eBay reviews

Bureaucracy in software engineering is depressing. There's less and less room for engineering experiment, as many attempts would get overwhelmed (or slowed down to a halt) by politics or requirements to prove profitability of ideas. A lot of great engineers left in 2005-2007, and new hires are not of a that great quality. Politic games and pretending that everything works just great affected morale of many engineers. And as you all know, more and more sellers hate changes being done by eBay. It is now difficult to find positive posts about eBay on any blogs... How sad. eBay used to be a wonderful company for customers and employees, I really enjoyed working there.

The product side of the business believes they have a bigger impact on the marketplace than they really do for the new features they create. In many cases the company can be "Penny wise, Pound foolish". Typically, underfunding cost saving, architecture, and infrastructure projects for lukewarm features. Compensation/Performance policies assume eBay is still a highly desireable company with the industries top talent waiting to join. This is no longer the case. While there are no shortage of people looking to join, top talent is often hired away or out bid by competitors.