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Nice campus; better get used to the view.

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at eBay for less than 1 year
October 25, 2009
San Jose, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Nice gym, though crowded at times. Free coffee. Competitive, though not compelling, benefits. There are some interesting projects going on.

Cons

Sub-par management. Knee-jerk reactions are par for the course. Poor vision and leadership from executives. Work-life balance is poor for engineers, due to unreasonable schedules, management that doesn't fight for their employees, offshoring of key functions, and a sweatshop culture. Very inefficient development processes.

Advice to Management
  • Fight for your employees.
  • Provide more vision instead of low-level decisions.
  • Realize that your employees may have more important concerns outside of work.
  • Support initiatives to gain efficiency; that's more important long term than delivering features.

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