Rakuten reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,548 total reviews)
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Hiroshi Mikitani

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,548 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
May 30, 2025

Good work environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot Good work/life balance Good team Good severance

Cons

Unclear business direction Too conservative and traditional, unyielding

2.0
Apr 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Established company with established processes

Cons

Because the company is an elder tech company, the perks and benefits are not as generous and enticing.

5.0
Mar 31, 2025

Great People and Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing People, Considerate, Team Work, Work Life Balance, Support, Diversity,

Cons

Chaotic and decentralized, decision making is not transparent, every region, every brand operates as its own company with little to no standard practices

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Rakuten Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughtful comments about our people, culture, and work-life balance. We aim to be a workplace that values teamwork, support, and diversity of thought and experience. It’s great to hear that you’re experiencing these as well. We also appreciate you highlighting a few areas where we can improve. Centralizing, optimizing, and standardizing processes across regions and brands is a priority for us. At the same time, as a portfolio of businesses, we aim to empower our diverse business units to build their teams, processes, and priorities in ways that best address their markets. This creative tension is part of what makes us unique. We embrace traditions like our weekly full-company meeting, Asakai, as well as other opportunities for people across the company to connect and align—whether that’s through professional education at work, events that give everyone a chance to give back to their community, or rallying around our partners, the Golden State Warriors. (Go Dubs!) We’re grateful for the thoughtful feedback you’ve shared. It’s people like you who help us grow stronger as a company, and we’re excited to continue building a workplace where everyone can thrive.
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