eBay reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,657 total reviews)
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Jamie Iannone

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

eBay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,657 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Oct 3, 2008
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Pros

good work life balance and relaxed work atmosphere. i never work over time. i have talented colleagues. my boss is nice and we worked together pretty well. i tried interviewing other opportunities and found they did not pay as much as ebay, at least in China. i have chances to work with U. S. colleagues and sometimes went there to have training and meetings. my english gets much better because i have to talk with other parts of the world in english all the time, which is a great thing and will be a good asset for the future career.

Cons

it's now too big to avoid bureaucracy. one small issue will have to be waited for a long time to get fixed. an email thread grows very fast when people are saying nothing but CCing extra ones to the thread, and finally no one has the answer. when things go wrong, managers often first say it is because under staffing so he can get more head count, which will help himself to grow along the ladder, but makes the company even bigger and slower. why now there is lay off? because we have too many people now. it's very true.

3.0
Oct 3, 2008
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Pros

in general a great business idea that still works, great co-workers, global reach, interesting / challenging projects, work/life balance, social benefits, complex product (if you are a tech product guy), internal job opportunities (PayPal, Kijiji, StubHub, etc)., quite good cafeteria, its an interesting time to work at ebay at the moment - the company is at the edge

Cons

quarterly driven, no longterm vision (or changing it from year to year), too many internal reviews with upper management (doesn't feel as if you got real ownership of your area), MBA-heavy, too many re-organisations, medium pay, location of the offices (1h ride from SF)

3.0
Oct 2, 2008
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Pros

Flexible hours, good relationships with coworkers. We all pull together to get the job done when necessary. Quarterly bonuses are nice.

Cons

Senior management constantly changing the game, cannot seem to appease the shareholders, have not instituted a policy our customers actually like for months. Problem employees are never dealt with, and favoritism is preferred over merit as the way to get ahead. Our core team has worked there since the beginning, and it's NOT the same. Our job titles have changed, we've been promoted a little, but ultimately we're still doing the same jobs as we were 7 years ago.

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