Nintendo’s new employee retention rate is 98.8%, we’ll above the average in Japan
Nintendo’s new employee retention rate is 98.8%, we’ll above the average in Japan
by tokyogamelife
27 Comments
randomtoken
Well*
Past_Cardiologist765
Everyone is happy and wants to work for the Goat of the industry.
GalacticShoestring
Meanwhile, my job has so much burnout and turnover.
FeedAffectionate3558
I bet they let their employees work from home
Edit: downvoted and told off in paragraph form because you aspy NAF’s couldn’t see my comment as a joke in light of this obtuse industrial shift we have going on all over the world because of COVID. Get a grip and stop looking for excuses to tell someone on the Internet “how things *actually* work.”
shadow0wolf0
For people who don’t want to read the article, the average is 70%.
clinate
Something something my uncle
James-Avatar
Probably doesn’t hurt that they don’t crunch their employees with impossible deadlines.
Spiron123
>~~we’ll~~
Well.
josuatheboy
But Nintendo isn’t as creative right now
hobosbindle
These Nintendo uncles have nieces and nephews to impress. They’re staying!!
FruitDove
I am not surprised because I have read their hiring pages.
They provide generous paid leave and a well-above-average salary (compared to a typical Japanese company).
real_billmo
I want to work at Nintendo.
jandkas
Not only above Japan but I’m pretty sure it’s above the U.S as well. Places like Amazon’s fulfillment center definitely brings it down for the U.S
Sock_puppet09
Is there a huge contractor culture in Japan like there is here in the US? That could juke their stats if all their real entry level folks are considered temps/contractors and not actual employees. Although even then, it’s still pretty impressive.
Miles_735
*Well
iboneKlareneG
Well, my uncle says it’s the best place he ever worked at.
EsdrasCaleb
Its the dream of many people to work there
almisami
If you filter in recruitment for loyalty over sanity, you can find people that will stay through anything.
And this is Nintendo, they’re probably drowning in applicants.
Blaz3
This is heartwarming news! Must be a good place to work at if retention rate is so high.
I am a massive Nintendo fan, so this is probably going to be pretty biased, but I honestly think that they’re one of the most fascinating companies in the tech industry. Google was a source of fascination in the 90s and 2000s, when it seemed like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory but making software instead of chocolate, but Nintendo working in the video game industry which is always rife with crunch, lower pay for skills, lots of strong egos clashing, dizzying highs, followed by crushing lows, on top of being in Japan with incredibly deep rooted overworking employee culture and strong competition.
Yet, time and time and time again, Nintendo puts out Mario or Zelda or any one of its numerous world class franchises and teaches everyone again, how to do it. On top of the consistent quality of their games, they manage to have crazy high employee retention and every representative from Nintendo always seems to be smiling. How do they do it? Are they putting something in the water?
Now, they’re still human and have made missteps, often to the point where they’re baffling how such a blunder could be made. Examples like Splatoon’s unbelievably convoluted voice chat system when an obvious and easy solution is to simply connect headphones to the switch directly, not including a charger with the new 3ds, limited availability of super Mario 3d all stars for no reason since digital exists with 0 manufacturing costs. These are distinctively confusing and bad decisions that should have just been done correctly, but that’s Nintendo. Whimsical, incredibly talented, wildly entertaining, totally mysterious and incredibly secretive, but the best in the business.
spinzaku97
Worth pointing out that a lot of people, especially older ones, don’t job hop in Japan. It’s not that uncommon for people to only work for a single company their whole lives.
genediesel
I mean, Japan hires for life basically. Once you get hired and start your career you don’t really leave until retirement time.
SpaceBiking
We will what?
goiter12345
ok
serenade1
On the other end, the company whose “best” IP lost to Pikmin, Square Enix
kennypedomega69
people can argue about pay, hours, culture and stuff, but employee retention is the ultimate factor in determining whether a workplace is good or not.
Paulsonmn31
Are you telling me that Nintendo isn’t the evil corporation that Reddit would have me believe it is??????
KestrelTank
Working for Nintendo is great, wonderful employees benefits. Working as a contract not-an-employee there was horrible and has a high turnover rate.
27 Comments
Well*
Everyone is happy and wants to work for the Goat of the industry.
Meanwhile, my job has so much burnout and turnover.
I bet they let their employees work from home
Edit: downvoted and told off in paragraph form because you aspy NAF’s couldn’t see my comment as a joke in light of this obtuse industrial shift we have going on all over the world because of COVID. Get a grip and stop looking for excuses to tell someone on the Internet “how things *actually* work.”
For people who don’t want to read the article, the average is 70%.
Something something my uncle
Probably doesn’t hurt that they don’t crunch their employees with impossible deadlines.
>~~we’ll~~
Well.
But Nintendo isn’t as creative right now
These Nintendo uncles have nieces and nephews to impress. They’re staying!!
I am not surprised because I have read their hiring pages.
They provide generous paid leave and a well-above-average salary (compared to a typical Japanese company).
I want to work at Nintendo.
Not only above Japan but I’m pretty sure it’s above the U.S as well. Places like Amazon’s fulfillment center definitely brings it down for the U.S
Is there a huge contractor culture in Japan like there is here in the US? That could juke their stats if all their real entry level folks are considered temps/contractors and not actual employees. Although even then, it’s still pretty impressive.
*Well
Well, my uncle says it’s the best place he ever worked at.
Its the dream of many people to work there
If you filter in recruitment for loyalty over sanity, you can find people that will stay through anything.
And this is Nintendo, they’re probably drowning in applicants.
This is heartwarming news! Must be a good place to work at if retention rate is so high.
I am a massive Nintendo fan, so this is probably going to be pretty biased, but I honestly think that they’re one of the most fascinating companies in the tech industry. Google was a source of fascination in the 90s and 2000s, when it seemed like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory but making software instead of chocolate, but Nintendo working in the video game industry which is always rife with crunch, lower pay for skills, lots of strong egos clashing, dizzying highs, followed by crushing lows, on top of being in Japan with incredibly deep rooted overworking employee culture and strong competition.
Yet, time and time and time again, Nintendo puts out Mario or Zelda or any one of its numerous world class franchises and teaches everyone again, how to do it. On top of the consistent quality of their games, they manage to have crazy high employee retention and every representative from Nintendo always seems to be smiling. How do they do it? Are they putting something in the water?
Now, they’re still human and have made missteps, often to the point where they’re baffling how such a blunder could be made. Examples like Splatoon’s unbelievably convoluted voice chat system when an obvious and easy solution is to simply connect headphones to the switch directly, not including a charger with the new 3ds, limited availability of super Mario 3d all stars for no reason since digital exists with 0 manufacturing costs. These are distinctively confusing and bad decisions that should have just been done correctly, but that’s Nintendo. Whimsical, incredibly talented, wildly entertaining, totally mysterious and incredibly secretive, but the best in the business.
Worth pointing out that a lot of people, especially older ones, don’t job hop in Japan. It’s not that uncommon for people to only work for a single company their whole lives.
I mean, Japan hires for life basically. Once you get hired and start your career you don’t really leave until retirement time.
We will what?
ok
On the other end, the company whose “best” IP lost to Pikmin, Square Enix
people can argue about pay, hours, culture and stuff, but employee retention is the ultimate factor in determining whether a workplace is good or not.
Are you telling me that Nintendo isn’t the evil corporation that Reddit would have me believe it is??????
Working for Nintendo is great, wonderful employees benefits. Working as a contract not-an-employee there was horrible and has a high turnover rate.