Once stable, now unstable - Anonymous employee eBay Employee Review

3.0
Mar 15, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This used to be the greatest place to work. People were passionate about the work and it showed in their commitment to doing the job right.

Cons

Recent events have eroded trust in leadership and the belief that the company is designed to do good in the world. People are promoted based on their ability to curry favor with the boss, rather than execute well in their role.

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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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