Vantaggi
To be very honest, the pros are minimal.
Svantaggi
The company attempts to advertise itself as a forward thinking modern place of work. It has strived to create an image that goes along with what companies seem to think employees want. But what is that? Well, if we take Google as the pinnacle, we can establish that people ideally want to work for a company that promotes: - Work life balance - Communication - Great Benefits - Trust - Room for growth - Inclusivity And maybe most importantly, an erasure of the idea that you will end up on your deathbed realising you spent your days in some kind of a drab, grey office cubicle punching numbers til you could punch out. eBay promises all of this. But, trust me, the promises are baseless. Sure, every document your sent will be coated in bright primary colours. Sure, they send you a 'goody bag' when you join - but do you really need another tote bag? Sure, they'll offer you a four week sabbatical after four years of work - go you! Ignore the fact that other companies are adopting four day work weeks and introducing unlimited holiday days. Never mind them. Look at these bright colours. Sure, you'll get healthcare, but not *really*, and no dental, and not too much, you're not sick are you? We're really busy this week, I don't think we can afford you being ill? In reality, working for eBay may once have been a dream job for some, and sure, it looks fun, have you seen how they advertise to their customers? Everyone looks so happy? But the sad truth is, eBay has never taken the time to invest in the creation of a progressive work environment that can can meet the needs of a modern workforce. They're too big now. They don't have to. Believe me when I say this: You're a number, you can be replaced and they know it. But not only do they know it, they laud it over you at every opportunity available to them. Requesting time off becomes an apologetic chore. You can't just *take* time off. You need a reason. And, when or if it's approved, it's done so as 'a courtesy'. But, I mean obviously they do this, you *should* feel guilty for taking some well earned holiday days off. Shouldn't you? You're leaving your team to finish the already unachievable workload without you. How dare you? The freedom to be creative, individual and autonomous is a lie too. You're timed. Everything you do is timed. What do I mean? Well, there is a little stopwatch type clock that appears for every task/email/project/call/break/lunch, heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they knew how long you took to go to the bathroom. Every single thing that you do is timed and sometimes your screen will be sporadically recorded so that they can monitor the exact goings-on. You will not be notified when your screen is recorded and you won't even be notified if they request to record your screen 100% of the time. Which they do if you they believe you're not working 'the eBay way'. Whats the eBay way? Well the eBay way is their way of saying you're not popular enough amongst the team. Because oh, yeah I forgot to mention, your ability to do your job with any kind of competency is irrelevant. You just better have a smile on your face at all times, your zoom camera on, and your undeniable love for eBay on display at all times. We don't want your opinions. We don't want to know how you think things can be done better. We don't even really want to know if you've witnessed some kind of not-okay sexually aggressive communication by another member of staff. Which, unfortunately, I did, and I reported it. And I was ignored. And ignored. And ignored. And then told, that it was probably already looked after... sure, okay.. then why is the message still visible to everyone on the team? Why do I have to go to HR alone? Why did you lie and tell me you've already done something about this? You should help right? Am I going mad, or is that not apart of your job? Whether you're male or female, no one should have to bear witness to any kind of unapologetically misogynistic behaviour and, no one should have to watch their management team ignore it either. No one should feel like they have to deal with something like that on their own. This place, its great if you can sacrifice a lot. Your morals to customers - it'll be implied to remove negative reviews for top sellers. Your dignity - each team is a club, teams are small, your manager expects to be treated like a God and if s/he doesn't like the cut of your jib, not only will you hear about it, but you'll feel it too. You may even be punished for it. All those bonus' you're promised? Well they take into consideration your 'enthusiasm' for the company. What does that mean? That my friend, means it's a cult. And you'll be isolated just like a cult. Your not introduced to other teams or managers or anyone really. The hierarchy is kept purposefully ambiguous. Okay, your not gonna be asked to drink any cool-aid. No. That would cost money. Buy your own cool-aid. Better yet, say your going to buy some cool-aid and never come back.