Challenging Work Culture and Language Barriers - Software Engineer Ichigo Employee Review

1.0
3 Dec 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Interesting products - Free snacks

Cons

- Minimum pay: Below the market average. - Strict work hours and unreasonable company policies: These policies walk a thin line with Japan’s labor laws. The employer shows little regard for employee health and requires a doctor's certificate for any sick leave, reflecting a lack of trust in employees. - Language barrier: Difficulties arise when communicating with employees who predominantly speak Japanese.

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5.0
5 Feb 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The workload’s pretty reasonable, and work-life balance is great with WFH options. Managers are easy to talk to, and the open communication makes work a lot smoother. Overall, it’s a relaxed but productive vibe.

Cons

During busy seasons, you’ll need to put in some extra hours.

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3.0
17 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Hybrid - better WLB than most startups - consistent company outing and company dinner every year - Opportunities to collaborate with international teams and creators - Fast-paced environment that helps you learn quickly

Cons

As the title suggests, there’s very little opportunity to grow your career here, There hasn’t been a salary increase for almost a year. No matter how hard you work, it doesn’t make a difference—your efforts go unnoticed because your performance is judged based on other people’s failures. Anything starts with AI first now, if you are not morally inclined with that, that would be a problem.

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