challenging work environment but rewarding experience - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

3.0
Oct 23, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Tenured talent pool with positive mentoring in a unique business model/environment. Start-up menatlity with capital to back

Cons

Product not agile. Decisions slow to implement once they are made. Significant brain drain to become a more mature business. Loss of customer focus.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, smart people. With new CEO, maybe things will get back

Cons

Been a horrible last 3 years. Non-stop re-offs, new leadership that cut everyone and brought in new people who don’t know anything. No clear priorities, no leadership.

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