Rakuten Mobile - The WORST EVER - Data Scientist Rakuten Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The only reason why I waited this long to write is a review is because I was looking for something to fill in this column. But after breaking my own personal record of daily working hours and reaching 18 hours, I decided enough and enough.

Cons

You will be given sessions on how to use zoom, outlook, and basic EM spectrum that we study in junior college and then will be randomly assigned into some department which has no relation your education/experience. You expect them to train you in this new field but no everyone is super busy to give any substantial training and you will be directly put into work the second week itself. Basically they are unable to hire enough people with experience, so they are trying to fill these gaps with freshers. You are been paid the average market salary but expected to do the work of 5 people. Unrealistic goals, unrealistic deadlines and micromanagement at its extreme. Most of the employees are Japanese and Indians. So the company inherited the worst parts of both these work cultures.

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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 22, 2026
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Pros

Flexible Hours, Benefits, Pay, lunch provided 3 days per week,

Cons

There were no cons while I was there

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