Lackluster - Anonymous employee eBay Employee Review

2.0
Feb 11, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The name is the main reason someone works for this company. There is no eBay/PayPal discount or any shared benefits of their many other companies' services. They have a small gym in San Jose at both PayPal and eBay locations you can use. No free lunch. The cafe is OK, but about the same cost as others in the area. The location is unique, not near many other start ups. PayPal is at least close to mass transit.

Cons

The company has weak incentive plans and stock, so these shouldn't be considered in salary negotiation. Ebay has been working to try and catch up and lose the auction stigma for years, but is still fighting for turnaround. There is considerable red tape and they talk about things being done on 2 year roadmaps instead of the more common Bay Area '2-6 week' cycles.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 20, 2026
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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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