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Interesting Projects, Bad Managers

Applications Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Rakuten for 6 years
January 26, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
4.0
Pros
  • Flexible working hours
  • Interesting projects
  • Nice people
  • Can work from home some days per week
  • Engineers can transfer internally to other teams after one year if they are not happy with the current position
Cons
  • Legacy code
  • High turnover rate, especially among managers
  • Evaluation system where people usually get the same standard salary increase regardless of performance, so at the end, increasing your salary is based on seniority
  • Many bad managers who love micromanagement
  • Salary is lower compared to other companies

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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