A company made for only Japanese people - Software Engineer Yahoo Japan Employee Review

1.0
16 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Brand name that looks good on resume

Cons

- The company operates in 100% Japanese language and none of the engineers can speak/understand English. So, if you are not trying to learn Japanese while working, you will get very frustrated over time. - You will never get the big picture here if you are not fluent in Japanese. You will not understand meetings, documents and your career trajectory will become very slow. - Feedbacks are so vague and the increase in salary is almost none . Every time your feedback will get hugely affected because of the language barrier. - Sadly bully culture is supported by the management. If that guy is a high performer and is a bully, no one will question his poor attitude towards his colleagues. - The company portrays itself as international and has big vision about it. But the culture is so Japanese. - Low salary compared to other IT companies in Japan. - The colleagues are very passive in nature and are not proactive to try out new things.

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5.0
23 July 2025
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Pros

Flexible working hours, good benefits, supportive team, modern tech stack, and remote work options.

Cons

Slow decision-making process due to large company structure.

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