2.0
Jul 12, 2015
Good for average people, real talent will have a tough time thriving here
Former employee, more than 1 year
Tokio
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
As an engineer I was disappointed that the more interesting people in this company tend to be in the business unit. This is not a great place to learn for us. One positive thing though, Not many Japanese companies can afford to get Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or Oxbridge grads with good connections from abroad. So for a Japanese company, Rakuten has done well in this area (largely due to its relative fame).
Cons
Sadly all the top talent are treated in the same way OR worse than average employees. So even my Princeton douki for example is doing stupid tasks and never given the opportunity to show what she can bring from outside. This is the bad thing about Japanese culture.
