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Great Tech, Toxic Teams

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at eBay for 4 years
August 4, 2016
San Jose, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

If you get on a good team with a diverse group of people, it is a good environment.

Positive about the CEO, I love the product itself, and the tech stack was very well developed in my area of expertise. Management is mostly hands-off and doesn't micromanage. Standing desks and awesome benefits.

Cons

If you're part of a team that isn't diverse (and all are from the same country, for example), you're going to be miserable and feel like an outcast. The company is very self-segregated this way, and it is an isolating and terrible feeling.

Additionally, promotions are based less on your performance and more "turn-based" than anything. Want a promotion? Get in line and wait months for it when you actually deserve it now.

Advice to Management

Diversify talent and find engineering talent within the US as well as overseas.

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