is ok. Vending machines serve free drinks (if you can put up with the quality/plastic cups). There is limited BYOD (no laptops) but you can connect your phone/tablet to corporate Exchange so you don't have to use the awful Windows Phone you get given. It works a lot better on iOS (native) than Android (you have to download and use a clunky 3rd party productivity app). You can request a corporate credit card to cover expenses. The expenses and travel booking system has been replaced & improved recently. Any personal expenses get paid pretty quickly and if you take a company car you get a fuel card (but have to re-imburse private mileage). Japanese colleagues are wonderful hosts, if you are lucky enough to travel to Japan. There is investment available to build new solutions but it has a short term ROI expectation. FJ is in need of better technical visionary leadership to build the right things, not just "anything and hope". Genuinely promotes diversity and community responsibility. Most of my colleagues are kind and considerate.
Cons
It has realised a little too late the emerging trends and is scrabbling around to be relevant in the market. Still overly reliant upon a number of large accounts and (in the UK) the defence business to prop up the rest of the business. EMEA integration still a "work in progress" with much confusion around the operating model. Not at all agile, too much governance and process, even for small deals. Cultural reluctance to take risk. There is a big disconnect between what (and how things) happen in Japan and elsewhere in the world. And with that, little connection between what EMEA is doing and what North America is doing, despite common leadership. The Japanese skill of incremental innovation isn't wearing well in the new disruptive world. It may right itself but many good people have been let go whilst there is still a lot of dead wood, many checking on whether people are doing their jobs properly. It's not uncommon to get on weekly operational calls and have 20 senior leaders present, half of who don't contribute. This is (or used to be!) the Public Sector mentality of looking busy but not actually being productive. Perhaps a hang up from the "old days" that needs to be sorted out. Not a lot of organised social events/clubs (but colleagues are up for post-work socialising). Bonus has been almost none existent (unlike promise during interview). Depending on the scheme you have very little personal ability to affect what you get.
