Japanese Culture equals Micromanagement and Limited Work Life Balance
Pros
Pension plan is good if you can last long enough to collect the benefits. Reorgs happen freely and if you are perceived to be not pulling your weight or you are not a favored by your boss then your position is suddenly eliminated. Vacation policy is above average but the workloads are so high that you can only afford to take a day at a time. They have a lot of employee engagement events and professional development opportunities to help get involved and develop yourself but you won't have the time to participate let alone take a lunch period. Very common to eat on the go, at your desk or in between meetings.
Cons
It is a Japanese company based out of Tokyo and the culture is very formal where the norm is to come in, put your head down and work. There is very little socialization with those around you or you will disrupt others who are trying to work. You are encouraged to turn people in to the Integrity Hotline if you see people doing non work related activity, or accessing non work related websites because it is expected that you produce work for the company 100 percent of the time. Having a high work ethic that includes working during evenings and weekends and checking emails on vacations will get you praise and is expected once you get in the Analyst, AVP, VP and Director levels. A lot of organizational silo's and a high degree of micromanagement and you will need to be able to account for how you spent your day on a separate time tracker.
