eBay – “Gives me Whiplash!”

Pros

Fast paced and energetic environment
Intelligent and driven employees
Great campus and decent perks
Opportunities for learning and growth
Competetive compensation (compared to industry average)

Cons

Constant change in direction gives me whiplash.
Continual change in focus, direction.
Re-org. happy.
Work life balance is given lip-service, but not truly supported.
Fire-drill culture.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop rewarding short-term gain, long-term chaos behavior. Invest in long-term infrastucture and planning that will enable us to be more nimble. Get rid of the short-sighted, fire-drill driven culture. Invest in growing and keeping good people.