You need to be careful when you work there - Anonymous employee PayPal Employee Review

2.0
10 Apr 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Great facilities. The company culture encourages you to network and make connections. Most people are willing to have a meeting to discuss an idea or explain what their group does.

Cons

When I first joined the company, someone mentioned the "30 day" discussion. What I learned was that for no concrete reason, your manager can tell you that you have 30 (or more) days to find another position otherwise you will be packaged. I work with a number of people who are strong performers that were given notice when they were in a previous group. If you do not "fit" with your group you will be squeezed out.

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5.0
15 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good company to work for, good work life balance

Cons

They should have more developers than other titles.

2.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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