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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (5,670 total reviews)
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      Jamie Iannone

      80% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      eBay has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The eBay 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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      6K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 24, 2008

      Still a great place to work

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of challenges; technology solutions driven by business objectives; quarterly goals oriented work culture; gold mine of internet technology problems for the ones who are in the solution business.

      Cons

      Promotions are sometimes not consistent with performance, results, potential and contribution to the company. concerns on too many projects with lack of strategic coherence.

      3.0
      Nov 17, 2008

      Short-term gain over long-term growth leads to neither.

      Counsel
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      eBay's work - life balance is good. The pay is reasonable for what the job entails (although somewhat scanty for such an expensive part of the country). Benefits and perks are acceptable. It's easy to take a vacation when you want. In short, eBay is not a bad place to find yourself for a few years. It looks good on the resume, and can lead to better things elsewhere.

      Cons

      Company has no clear direction for future. Turnaround efforts seem ill-thought out. Great ideas are poorly funded, and so poorly executed. Too much focus on short- term gain at the expense of long -term growth. On a personal level, no real support for continuing education, growth opportunities, making connections and participating outside the office. Belief that travel to conferences and such is not necessary because "anything important happens in the bay area."

      2.0
      Nov 16, 2008

      The predicted headwinds might be upgraded to hurricane-strength gales!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a local company that has lots of brand recognition. You tell people where you work, and they immediately know. One of the major reasons that I chose this company was a belief in the strengths of its fundamentals. When they came to my campus, there was so much talk about growth.

      Cons

      Bad decisions by current management, although there is some transparency. I feel that it's just not the company it used to be, because we've pissed off soooo many people and management believes that being bold is necessary in this stage of the company's life. My opinion is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

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