Not the company you would have though it was once anymore - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

1.0
24 Sept 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good Benefits Good Pay Learning ability is there if you are willing to learn Colleagues are all mostly very helpful Flexibility is WFH if needed (Upon request only)

Cons

Middle to upper management are all very toxic. Every quarter will have layoffs. HR is just putting up a show in front of you but behind they are finding ways to reduce workforce who did small mistakes. Too many onsite office events which are meaning less which are a waste staffs time and company money. New CEO has no experience in payments and driving shares down. Forcing you to come in to office just to monitor you badging in like a school kid.

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5.0
7 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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