eBay reviews

• dysfunctional culture: people don't reply to emails, don't answer phones, don't show up for meetings even when their calendars show them available, etc. • much of mgmt focused on building empires, not great products...and decisions follow • while there are some good people, much has seen "bozo explosion" with folks that are apathetic / don't care / barely show up to pick up their paycheck. • little innovation • poor decision making process (Very reactive with frequent 180 degree direction changes) • insane amounts of technical debt • horrific HR policies that protect Directors and above at ALL cost. • most folks seem to arrive 10a and leave 3p (based on parking lot) - not sure if/how required work gets done

If you're on the wrong team, nothing matters other than hitting an arbitrary number that does not have any impact on company performance. There is a large amount of power in overseas teams that don't understand what they're doing. This is a very serious problem and will wind up destroying the company if it isn't fixed. The most talented people are leaving because of it. eBay lives on the sunk cost fallacy. They never change course regardless of the evidence. They re-invent the wheel constantly, building tools at an expense many times higher than purchasing pre-existing tools made by third parties.