- Low Pay, I have to rent a room (not an apartment or studio) even I've worked there for three years, and still struggle month by month. 36K in Los Angeles living by yourself? That's what you got.
- New employee probably get same or more pay than old employees, that drove old employees to go look for other jobs.
- High turn over rate. I've worked there for three years, it's a total new group of people before and after I worked there. Except the management. That's how bad it is, I guess it helps if you are a brown-nose.
- Discrimination in workplace, you are in the click only if you are Japanese by blood.
- Management does not support or listen if you have a complaint about your salary, a conflict with HR. They don't want to care about their people, they only want to know if you follow their policies, if you ensure their benefits, and if you did your work that benefits them.
- Manager will not say "No" to HR, HR has immense power simply they support directly to VP and the President. This culture might work in Japan, but sorry not in US. HR has 6 employees for a total 50 - 55 employee base. Do you need that many HR person? They basically enslave their people and brainwash them. It works in Japan because people usually have to work for the same company for life. However, in the US, people will walk out the door if they've been treated unfair or wrongly.
- When you ask for a raise, be prepare to receive a notice reminding you how much the company pay for your benefits. And because of that you won't get a raise.
- If you get a promotion, you get one dollar raise. If you are a brown-nose and got a promotion, you get two dollars or close to two dollars. See the difference? They promote and they love brown-nose, simply because they don't want to hear/ see all their dirty laundry.
