eBay

Great work-life balance. The management is very understanding, and there are lots of opportunities to move around the firm with its many and varied divisions.

PayPal, Skype, eBay, StubHub, etc.

Pretty secure job, even though we went through a recent round of layoffs (a great package was given). Good perks and benefits. Good compensation.

I joined the company some 18 months ago. As a relative newcomer, my experience so far has been that PayPal is one of those companies that may have been great at one point, but as soon as the initial group of people left and eBay took over, things are not the same.

A lot of red tape and compliance is expected in any financial firm, so nothing new there.

The senior management, even though they pay a lot of lip service to innovation and risk-taking, are satisfied with doing the same old thing and playing the safe game.

Being a 10-year-old company, software aging is a major issue for them currently.

If you want a 9-to-5 stable job, you might be on the right track. If you want to do something unique and innovative and make a difference to a lot of people in a relatively short time, keep looking.

Encourage out-of-the-box thinking and innovation.