Rakuten reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,539 total reviews)
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Hiroshi Mikitani

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,539 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
2.0
May 20, 2012

Management needs to improve.

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

- Casual workplace - Working level team members make the day bearable - Hardworking teams

Cons

- Micromanagement from senior management (tech) - Long nights - Negative environment when dealing with management in tech - Employees are under appreciated

3.0
May 16, 2012

Change doesn't have to be painful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

eCommerce experience for your resume Get to work with some good people Informal work atmosphere Company is located in a nice area of California

Cons

A lot of pressure and unrealistic expectations (goals, work hours, tasks, etc.) put on employees Reputation amongst consumers is diminishing compared to competitors Inability from management to guide and bring employees together under the parent company's (Rakuten) vision Compensation and benefits are far less aggressive compared to competitors

4.0
Apr 18, 2012

fun and challenging

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very collaborative environment that is very enthusiastic and fun.

Cons

communication between departments and teams needs to be improved.

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