eBay - a missed opportunity - Legal Department eBay Employee Review

2.0
17 Jun 2008
Recommend
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Pros

eBay is an exciting environment with a lot of cutting edge issues. There are a lot of really smart people who work there. It's fun to work for a company that is in the news every day. They have a lot of great subsidiaries.

Cons

It's a sweatshop and a very political environment. If you don't play the game, you won't advance. It is also a very male dominated company - women who have children are almost always knocked off the track. There was a several year period where approx. 40 people made VP - only one of which was a woman. The morale is very low, with most employees under water on their stock. There have been a lot of management shakeups and people are waiting to see if they will deliver. What once was one of the most cutting edge websites got lapped by a lot of other companies - now they are trying to play catch up. It depends on the department, but there are some very bad managers at senior levels who are tolerated/ignored by the rest. The company is also very stingy - 2-3% raises, no childcare, no subsidized meals, no holiday parties for many departments (with $4 billion in cash in the bank).

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5.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It is equivalent to winning the lottery for a dream job.

Cons

Sunday work can be challenging- due to daycare challenges, but ebay supports work/life balance so its not really a con

5.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work, lots of AI experiments, AI innovation, latest tech stack, Co-workers are very co-operative and helpful. Most AI tools are still unlimited.

Cons

Some teams are over-working due to smaller teams as a result of recent layoffs. Office perks (like catered food, snacks) are dwindling every quarter even though company wants every employee to be 3 days a week in office. Company wants 80 percent code to be generated by AI but no clear guideline how to achieve that.

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