Great Company ... ok people - Director eBay Employee Review

3.0
Oct 9, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits provided at all levels. Very generous! Amazing HR folks! The CEO of the company is smart, passionate and sincere. John Donahoe is the real deal and a great leader. He may be the most approachable CEO I've ever met.

Cons

Lack of alignment from senior management and lack of decision making ability. Cafeteria's on-campus have good quality food but you have to pay for it and choices become boring after awhile. And due to parking issues (difficult to find parking), it is rare that anyone leaves campus for lunch.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

All good, love this company and this job

Cons

No, everything's just nice. I love the company

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

Cons

1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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