Rakuten

• None I can think of

This company claims to be employee-centric, and they are part of the top 100 places to work. However, in my opinion, they are not. It is the worst company to work for.

Below are my points:

• 3 days mandated WFO (even if you are sick)
• No tech or self-improvement during my tenure.
• Groupism-based promotion
• Stale free food (for this there will be a long queue).

Light lunch is next level scam. The SmartQ app, from where you can place the order, has 100 issues in the Viber main group.

• Wear an ID card or go home culture
• Pathetic work culture and environment.
• Too micro-managed managers (They only say good things during the interview).
• Monday early morning meeting at 9, which 90% of employees have no clue, and HR and management will force you to join the meeting else LOP.
• The AC on the floor is either too cold or too hot. I've fallen sick multiple times because of this.
• For 200 employees, they have 5 toilet seats on the floor, so next time you are about to go to the washroom, be ready to wait a little more.
• Floor pantry can serve hot water, good day biscuits, and coffee, but no internet, so you cannot work from the pantry as well.
• Transportation is a big joke. They have a shuttle only for the purple line. Wake up, there are employees who use the green line as well.
• VPN does not connect while working from home. I think they do this on purpose so that employees will have to come to the office.
• Also, they have strict timing: 8:30 to 9 you should reach the office and be there till 5:30 because they follow Japanese culture.

• Provide a more flexible work environment.
• Don't force employees to come at 9 and be there till 5:30; focus more on work.