Hi, I have received offers for SE3 role from both ebay and expedia. The TC is similar as well. I would love to hear what the community thinks which one would be better to join. yoe - 5 years Ebay Base - 160k Stock - 130k over 4 years Expedia Base - 175k Stock - 70k over 4 years Current TC - 160k #tech
Expedia
Expedia is a better choice looking at the way they have performed in the aftermath of covid and their future plans.
Expedia
I had some meetings at ebay pre-covid (we partnered with another platform team). I'd choose Expedia purely on it not being eBay. My female colleague would make great contributions to the conversation then they'd just look to me or the manager for "approval". Was total bullshit culturally speaking. Not to mention the way they reasoned about decision making was backwards: "We have a problem, and we've already decided the solution must look like X, so what can we do to make the solution work?"
Work culture - Expedia Work life balance - eBay Job safety - eBay Stock growth - Expedia Innovation or Challenging work - neither Brand value in job market - eBay (compared to Expedia) Does Expedia offer refreshers? If not, take eBay. The annual stock refreshers at eBay are great. Also, folks have been getting random hikes/salary adjustments mid-year.
Is eBay even relevant thesedays?
It makes money, is cash rich and hasn’t laid off in a while. The stock grew 2x in pandemic, dropped back to the normal value so not a bad time to join. It works for specific segments - unique items/collectibles, value seekers and a few other core categories. Will it survive long term? I doubt. Is it good enough for 3-4 years stint? Yes
Expedia hands down
What teams is it in eBay and Expedia?
Are those offers low? What was the ebay interview like?
They are as per the levels structure.Interview was breezy as per my experience.
What level at Expedia?
SE3
I’d take Expedia over EBay personally. I’ve used Expedia in the last few years, unlike eBay
Et tu, Paypal?
I don’t use PayPal much either. Hah