Working here will be your worst nightmare
Pros
[Travel] You get to visit Tokyo and meet peers. [Dinner] There will be one dinner per week so that you can catch up and bond with your colleagues.
Cons
[Policies]: Policy is meant to be broken. This is the motto Mercari India follows. Application varies from team to team, often tailored to suit the convenience and benefits of management rather than the employees. This inconsistency undermines the credibility of the policies. [Value and Performance Metrics]: While the value and performance matrix is commendable in theory, its implementation leaves much to be desired. Performance is often gauged by superficial metrics such as the number of Slack messages sent—the more messages, the more "performing" you are. The more parties you attend the more jolly person you are. They also don’t give a damn if you work hard and keeps on performing. Critical factors like code quality and timely deliveries seem to carry little weight in evaluations. [HR Team]: The HR team often oversteps their role, behaving as though they are the boss of all Mercari India. The frequent mixing of personal and professional matters has created a toxic work environment. The HRBP exhibits strong communication skills, but a lack of professional decorum is evident in their interactions with employees. HRBP doesn’t even know the importance of position they hold, they just keep matters so casual as we are living at their mercy. [ESAT Surveys]: Conducting Employee Satisfaction (ESAT) surveys every quarter is a positive step towards gathering feedback. However, the lack of follow-up actions renders the initiative meaningless. Merely documenting action items without implementing them leads to employee frustration and a lack of trust in the process. [India Site Leadership]: The India site lead appears to lack impactful leadership and direction, leaving employees without adequate guidance or support. Site lead doesn’t even wave or greet employee back when employee says good morning. This makes us feel worthless. He just conveniently sits in one cubicle and make us feel we are working in some LALA company. In many meetings while conveying his point of view he has been so harsh and intolerant to other people’s opinion. [Appraisals]: Appraisal and promotion hike is a joke here. You will get around 2-3% every semester which is even less than inflation here in India. They can throw money like anything in party, offsite and what not but when it comes to appraisal they are the worst.