Such Wasted Potential - werkgeversreview Supervisor bij Mercari

To really understand the tragedy of Mercari, you have to understand how much potential it had to be something unique and influential in peer-to-peer marketing. Sadly, there are very few people left to remember exactly what it was like when the company first started in the United States; but there was a uniqueness to Mercari that really made it stand out has both a company and an app, and while it was not perfect, the Japanese leadership was invested and cared about making things better. Unfortunately, that uniqueness did not translate into confidence among the International leadership, and where they had an opportunity to give America a truly remarkable product, they decided to play it safe and bring on board Western management with Western business ideals - and with those, all of the failings that Western business practices are known for. Gone is the long-term strategy for the company; gone is any sense of community or family in the company. In its place is a cookie cutter Silicon Valley-Western-got-to-get-rich-quick mentality that has ultimately lost Mercari in the clutter of drab apps amid the App Stores. Ugh, there was such promise before with Mercari! The real partnership between the Japanese and American offices showed a potential for greatness which has since been abandoned in favor of a bland platform run by typical short-sighted Western management elitists whose mediocre talents are eclipsed only by their disproportionately large sense of entitlement and ambition. There is no room for anyone who is interested in the mechanics of the company or it's success - there are too many unearned egos battling at the top for a piece of the action to ever allow for a cohesive business strategy to emerge. As the back-and-forth continues, more and more capable people jump ship, looking back with disgust. To any prospective employees of Mercari, a word of warning - if you are a capable individual, you, too will simply be driven away. The shadow cast by the mediocre leadership is long, and they will NOT value your skill or dedication. Keep moving, and don't make the same mistake that so many of us made in sinking so many hours into this company, only to have it all undone by an executive team with no sense of vision or ethics.