Cut the number of chiefs - Project Manager eBay Employee Review

2.0
23 Oct 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's an opportunity to work in a highly matrixed organization. It used to be about working for a company that had a purpose you could believe in... although it's a good bet that isn't the case any longer.

Cons

Too many chiefs, not enough indians: Too many MBAs hired to rank-and-file positions. The company's party line doesn't match with its bottom line: This is reflected in every business decision they make, and in the way they treat their people on the whole. Projects in the planning pipeline don't get useful feedback at the appropriate time, resulting in badly planned and mistimed projects being launched. In theory, the "trains" can be rolled back, but the reality is, once a project is past initial acceptance, the rest of the approval process is just rubberstamping.

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5.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is equivalent to winning the lottery for a dream job.

Cons

Sunday work can be challenging- due to daycare challenges, but ebay supports work/life balance so its not really a con

5.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work, lots of AI experiments, AI innovation, latest tech stack, Co-workers are very co-operative and helpful. Most AI tools are still unlimited.

Cons

Some teams are over-working due to smaller teams as a result of recent layoffs. Office perks (like catered food, snacks) are dwindling every quarter even though company wants every employee to be 3 days a week in office. Company wants 80 percent code to be generated by AI but no clear guideline how to achieve that.

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