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      Micro Management - Senior Software Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

      1.0
      Sep 20, 2016
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Breakfast or lunch daily Free coffee/tea Evening Snacks Work and life balance

      Cons

      - Attendance register to track login & logout, WFH & leaves - Can't carry laptop for first 10 days as no trust on the new joined - Very small pantry in 29 floor is challenging at times - All items are bought through same vendor shows highly manipulated system from Prolim & senior management - Construction quality of the RIDOC is poor however the same vendor got the 2nd and 3rd order too

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      5.0
      Mar 25, 2026
      Senior designer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

      Cons

      Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

      4.0
      Jul 9, 2026
      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and some managers were supportive and helpful.

      Cons

      Cuthroat environment. Most of the other managers micromanaged and put unrealistic deadlines while asking you to train other employees.

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