Of course, the company uses other, more traditional methods of recruitment, like for example seeking employees among university students or inviting them to interviews, but this is highly insufficient taking into account the speed in which the demand for technical workers is increasing. The latter learn many important facts about how the company operates and gain knowledge about its products, while the company has a chance to find out what the best specialists are able to provide it with in their respective fields. The growing need for specialists in IT industryĪccording to James Baresse, Technical Director at PayPal, organizing hackfest is beneficial equally to the company and to the participants. See how it uses hack day to recruit the best employees. Very disappointing end to my career with PayPal.PayPal is an American giant who is the international leader in payment services allowing sending and receiving payments online. I've been pushing the issue and just keep getting blown off. Additionally, the company promised to pull any personal documents off my laptop and send them to me within 6 weeks and I never got them. Of course my director denied it on the separation call, but she is very conservative and judgey.

I didn't even use company time to make myself healthier, which I very well could have done. I was an integral part of the team, had never received an annual review that was less than 'meets expectations' and had never once been talked to about my performance. They knew this because I chose to share it with my team leader, who was also a close friend. I also believe in my heart (as do other members of my team) that I was targeted due to the fact that I used my most recent sabbatical (February 2022) to voluntarily check myself into rehab for alcohol addiction.

For how many years I devoted to them and how involved I was, it was very cold. The only reason I won't give them 5 stars is because of how my layoff was handled. I'd still be with the company, if I hadn't been effected by the layoffs in May of 2022. I also had the opportunity to travel to Dublin, Ireland more than once, such was awesome. Other benefits included 401k matching, gifted stock shares, and a 4 week paid sabbatical for every 5 years of service. As long as I met my deadlines and made my meetings, everything was golden. If I needed to take an afternoon off to take care of personal things, it was never an issue. The work/life balance was one of my favorite perks. I only had 3 managers in the 11 years, which says A LOT about our team. Even though we were a global team, we were like family. I worked in content management on a relatively small team. Good company and better benefits, but hurtful layoff experience I worked at PayPal for 11.5 years and loved almost every minute.

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