All good things come to an end. - Director eBay Employee Review

2.0
Jan 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In the past, working for eBay was good way to improve your CV. I also found it quite fun to be working for a well recognised brand. When I started in 2002, eBay was an exciting place to work. Everyone in the team could share ideas and had a genuine feeling to be part of the success story. That all changed when the struggle for power started. So many good projects and ideas got killed as they came from the "wrong" country, product group or team. Smaller countries like FR, BE or NL simply could not do what they knew to be best. So many people got frustrated or depressed and left or got kicked out.

Cons

The company could not handle change. The problems seem to have started when the company was growing too fast. Carreer development was at first not an issue and then it became unpredictable. I have seen the dice roll both ways for me.

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5.0
Mar 28, 2026
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Pros

Flexible and intuitive to use

Cons

Buyers always get prioritized with no full comp to sellers

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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