John J. Donahoe does NOT know how to run a company! - Software Engineer eBay Employee Review

1.0
8 Sept 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Nowdays, great benefits is all that's left. I'd high-tail it out of there if it wasn't for the benefits.

Cons

eBay use to be a fun place to work. Donahoe has made eBay a miserable debacle and it's getting worse every day. He is the most stubborn hard-headed boss I have ever worked for! I never thought I would say this, but I miss Meg! Come back Meg!!!!!

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5.0
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Pros

good culture friendly people and good benefits

Cons

leadership direction politics tenured individuals who do not change their ways of working

5.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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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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