Avantages
Flexible work from home arrangements Stock options for all employees Four months parental leave Catered breakfasts and lunches (days vary by office location) Free snacks and free drinks galore Quarterly parties Numerous company-sponsored outings Company sponsored sports teams In-office happy hours that are fully equipped with bar and bartender No dress code Top shelf benefits Generous 401k matching Very relaxed environment The people (guffaw) are incredible, fun, loyal and many here have made life-long friends The culture fosters creativity, independence and encourages growth Rakuten is now FC Barcelona's sponsor which will have major impact for brand recognition Rakuten is also the Golden Gate Warriors sponsor Offices in sought-after locales such as NYC, San Mateo, London, Chicago, Sydney, Brighton, SLC with flexibility to travel and/or relocate. Endless Tampons and pads for the ladies. Wishlist gifts to celebrate anniversaries. Summer days (summer scheduling flexibility) Etc...etc... The interdepartmental teams are seasoned professional and keep things running smoothly. Where certain sales and account management people are a bit "green" the HR, legal, finance, facilities, tech and operations teams are consummate professionals The CEO is fantastic. He's approachable, honest, consistent and charismatic There's upward mobility and an open door policy for any c-level executive. Having access to the c-suite at any time for mentoring is priceless and plentiful. I'm using c-suite as a figure of speech. The floor plans are flat and open and in any of our offices you'll be sitting right next to CEO, COO, CFO, etc You can go to business school and still not pay for the level of mentoring you'll receive just by sitting and having lunch with one of the execs
Inconvénients
Sales and account management hires are often straight out of college or have limited work experience. This places a generous burden on colleagues and team leaders to train for the basics. The company's direction changes often and swiftly due to acquisitions. What was once an affiliate marketing company then became an omni company, having acquired Search, Display, metrics (measured success), social media marketing and AI. The industry is ever-changing and thus the company must pivot to remain fresh and relevant but often the directives are murky and the support staff (HR, legal, finance, tech and operations) are not well equipped to support the new initiatives due to lack of lead-in time or resources