Worst company of my career - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Being a developer I do not see any reason to work with this company ( Bangalore location, Risk domain ). Bangalore Risk is not a team, it is a political platform which will make you perfect politician. Like Big Boss, game starts the day you join this team. Reason of this I have analysed so far is (1) very less technical work which has worth in Industry (2) Psycho managers ( this is closed group who play to save themselves at any cost). Once you join this team you will realise IIM should stop Executive course for sending incompetent managers to Industry. ** if you are a recruiter please double check IIM Executive courses profiles. Most of managers ( even of some top management ) are fake. They hardly care about PayPal. All they want to see their RSU grow. If you really care about your career please don't join Risk Bangalore else like me you will certainly repent one day.

Cons

politics, old technologies, fake managers. PayPal is in Industry till next max 5 years. Because of change in Payment industry survival of this company wouldn't be easy.

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5.0
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Cons

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2.0
Apr 13, 2026
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Pros

PayPal has a lot of potential. It has two very strong brands in PayPal and Venmo with significant awareness and user bases that other companies envy. There are pockets of teams that are really pushing the envelop to reimagine what PayPal and Venmo could be—especially the Venmo team—and to move with speed given the company must stay focused and not waste time with Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and so many other competitors nipping at PayPal's heels and aggressively taking market share.

Cons

While some teams are pushing to self-disrupt and are moving fast, too many teams—and I'd argue the majority of the company–are living off of PayPal's laurels from the late 2010s through the pandemic. The culture and mindset have to change for the company to remain competitive. Otherwise, they are the Titanic and they're sinking slowly. The former CEO who only last 2 years tried diversifying the company's revenue, planning for the future. But the board and its former chairman (now new CEO) felt he wasn't moving fast enough to stabilize and marketshare. Instead, the board hired the former chairman who made computers and printers at HP—another sinking ship—to lead the oldest fintech company. The loss of confidence in the leadership team and the strategy are only accelerating.

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