This is starting to work - Anonymous employee Rakuten Employee Review

4.0
Aug 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Really nice people (esp compared to some businesses in the Valley) Rakuten is going through a lot of change with really positive vibe Office and food are great Weekly updates across the business - you know what's going on There is a lot of interesting work to be done

Cons

It is a big complex company trying to work out what it means to customers.. but it is exciting.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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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
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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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