Co-workers get along well despite high demands and long hours
Interesting and diverse workers.
Far too many long and boring meetings; decisions are always top-down.
My company was acquired by Rakuten and I did not have an interview.
It's hard to imagine a company with more time spent in inefficient meetings than Rakuten's.
Bottom-tier pay to begin with, plus ridiculous KPIs just to keep your salary from going down.
Identifying employees' strengths. Expecting to just plug any person in at any random job, Japanese-style, destroys morale.
Stock vesting after four years is a good way to retain employees -- though more cash would be better
Mr. Mikitani preaches internationalism and the use of English in the workplace worldwide, but deep down this is another Japanese sweatshop.