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      My first year at Kobo - Team Lead Rakuten Kobo Employee Review

      5.0
      Jul 5, 2016
      Team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Love the fact that I am surrounded by smart people and I am engaged in international projects in Germany, Ireland, Japan and Canada. The company is constantly bringing book`s author`s to speak about their recent books and there is always a social event every week! This week was Kobo Wellness Day and we had Laughter Yoga and booked massages to any employee in the company. I love the fact that Kobo recognizes that a happy employee is more productive and they value quality of life. Don`t get me wrong, it`s a very fast paced and engaging job, but they know how to balance life/work! I LOVE that!

      Cons

      It`s open space environment at Kobo and I came from a company where we had cubicles and some privacy. I thought it was odd at first, but now I cannot see myself working in a small square!

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      Rakuten Kobo Response
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      Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and experiences. We’re so happy to know that you enjoy the environment at Kobo, we work hard to make it a great place to work! While an open office concept can be challenging, we do value the collaboration that it affords us. It can take some getting use to (as you experienced) but we believe it’s worth it in the end. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the CEO welcome meeting, we’ll be sure to keep that initiative going.

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      5.0
      Jul 31, 2024
      Technician
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It’s a good place to work

      Cons

      It’s Sometimes there’s short breaks

      3.0
      Jan 28, 2025
      Anonymous contractor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free ebook every week, good benefits, free lunch every day if you’re in the office.

      Cons

      Extremely siloed to the point where people in the same team don’t even communicate. A lot of people that are hired are not fit for the role they are hired for. A lot of favortism, same people getting recognition over and over again even for mediocre work. They try to sell this image of being a friendly brand/company to work for but there is a good amount of hostility, cliques and politics within the org that make it difficult to navigate. Pay is not competitive.

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