Pros
Work-life was great (in my dept). Free soda, game room, fun activities from time to time, great pay and bonus, nice benefits.
Cons
Lay-Offs: eBay laid off 7% (~2400 people) in 2015 and then a few months later bragged on LinkedIn about the "amazing" batch of 200+ new-hires. I was a top performer in my role (received several raises, top review scores, and a promotion) but was laid off just weeks after receiving a "Spot award". Within 1 month, I found 2 job postings for my position. Do not be fooled... Employees are just numbers and a means to an end. Re-orgs: Despite the yearly practice of conducting the Pulse Survey, there was little trust amongst the employees that leadership would actually address the identified issues. Mgmt put a lot of time and effort into selling the ever-changing vision. As objectives and directions change, departments and team get reorganized. This happened at least 1-2x per year. Leaders are often put in charge of new and/or larger groups than their experience and knowledge would allow them to effectively manage. Managers then become overly distracted and distant from the work being completed. This results in leader being so removed that employees don’t have the support they need to get tasks completed. Gender Bias: As many would agree, having gender neutral business practices, affording opportunities to all employees regardless of gender, is preferred. However, when these actions begin to step into the realm of reverse discrimination, there is a problem. Although affirmative action efforts are designed to avoid discrimination, it manages to produce the discrimination for the perceived historical majority. It has been regularly observed by myself and other that under-qualified candidates are being selected for advancement in order fulfill a quota, instead of selecting individuals with the best qualifications.