High hopes in the beginning...and now disappointment - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good medical and dental and vision insurance Free coffee I like most of my coworkers I like my current team lead

Cons

On the same day the CEO announces a purchase of millions of another company, we get a 2% raise on an already low starting wage. Take care of your long term employees Stop the high school clicks that team leads hang out with so they get what they want and get covered for mess ups that the rest of us would be fired or wrote up for Dan schulman sends out too many political emails. He should worry more about paying people more so they are happy to come to work and be screamed at all day and stop trying to convince everyone to follow his beliefs. What is he trying to be...a cult leader? Programming is terrible. There are constant bugs and system issues. Customers are mad at paypal and take it out on the agent with a survey and then its not appealable. Customers are allowed to talk to agents any way they want. They use foul language and instead of allowing the agent to be "empowered" by disconnecting the call they have to take the abuse. TRY SUPPORTING YOUR EMPLOYEES DAN SCHULMAN. You might not have so many bad reviews from the people that help line your pocket

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
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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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