Large company bureaucracy but start-up level disorganization - Worst of both worlds - Human Resources Analyst Rakuten Employee Review

3.0
May 19, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, fun activities, Generous leave and PTO, low pressure for the most part, great stepping stone to other companies

Cons

High leadership turnover, lack of solid development framework, Big talk but no action types are the ones that succeed the most here, lack of role/department clarity, lack of solid processes in general, not a great place to start your career, Leadership is swayed by superstar personalities who chase short wins

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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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