Good Work, Pay, and Benefits but Office Politics - Software Engineer PayPal Employee Review

4.0
Dec 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good compensation and benefits - Able to work on interesting and meaningful projects if you take initiative - Relatively relaxed and laidback - PTO, work from home, usually not too much work

Cons

- This is said many times before, but quite a bureaucracy with office politics - Hard to stay on same page as other teams in department - Knowledge sharing is minimal if you don’t take the time to go out and learn it - Dependent on product managers you work with, but often will be brushed aside if your work is considered low priority. - Many moving parts mean slowness, projects could drag very long if it involves work from other teams

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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