PayPal reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,609 total reviews)
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Enrique Lores

50% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

PayPal has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,609 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PayPal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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10K reviews
2.0
Jan 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Casual dress code Decent pay Lots of time wasted in meetings and "fun" events. Good 401k match.

Cons

Hard to get promoted if you aren't a 20-something, single, and female. Poor management. Lots of favoritism shown. Since company is currently part of California based eBay, some social agenda issues are presented as positive whether you agree with them or not. There are specific seminars solely for the promotion of women - hard to believe they get away with discrimination like that. Longevity with the company is not rewarded, and hardly acknowledged.

3.0
Sep 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you're looking to get hired easily and put a big company on your resume, look no further. They will pay for your school and even some professional certifications, no tenure required.

Cons

Don't expect much of any opportunity to handle larger responsibilities on a relatively short-term basis. In most places being able to showcase your talent will open doors for you and improve your CV when you look at advancing your career, but with PayPal you'll just get discouraged when you're slapped in the face with the fact that you need to spend another year or two on the incremental raise treadmill before you're given consideration. If you're looking for a quick resume booster, it's great. If you're looking to build a career, look elsewhere. Pay is substandard for most fields not handling calls. If you have 5 years to give and aren't concerned about the low pay, it's great - you can have PayPal reimburse a good chunk of your schooling and maybe a professional certification or two, then get your sabbatical (4 weeks paid leave, granted every 5 years of service) and jump ship. By the time you've been here for 5 years you've got enough experience to easily make 50% higher salary elsewhere. The lack of competitive pay is something brought up regularly in internal surveys but management insists the comprehensive picture is better, as though they expect anyone to believe a month of paid leave makes up for salary $20k/year below competitors.

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