eBay staff moonlighting via Craigslist?
by Sue Bailey
File this one under “unverified but irresistable…”
Yumio runs Product & Marketing at MyThings.com, and previously launched Yahoo Answers. She writes:
Every time I post on Craigslist for a part-time position for Web work (coding, design, etc.) I get a ton of replies from CURRENT eBay employees who all say they can work up to 20 hours a week on moonlighting freelance. One person we hired for a facebook application was absolutely horrendous - but I still am amazed at how he often came to our office in the middle of the work-day (long lunch???) to do milestone meetings.
Found via Shripriya, an ex-eBay employee, who writes:
When I worked at eBay , none of us had time to breathe. It was go-go-go all the time. … I wonder what’s changed over there. Once apathy sets in, reversing it is going to be really, really hard.
Comments
2 Responses to “eBay staff moonlighting via Craigslist?”
Related Posts:
- eBay sues Craigslist which it part owns
- Craigslist’s turn to sue eBay
- Craigslist respond to eBay’s law suit
- eBay reveal details of Craigslist suit
- The power of three - classified information
Recent Posts
- Is someone eavesdropping on your Skype calls?
- Replying to ‘Message from buyer’ on SMP invoices
- Changes to item specifics for eBay.com media, jewelry categories
- Amazon, Etsy, eBay and the eCommerce Land Grab
- Hairdresser guilty of eBay scam
I’d like to believe Shripriya account of life at eBay, with everyone working 24/7 to meet deadlines, but as the deadline for every new policy or feature gets pushed back and back I think they probably are moonlighting.
I worked with Shri at eBay and certainly she was a veritable workhorse. Her comment strikes me as accurate. I certainly recall times when eBay was allconsuming and the thought of moonlighting (especially in the middle of the day) absolutely impossible to conceive.