PayPal reviews

Top down management style (explained below) What the new senior management has been doing as part of a drive to redesign the company is to eliminate certain units, redesign some and grow a chosen few. The method of implementation however has not been to layoff employees, but it has been to create a very hostile work environment in specific groups and departments to encourage attrition. And in some cases where individuals do not leave in a few months - as a last resort, some employees get specifically targeted at each level where in a situation would be created for them that pushes them to leave. They would find themselves in a situation where a new construct requires a different skill set. Or their existing jobs may suddenly require them to work in a different location owing to a new drive in which every member of a single functional unit is to be sitting in the same office. Hence they would either end up in a situation in which they may be fired by finding some excuses for poor performance, or they get fed up and leave on their own if they act first. What is also unfortunate is in such a environment, nepotism, racism and favoritism tends be very rampant as everyone tries to save their own skin

PayPal used to be enjoyable and seemed to care about both customers and employees. However, greed and incompetence has led to the exact opposite. Some days I'm not sure how this company is still functioning, let alone succeeding, with the skeleton crew they have left of people that do work. They have extremely inflated executive roles they have filled with people they know that are so unqualified for the position that it's nearly impossible to work with them. They laid off so many people that they didn't replace, followed by droves of people quitting, half the time people are just trying to figure out who does what anymore. Work is constantly left undone, customers are frustrated, and projects are unfunded and stale. This is an absolutely awful environment, unless you obtained one of the high leadership roles simply from nepotism (who doesn't want six figures to do nothing). Raises are 1%, pay is below average, and you have to practically beg to hire necessary help (which takes months to years to fill now). If you can make it until the company is sold or executive leadership is finally gone things may turn around. Otherwise, I would never, ever, ever, ever recommend working here for anyone. The most toxic work environment I have ever experienced and it gets continuously worse day after day. If you enjoy constant anxiety about potentially losing your job and/or you like watching inept people get promoted, that is the only way you will like working here (under this leadership at least).