Avantages
eBay's work - life balance is good. The pay is reasonable for what the job entails (although somewhat scanty for such an expensive part of the country). Benefits and perks are acceptable. It's easy to take a vacation when you want. In short, eBay is not a bad place to find yourself for a few years. It looks good on the resume, and can lead to better things elsewhere.
Inconvénients
Company has no clear direction for future. Turnaround efforts seem ill-thought out. Great ideas are poorly funded, and so poorly executed. Too much focus on short- term gain at the expense of long -term growth. On a personal level, no real support for continuing education, growth opportunities, making connections and participating outside the office. Belief that travel to conferences and such is not necessary because "anything important happens in the bay area."