Difficult to communicate and constant HR interference - Data Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

1.0
Nov 9, 2018
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food for 3 meals per day (you have to arrive early and leave late for breakfast and dinner).

Cons

HR is bad; Miscommunication is common in the company; Most people do not know what to do; Work space is noisy; Many random meetings and distraction during a workday; Asakai (Monday morning all-company meeting) is mandatory for promotion.

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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
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible Hours, Benefits, Pay, lunch provided 3 days per week,

Cons

There were no cons while I was there

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