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      Rakuten

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      3.6

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (3,523 total reviews)
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      Hiroshi Mikitani

      78% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,523 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
      4.0
      Sep 13, 2011

      FreeCause trusts their employees and is an environment to which skills can be developed.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Employees are trusted. Employees are invested in - traveling, conferences, classes, etc. Free Food. Employees can expand their skills easily because there are a lot of projects to get involved in. Employees grow quickly because some members of upper management are great subject matter experts and invest their time in educating employees.

      Cons

      Young co-workers leads to an unproductive work environment at times. Developer driven company is risky and can, and sometimes does, lead to poor business decisions. Decisions are skewed towards what the parent company, Rakuten, would like rather than what's good for FreeCause. No investment in research.

      5.0
      Sep 12, 2011

      Challenge-tastic!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Free Food, Drinks - Hacker environment

      Cons

      - Can't think of any - Perhaps a quieter work environment, nothing that ear plugs can't solve.

      5.0
      Sep 12, 2011

      Fun, fast-paced, and supportive leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The environment at FreeCause is a good balance of start-up culture and professional work environment. The company cares about making sure employees enjoy working here, with monthly company outings, weekly lunch, generous pay, great 401k matching/bonus structure, and a young, fun culture. Most employees all work in one big room, which is fun but not for everyone, especially not the distraction prone. Management is good at providing feedback. Things are very fast paced with many projects going on at once. Weekly company meetings provide very transparent insight into company finances and lines of business, the management structure is relatively flat and all employees are co-located and accessible. As a technologist, you have ample opportunity to work with cutting edge technology, agile development methodologies, and unlimited snacks and soda!

      Cons

      If you're not comfortable working with collaborative teams, younger (and generally less experienced) employees, and working in a large, open room, this is not the environment for you. Holidays and vacation is lower than at most companies.

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