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      eBay reviews

      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (5,670 total reviews)
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      Jamie Iannone

      80% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      eBay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The eBay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 4, 2017

      Lots of opportunity due to lack of talent/motivated teammates

      Digital marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      If you're self motivated, there is a ton of opportunity at eBay. There is a lot of work to do and projects are available in all departments. I've been able to add so many tools to my belt purely by volunteering. At other companies, the scope of your role is much more defined limiting your chances to make huge strides in your skill set and career. Work life balance is great. Most people leave by 5 or 6 and the work from home policy is very lenient. Work is also very friendly towards parents. eBay offers a paid sabbatical every five years of work and you see people on many teams going on their second sabbatical. Salary is competitive and the ESPP and 401k program are nice to have.

      Cons

      The biggest con is that there is a real culture issue. There are a ton of unmotivated and untalented staff. You could describe the attitude as defeated. Whether its related to processes that take too long, the feeling of an insurmountable disadvantage to Amazon, or a lack of grit, there is a negative skew to the general attitude of the staff. eBay has been putting more emphasis with the employee satisfaction surveys but there is ways to go. Equity portion of comp falls behind the competition. Promotions can feel like it's more tied to length of tenure rather than performance.

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      eBay Response
      8y
      Thank you for your honest feedback. We aim to foster an environment where each person is heard. Hearing the pros and cons of working at eBay will help us become better moving forward.
      3.0
      Jul 24, 2017

      Overall experience

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Normally treating people good (some special cases are excluded) on compensation and benefits; work life balance is ok comparing to startups and other companies; and listening to concerns from employees based on quarterly engagement survey ;

      Cons

      Sometimes lots of politics; diversity looks not good (majority of employees are Indian); Talkative people (not people who focus on working and delivering) got more opportunities

      3.0
      Apr 25, 2017

      eBay has seen better days

      Senior legal counsel
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      • Friendly people • Good work-life balance • Work is generally interesting and stimulating

      Cons

      • Struggling to grow in sales and revenue • Many senior employees appear lazy (or else entitled) and don't do much in the way of substantive work • Having difficulties (re-)establishing itself as a strong e-commerce player • Can't escape the perception that it only has used inventory and that items are only sold by auction

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