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Nice place to work. Bad place to innovate

Data Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at eBay for 2 years
July 4, 2014
San Jose, California
3.0
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Pros

It's a really nice place to work in. The hours are reasonable, the environment is pleasant, the work opportunities are varied and interesting, the people are mostly friendly, and the cafeteria is decent.

There's plenty of money to do what needs to be done and, at least while I was there, it was thriving.

Cons

The company is crippled by a cash cow that brings in money no matter what you do, so it doesn't matter what you do.

There is no reward for innovation and no penalty for mediocrity.

The environment is highly political. If you want to rise in responsibility, you need to be good at that game.

If you just want to do your job (and do what you are told), it's a very simple and easy place to be.

If you want to be bold, innovative, and effective, I would go elsewhere.

Advice to Management

Not everyone with fancy credentials is as smart as they think they are. Not everyone without credentials is as ignorant as you think they are.

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