Individual agendas trump career development - Senior Manager eBay Employee Review

3.0
9 Oct 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's difficult not to fall in love with the community of Ebay buyers, sellers, and devoted Ebay staff. Ebay has global reach and scale so there's a lot of positive change an individual (or talented group) can affect.

Cons

The quality of Directors is appalling. Their personal agendas and often poorly thought strategies result in lack of career advancement for the poor souls that work for them. Leaders are often hired from the outside, and diversity is measured only in the type of car each drives.

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5.0
28 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible and intuitive to use

Cons

Buyers always get prioritized with no full comp to sellers

3.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

Cons

1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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