Worse place to go - Customer Service Specialist PayPal Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers from several countries

Cons

The salary may seem high depending of your country of origin but don't get fooled it's so low. They trick you saying that every year they do a salary review, they will only add 20€ x month to your salary likely. They live in a military crazy world, with more than 10hours shifts with only 30 minutes break, lunch time (only 30 min) is not paid and you must work for an extra half an hour. They monitore your screen and everything you do, you must be like a office monkey basically everyday. Stressful and poor managment, no room to grow unless you stay at your position years. Basically a horrible place to work, don't waste your energy.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

PayPal has a lot of potential. It has two very strong brands in PayPal and Venmo with significant awareness and user bases that other companies envy. There are pockets of teams that are really pushing the envelop to reimagine what PayPal and Venmo could be—especially the Venmo team—and to move with speed given the company must stay focused and not waste time with Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and so many other competitors nipping at PayPal's heels and aggressively taking market share.

Cons

While some teams are pushing to self-disrupt and are moving fast, too many teams—and I'd argue the majority of the company–are living off of PayPal's laurels from the late 2010s through the pandemic. The culture and mindset have to change for the company to remain competitive. Otherwise, they are the Titanic and they're sinking slowly. The former CEO who only last 2 years tried diversifying the company's revenue, planning for the future. But the board and its former chairman (now new CEO) felt he wasn't moving fast enough to stabilize and marketshare. Instead, the board hired the former chairman who made computers and printers at HP—another sinking ship—to lead the oldest fintech company. The loss of confidence in the leadership team and the strategy are only accelerating.

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