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Worst place to grow as an Engineer

Senior QA Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Rakuten for 4 years
January 20, 2025
Bengaluru, Karnataka
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Nothing I can think of.
Cons
  • It is a service-based company, and clients are based out of Japan. Please do not think that it is product-based and join.

  • You'll be criticized if you are working from India, whereas you do the bare minimum in Japan and will be rest assured that you'll get promotion, a hike, appreciation, etc.

  • Policies are literally a joke. They give LCA benefits only if you come to the office 12 days, which is 3 days a week. Even if it's 11 days, there's no pro-rata kind of thing that exists.

  • No time flexibility. You will be hired to work on multiple projects with no appreciation or anything.

  • Japanese people think humans are next to robot machines that can work without resting.

Advice to Management
  • Misleading title of product base company; no decision-making power.
  • I think it's better if they close the India office and hire folks in Japan itself.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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