Management riddled with lakc of vision and nepotism - Senior Product Manager eBay Employee Review

2.0
Dec 8, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing idea, incredible product. Some of the smartest people out there are in the trenches Nice facilities with gym "feel good" culture with a tradition of charitable giving.

Cons

Management often uses nepotism to decide on meaty projects or promotions. Untapped talent withers while less talented advance. Bureaucratic, reorg-happy, adn fire drill oriented.

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5.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

good culture friendly people and good benefits

Cons

leadership direction politics tenured individuals who do not change their ways of working

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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