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Terrible Workplace & Unethical Management

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Rakuten for 2 years
February 25, 2023
Tokyo, Japan
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Meals 3 times a day, flexibility at work.

Cons

You are forced to sell Rakuten mobile contracts even though your job title is totally unrelated. If you don't sell, then you are threatened with receiving no bonus and resigning from the company.

Managers and executives are unethical and keep asking you to sell contracts to your friends and family, even though the network quality is bad.

You are hassled every day via emails, messages via Teams or Viber, and manager meetings to sell mobile contracts.

A list of people who didn't sell any mobile contracts is sent out to a wide range of employees to shame you.

Throughout the pandemic, Mikitani has been harassing unvaccinated people and called them irresponsible in company meetings.

Rakuten represents woke/extreme liberal ideologies.

Managers and executives are just yes-men who do whatever Mikitani says.

Advice to Management

Start listening to your employees.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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