Nice Company, but - Senior Product Manager eBay Employee Review

2.0
Sep 9, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone is nice Decent benefits and perks Good job if you want to coast and just get by

Cons

Not a performance-focused culture in terms of people, products, being metrics-driven, or peer reviews Priortization is very tops down. Product managers or really just product owners and don't do strategy until director level Takes a long time to get anything done. Rule by consensus. Everything is built around functional areas, not products.

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eBay Response
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Thanks for spending the time to share this detailed review. eBay strives to provide competitive compensation and benefits for our employees, so we're glad to see that you've had a positive experience with yours as well. Sorry to read about your frustrations with strategy and collaboration around functional areas - if you have any suggestions on how we can improve, let us know at glassdoorfeedback@ebay.com.

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