Never join this company - Rakuten India
Never join this company - Rakuten India
Free food
Good office building
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Bad management:
- Excessive micromanagement across many projects.
- All decision-making power centralized in Japan, limiting autonomy.
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Misleading hybrid work policy:
- Initially advertised as a 2 days WFH and 3 days in-office setup, but employees are eventually required to work 5 days in the office.
- Mobile phone usage is restricted in some departments.
- Mandatory minimum of 10 hours logged in the office, leading to a lack of flexibility.
In summary, it's advisable to avoid joining Rakuten due to these issues.
Please try to bring some ownership from Japan to India. Even though it's a product-based company, it still feels like working in a service-based company under some client.
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Software Engineer -2
Overall a very good experience. HR was coordinating well and was very professional. Interviewer was very positive throughout the interview and supported in case of any blockers. Total 4 rounds of interview, including 1 HackerEarth round.
Senior Software Engineer
The technical interview was good. The questions were good. They asked me to code while sharing my screen. The HR round was not good. Companies should disclose their budget before taking 4 rounds of interview and then say they cannot afford the ca
Data Engineer
I received a call from the company's consultant regarding a job opportunity. When they scheduled my interview, they said I should be on time. When I went to the office, they made me wait for two hours before starting. After that, I got another call f
Software Engineer -2
IndiaMay 1, 2021Overall a very good experience. HR was coordinating well and was very professional. Interviewer was very positive throughout the interview and supported in case of any blockers. Total 4 rounds of interview, including 1 HackerEarth round.
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 7, 2021The technical interview was good. The questions were good. They asked me to code while sharing my screen. The HR round was not good. Companies should disclose their budget before taking 4 rounds of interview and then say they cannot afford the ca
Data Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 1, 2017I received a call from the company's consultant regarding a job opportunity. When they scheduled my interview, they said I should be on time. When I went to the office, they made me wait for two hours before starting. After that, I got another call f
