I’m a software engineer at Rakuten, having moved to Japan for this position last year. I’ve been informed that everyone in my department (Tech) needs to get at least one of our friends/family to sign up for Rakuten Mobile, or we could have our pay reduced or even lose our jobs. My manager is messaging me daily about this. Since I’m still new to Japan, my social network is limited to other Rakuten employees. Please, if you can, consider signing up for Rakuten Mobile. PM me and I can send you my referral code!
If I lose my job and need to return to my home country, I don’t know what I’d do. I’m terrified, honestly. Might be time to jump off a bridge.
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Yeah, and after that I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
My friend Hugh Janus wants to sign up
Dang, same with me!
I work for Mercari and now I must find 2 people to sign up for Mercari using my referral code or I risk losing my job :'(
Please PM me for details.
rakuten and their shitty mobile is a solid pass. Lot of better options out there.
It’s unlikely they will be able to fire you due to lack of referrals as it would be illegal, although they could probably find a way to tie it into some performance bonus nonsense.
why does an engineer need to worry about selling…Rakuten or your boss must be desperate…
if you work at a life insurance company, your first day is listing all your friends and family that you can start calling to enroll. Sounds similar..