Toxic Work Environment. - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

1.0
26 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent campus in Austin, great benefits. Looks good on your resume.

Cons

Nasty politics are commonplace (Yes, politics are the norm at any company, but nowhere near the extent of creating a toxic work environment, which was my experience at PayPal). Managers throw their weight around as if it is their birthright, pitting employee against employee.

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PayPal Response
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Thanks for providing the feedback, and we are sorry you had a negative experience with the work environment in the Austin office. As part of my role, I get to interact with PayPal employees across the globe and in many different functions. Typically, this interaction requires solving difficult problems using resources that may have competing priorities. While this type of interaction is never easy, I have found management and their team members to be cooperative in most instances, and only willing to bring ideas to the table in order to identify the solution that is best for the company.Collaboration is always a buzz word you hear, but I feel as though the new CEO and his leadership team are dedicated to truly making it a core value at PayPal and eliminate the negative political environment you encountered.

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