eBay Reviews in London, England

Current Employee – been working at eBay full-time

Pros – - Work life balance
- Interesting work
- Intelligent people

Cons – - Bureaucratic, slow to react
- Constant re-organizations (2x a year)

Advice to Senior Management – - Better transparency for promotions

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at eBay

Pros – Great opportunities to learn and interface with a global team. Generally, people are smart and work together to get results. Campus culture is good as is the riverside location in Richmond.

Cons – High concentration of management consultants, so a lot of pointless Powerpoint presentations. Richmond is a bit far from central London, so may be a con for some.

Advice to Senior Management – Less short-term focus on quarterly results and invest in the future like Amazon.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at eBay

Pros – There are some great people, some really talented people in the business and given the mess it's in the enthusiasm and the passion to change is still strong. eBay is still a brand that creates emotion in people and being part of that can be hugely rewarding.

Cons – Unfortunately none of the great, talented people are at the executive or senior management level. Due to a combination of poor leadership, lack of coherent vision and a fear/mistrust of the platform there's a complete inability to execute projects efficiently. The main product of eBay is Powerpoint, and it's an oft-quoted line that 'meetings are the work'.

People, particularly those more senior are fearful of making the commitment to change that's required to save this business from slowly dying on the vine. Focus seems to swing from one project to another depending on what is perceived as the current silver bullet.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop hiring MBAs and Powerpoint jockeys, start hiring people who understand customers, the web and technology. Stop trying to be Amazon.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at eBay

Pros – Great on the cv when it's time to find your next job. I worked at eBay for nearly 5 years and it really helps when it comes to looking for your next job. eBay is still seen as one of the top Internet companies to work for and is known for only hiring top talent so having it on your cv makes you stand out.

Also, it's a very interesting business to be in, right in the intersection between ecommerce and social media. Some would argue it was one of the first "web 2.0" companies and is still exploring that space.

Cons – BIG machine, loads of processes. As with all big companies there is a lot of processes at eBay to the extend that product development can take a very long time. If you the type that "just want to get things done" I'd argue that eBay is not for you.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at eBay

Pros – Understanding of internet marketing
Professionalism of the people
Known brand
Ability to prioritise

Cons – Too much management by powerpoint
Product not state of the art any more

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the managers with customer interaction