We're going in the wrong direction with Donahoe at the helm. - Customer Service Representative eBay Employee Review

2.0
21 Feb 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, co-workers, stability, history, security.

Cons

No future as a career employer. They promote people based on attitude instead of knowledge or experience. They have no respect for experience or education. It's all about having a magical personality. But that doesn't resolve problems. There is also a lot of cronyism here. Also, there's a lot of the Peter Principle here, where people who shouldn't be in positions because they don't have the experience or the training for it.

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5.0
28 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible and intuitive to use

Cons

Buyers always get prioritized with no full comp to sellers

3.0
20 June 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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