eBay Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at eBay?

"No problem in working in company, I am happy to work at the company."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"No reason as such. Since I don't have any problem in working in company, I am happy to work at the company."

"Great."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Gives me a great platform to manage and interact with my team and deliver a great customer experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be more open and detail oriented. Good technical skill is a must."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"Planning for the future should be a must. Big, and hence sometimes things are to be prioritized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more prepared to plan ahead. Involve everyone in the decision process."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promises not just in words. They should also implement."

"Great company to work for, very fast pace working place."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Great people to work with. Easy-going, relaxed setting, enjoyable."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your eBay knowledge. Know how business is run online."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"To many changes. Too fast working place. work weekends overwhelming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better tools for us to use. better computer equipment, more trainings."

"Saving the universe, one change at a time."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"It was a very dynamic place to work, with again some of the most intelligent and fun people I have ever worked with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask questions. Many of the employees there have been there for 10+ years, and they have incredible stories to tell."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"As a change analyst, developers and administrators often didn't understand the need for detail. Our job was the last bastion in ensuring that our weekly changes would be as trouble-free and as least impacting as possible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A lot has changed in 4 years, but my suggestion would be to keep the improvements coming, yet not to forget the customer and how they started out."

"A few great people limited by misguidance."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Originally the freedom to create a web application the way it should be made with customers in mind."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"The changes made on the overall vision and the decision making process that brought about the changes. The move was from freedom to develop good solutions to being forced to develop ill thought out solutions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the experts that you hire, instead of relying on your own google searches."

"Constantly evolving and changing."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"The people! The people that I worked with side-by-side, day-in day-out were absolutely the best part about working for eBay. I really liked the pace that the company moved at. There are always new initiatives and projects to contribute to. As a very technical oriented individual, I was constantly learning and exploring tools, development and vast amounts of data."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"eBay is a wonderful company to work for. The opportunities to move and explore working in other departments become available quickly if you are passionate about your job and you show interest and curiosity."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"I struggled with the often disconnect between the Business Unit and Operations of the company. There was often a frustration among those who were on the front-lines of the day to day operations being instructed to modify their job function which felt contradictory to the best result for the customer and the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe strongly in open and honest communication between manager and employee. I believe that it's important for both parties to be receptive and forthright with expectations. It's difficult for Managers to listen to everyone and execute quickly, but equally its critical for Managers to refrain from dismissive comments and suggestions. Employees often won't speak up with such comments or suggestions unless they love their job and are passionate about the company they work for. Turning a deaf ear to feedback only creates a divide and breaks down the trust of a team."

"Ebay is a good company to work."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Direction of the company is good. It has a good future."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Learn good Java and J2EE. Learn how to solve puzzles."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"Culture inside the company doesn't motivate to think out of the box."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower engineers to make decisions rather than forcing them what to do."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Lots of cooperation, working with different teams, improving communication skills."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not understand why people hire someone who is not qualified for their position."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"Lack of innovation. People need to update their mindset."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job on recognizing people and improving knowledge of how businesses operate."

"Well managed company with good working environment."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Exposure to cutting edge technologies applied in production environment, opportunity to expand your knowledge."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Pay attention to the scope of the project you are applying for. It might be much wider than you expected."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"High bureaucratic overhead on every request for change leading to project delays."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce the number of signatures on every request for change."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"The benefits and working hours are great. The evening meals are awesome."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't forget to ask how they manage to stay in business if they are not marketing anything."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"There are a lot of politics going on and they can't decide when to start the new project."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should get involved in the operations to understand what goes on in the operations."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Work life balance flexibility. Spend time and events for innovation."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to accept some weird answers, lack of customer focus."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"People who are not capable, also surviving with politic tricks. Lack of motivation and thankfulness to others for doing good work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"First implement software engineering processes and track people to follow them. Also start trusting other people and respect their ideas and thoughts."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"Opportunity to grow, add experience to my background and explore."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"The most I don't like when companies lack to system and management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have an open and honest discussion with your team."

What do you like about working at eBay?

"My company gives me the flexibility to adjust changing conditions. They allow planning to be a part of work. Allow my ability to plan and execute the plan to ensure consistent policies are applied, and create order out of chaos."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Setting aside sometime to plan. Scheduling time for other challenge adventure, learning, play use your down time to get regain balance. Think about how to help people navigate complex rules to achieve the needs of the business. Use humor and empathy. Serve humbly to your company."

What don't you like about working at eBay?

"I've been lucky to have good bosses who are knowledgeable and fair, with a sense of humor and high standards. Past coworkers are able, supportive, and friendly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management team were very supportive and structural. They are friendly and considered for most employees in the organization."