Work life balance is great - Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) eBay Employee Review

4.0
20 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

Priorities and decisions keep changing

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eBay Response
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Hello! We appreciate your comments. eBay strives to provide great work-life balance, so we're happy to hear that you enjoy the balance that we provide. If you have more advice on how we can improve the decision making that you feel was poor, let us know at glassdoorfeedback@ebay.com.

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