Rakuten reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,543 total reviews)
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Hiroshi Mikitani

77% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,543 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
5.0
Oct 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Collaborative and Inclusive culture; fast-paced - Opportunities to grow and work on interesting projects with new technologies - No micro-management - Excellent work-life balance with multiple happy-hours on campus every month - Nice office space with gym - Free breakfast, lunch, and dinner if you're working late - Free Lyft credit if you're working late

Cons

- None so far

1.0
Jul 26, 2018

Have no idea how this company still alive!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- have a good reputation on the Japanese market - official position at Rakuten will significantly help you with things like long-term visa and loaning

Cons

- company strategy - uncompetitive salary - to much power concentrated in managers hands - most of the managers have no clue what they doing

1.0
Apr 30, 2018

Ran It Into the Ground

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Structure, food, communication, beer, sake.

Cons

Bought our previous company, changed the name, and ran it into the ground.

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