A great place to work with a few minor blips that are common to all large corporations. - Underwriting Analyst PayPal Employee Review

4.0
26 Jan 2009
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Pros

1. Upward Feedback - you get to anonymously rate your immediate supervisor 2. They really mean it when they tell you there are advancement opportunities - almost everyone in our department was promoted to their position from within the company 3. Benefits start the first day of employment - no 90-day waiting period that is so common for the industry

Cons

1. Layers of management / approvals can make it hard to accomplish anything - we know how to do our jobs, now just get your noses out of Operations and let us mitigate risk!

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5.0
18 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great company! My managers and directors care about who I am as a person. They want you to succeed and be efficient at the role so you have the tools and support to foster that growth.

Cons

Big company energy. Can be draining month after month. Sales as a whole can be tiring but it’s very rewarding when you get lucky, put in the hard work and hustle!

2.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

PayPal has a lot of potential. It has two very strong brands in PayPal and Venmo with significant awareness and user bases that other companies envy. There are pockets of teams that are really pushing the envelop to reimagine what PayPal and Venmo could be—especially the Venmo team—and to move with speed given the company must stay focused and not waste time with Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and so many other competitors nipping at PayPal's heels and aggressively taking market share.

Cons

While some teams are pushing to self-disrupt and are moving fast, too many teams—and I'd argue the majority of the company–are living off of PayPal's laurels from the late 2010s through the pandemic. The culture and mindset have to change for the company to remain competitive. Otherwise, they are the Titanic and they're sinking slowly. The former CEO who only last 2 years tried diversifying the company's revenue, planning for the future. But the board and its former chairman (now new CEO) felt he wasn't moving fast enough to stabilize and marketshare. Instead, the board hired the former chairman who made computers and printers at HP—another sinking ship—to lead the oldest fintech company. The loss of confidence in the leadership team and the strategy are only accelerating.

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