[Happygolucky]

If PayPal wins the best place to work in Omaha, that is a lie...

Word on the street says it is a very hostile work place, employees are afraid for their jobs, management is slashing and cutting departments to the bone.

Yes they get .50 cent pop, yes they have a basketball court, yes they have a Starbucks on site, yes they have a lake to walk around. But when managment is watching you every second and and write you up for not moving your mouse for 2 minutes........ it's all for not.

Think of PayPal as a 19th century sweat shop.

Any thoughts?

[Dave1215]

I've heard from a former senior person that it wasn't the best. But also know of others that are in various levels that love it.

From a corporate perspective, probably the worst in the Omaha metro is InfoUSA. They have executive managers that don't make it more than a year.

[thatguy1]

Originally Posted by Happygolucky

Word on the street says it is a very hostile work place, employees are afraid for their jobs, management is slashing and cutting departments to the bone.
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That is very common anywhere you are in Omaha at this time... I have no idea about the rest. I've never heard anything bad.

[ehenningsen]

I can give a perspect as I once had worked there a few years back..

If you have a good manager (supervisor), then you cannot fail!

If you have a bad manager, or in my case hostile, then be ready to be completely miserable and having to help coworkers calm down after 20 minutes of crying in frustration.

I know PayPal is a great place to work, but a bad boss can easily take back any good that comes from it..

I'll tell you this.. I work for a company now that with a bad performing manager, you can talk to the floor manager and he/she WILL do something or at least investigate. At PayPal, they completely trust their managers with little or no observance.

[kdbrich]

I had heard in a recent survey it was Marriott Resv Center #1, Blue Cross #2.

[aerahrtlu]

I've heard Raytheon is a great place to work. I don't personally know anyone who's worked there, but I've read plenty of stories about how great the company is.

[Victor 13]

My daughter has worked at Paypal for over one year and her fiancee for over two. They are both quite content there . I sent them a link to this thread.

[yman97]

I worked at PayPal for three years and absolutely loved the first couple. This was when the company was still small and at the Z-92 building. I still remember it as the best place I ever worked. PayPal was a completely different company than the one that exists there today (post-eBay acquisition). I'll second the earlier comment that it depends on the manager and that is true. While I'm glad to have moved on (and glad that I sold those stock options), my memories are good for the most part and I miss what it was.