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5.0
Dec 18, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

One of the most meaningful products you can work on. It's nice to work on something that has a positive impact and everyone really does love cash back. Great coworkers. Very smart and approachable people in senior leadership. HR, IT, facilities etc. really care and put a lot of effort into keeping people happy

Cons

San Mateo office location is not great. There's some negativity that comes from a lot of Rakuten initiatives. Rakuten seems to be benefiting from the Ebates culture, but Rakuten still needs improvement. Ebates has a lot of female employees and leaders, (including in the C-Suite), but other Rakuten companies in San Mateo are lacking.

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Pros

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

Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Good benefits and some managers were supportive and helpful.

Cons

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