Great opportunities for self-drive learning, but don't expect anything from the company for your efforts. - Senior Manager eBay Employee Review

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great opportunities for learning if you take the initiative to do so (don't expect this to come from your management). Rock star coworkers. Good work/life balance + perks like the cafe, gym, SF shuttle, etc.

Cons

Inexperienced middle management. Frequent change in direction/strategy. Frequent re-orgs (significant reorgs every 6 - 9 months). Expect that most of the projects you work on either won't see the light of day or will be killed shortly after they release. Don't expect to get promoted no matter how fantastic your performance unless you're very skilled at navigating the politics.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All good, love this company and this job

Cons

No, everything's just nice. I love the company

3.0
Jun 20, 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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