PayPal reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,654 total reviews)
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Enrique Lores

46% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

PayPal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 9,654 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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5.0
Jan 22, 2015

What a ride

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company ordinarily compensates their employees well (including granting a 4 week sabbatical after 5 years of service), and the vast majority of people I worked with were awesome! There are periodic social events (though there are fewer outside of the San Jose, California location), free drinks (soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.), sponsorship of community events (like World Usability Day), and community involvement is encouraged. There's also a significant degree of diversity in the lower echelons and more than a few career opportunities (if you're in San Jose).

Cons

Work/life balance can get seriously out of whack - there were weeks I worked 80 hours to get a project done and the only reward for going above and beyond was a "thanks" from my direct supervisor. You also have to constantly watch everything you say and do - even the things you think are innocent, like telling people other companies are hiring - there are people who will calmly throw you under the bus if it benefits them (but this is true everywhere). Diversity isn't nearly as pronounced at higher levels and career opportunities outside of San Jose are pretty minimal. Also, there is a significant loss of knowledge capital after people have taken their sabbatical.

5.0
Jan 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome company culture, great benefits, flexible schedule, tuition reimbursement

Cons

There aren't any cons as far as I know.

5.0
Jan 20, 2015

Amazing company

Recommend
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Pros

Awesome management Flexible schedules to fit your growing life Great starting pay Always changing in positive manners Has awesome benefits Paid time off and other compensations are great Retention is lower AZ's best company to work for 2014

Cons

Not much negative for the company per-say Just doing a call center job is mentally draining

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