Good place to learn unique e-Commerce model - Manager Rakuten Employee Review

3.0
Jun 24, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is the good place to learn the e-commerce business model at the company who have been operating most successful e-commerce business in Japan and developed very unique model in the world. Also, since the company is still young, only 10 years from the launch, you can take responsibility of your business area or management roll at relatively younger age, so that you would get the management experience which can be used for your future career. The pay level is not so bad, although the benefit package is minimum. For small favor, you can get free breakfast and lunch everyday.

Cons

Since the top management is very strong, middle management is weak.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

4.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

remote work, great benefits, executive communication

Cons

hard to get movement or pay raises. annual raises are lucky to be 3%

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