Good culture, no advancement - Customer Service Representative PayPal Employee Review

3.0
18 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good culture, decent pay. A variety of positions available.

Cons

I have worked for PayPal for eight years and the first several before we went public were some of the best. We were constantly paid more every year, we got large bonuses and advancement came when you wanted. Since going public in 2016 things have been going down hill. Responsibility has skyrocketed and the amount of information you are expected to retain is endless. You need to be a psychologist, a sociologist. You need to be public relations and a product expert in 8 queues. PayPal has moved away from specialization in an attempt to break down silos but instead what has happened is PayPal expects more and more work and continues to hand out 2% raises for "Meets Expectations" and rarely hands out "Exceeds" especially if you are on a specialist team. In 2019 my pay increased from 35k to 40k which was amazing but every year there after and for a few years leading up to that we were given 2% raises which are consistently below inflation. Which means PayPal would tell me how great I am and then effectively pay me less every year despite increased responsibility. I have moved from frontline, to specialists in various roles to senior agent and in that time my pay has moved by a total of 3%. This is not acceptable.

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5.0
15 May 2026
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Pros

Good company to work for, good work life balance

Cons

They should have more developers than other titles.

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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