If you are a UE/UX designer (UI, visual design, content, user research) this is NOT the place for you. Despite some job postings and/or reviews to the contrary, if you're looking to do some really interesting work and grow as a designer do NOT work for PayPal.
> an endless parade of "leaders" has driven this company in general, and the UED team in particular, right into the ditch. They've tried to reboot this team so many times b/c the senior leadership is totally incompetent.
> your work will not be recognized, rewarded, or celebrated.
> you will be moved on to projects and into verticals regardless of any interest you have expressed or career goals you have.
> IF your manager actually bothers to set goals with/for you, how you do on those goals will generally be ignored when evaluations occur.
> evaluations are generally a popularity contest and are based more on how hard your manager fights for you then the work you actually did or how you did against your goals.
> an absurd amount of money will be spent on pointless schwag and company celebrations rather than on salaries, team offsites/team building, or things that most people generally consider "useful." You will also find yourself wondering why you would possibly need another cheap plastic water bottle rather than some actual decent advertising that could bring in more revenue or positive attention.
> right about the time you finally get an org chart and start to get a good sense of how the team is structured, sr management will conduct a 're-org' and change it. you can expect this to happen on an annual basis, if not more frequently.
> as part of the recurring re-orgs you will be moved to yet another manager, again with little to no concern for any relationship you have established.
