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eBay – “Nice campus, better get used to the view.

4 of 4 people found this helpful

Oct 25, 2009

2.0

eBay Staff Software Engineer in San Jose, CA:   (Current Employee)

Pros

* Nice gym, though crowded at times
* Free coffee.
* Competitive, though not compelling, benefits
* There are some interesting projects going on

Cons

* Sub-par management. Knee jerk reactions are par for the course.
* Poor vision and leadership from executives
* Work life balance is poor for engineers; due to unreasonable schedules, management that doesn't fight for their employees, offshoring of key functions, and a sweatshop culture
* Very inefficient development processes

Advice to Senior Management

* Fight for your employees
* Provide more vision instead of low-level decisions
* Realize that your employees may have more important concerns outside of work.
* Support initiatives to gain efficiency; That's more important long term than delivering features.

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