eBay

Nice people, flexible work schedule, willing to push out deadlines due to practical issues/considerations.

On multiple projects with different responsibilities at once, and yet still unclear what needed to be done to the point I didn’t have much to do most days. Maybe it was different in other departments, but in my section, I don’t think I heard “I don’t know the answer to that” or “I’m sorry about this problem” once from anyone but me. The more specific my questions about a specification or process got, the more silence I heard. Given the recent layoff (2024), people had reason to be afraid for their jobs.

Connective tissue in these tech systems and processes is so important. When people are cut, that domain knowledge is lost, and the next person won’t have the information they need to alter or improve the system. Don’t cut off your hands to lose a few pounds.