eBay reviews

Spent several years at ebay HQ San Jose location as a PM (first as a rare long term contractor AWF (alternative workforce) then was converted to a short-lived full time employee that lasted up until a mass lay off). First, noticed and discovered while as an AWF after carefully watching my manager and department and many other teams that there is a silent and undetected corruption in staffing and budgeting by leadership (Senior Mangers, Directors, VP level), which occurs due to lack of oversight and continuous monitoring by ebay (they became informed). 2) No oversight and transparency from ebay for monitoring hiring managers integrity to hire and fire (especially AWF employees). 3) No oversight by ebay (before 2016-17) on hiring managers using random unfamiliar contract agencies to secretly hire and fire alternative workforce (AWF, known to be treated like second class citizens yet do the same job/work). 4) No oversight by ebay on the time limit to convert AWFs to full time (hiring managers have control and leave AWF status unknown for long duration which is job misclassification as a non-consultant or non-project based work (should be a labor violation)). Lack of diversity in core area of ebay (engineering and technology) where about less than 2% are Black and Latino in engineering related job roles (software developers, Quality, data scientists/ analysts, Product owners/managers etc.) and almost none in director or VP leadership. There are constant layoffs. Constant waste of time reorganizations and moving desks. Priorities change often when leadership shuffles. There are not many video conferencing meeting rooms where it was a struggle to find meeting rooms available (rooms sometimes empty, but listed as booked).

Not even sure where to start. The job itself is very tough, a very busy call centre with abusive and racist customers, not only towards non native English speakers but also towards Irish. One would think that a place with such a hard job would offer a lot of support and help to employees but NO. The company environment is toxic, management uses bullying and scaring techniques to keep you in constant fear or being placed in some kind of supportive plan or HR warning which would mean you would loose any bonus. Think to yourself what to expect from a company where high management was involved in a big scandal in the US for bullying a couple that said negative things about the company? This is eBay. I have not have one day that I did not have to endure abuse from customers or management itself. There are no career prospects but there are a lot of micromanagement and favouritism, there is always someone watching you even if your TL knows what you are doing, another manager would reach out to go back to calls. Very short breaks and lunch so no time to rest during the shift. I have never had any mental health issues before working here but after more than 3 years I am suffering from anxiety and depression so fo your own sake please think very carefully before joining this place.