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eBay has an interesting mix of issues and opportunities

Principal Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at eBay for less than 1 year
July 22, 2008
San Jose, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Never a shortage of projects to keep you busy.

Structured environment in which to grow skills.

Do you like scale? We've got it.

Clear career path and opportunities if you are good at what leadership cares about.

Decent benefits and fair compensation.

Work/Life balance was a theme coming from leadership a while back. If you are very careful managing your time, you can have a life most of the time.

Cons
  • No broadly accepted vision or strategy for the company.
  • Executive management not in touch with day-to-day realities.
  • Sometimes tense relationship between product management and development.
Advice to Management

Commit to a strategy (more than a 6-month plan), communicate it, and build enthusiasm and morale.

Fix our stock price and earn your pay.

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