Used to be a great company - Anonymous employee LinkedIn Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Jeff Weiner is arguably one of the best CEOs in Silicon Valley and LinkedIn is very luck to have him. When I joined the company, it truly felt like a happy family and we were firing on all cylinders -- explosive growth, great products being launched, and stock price doing well. The perks were (and probably still are) amazing and I miss the awesome food and chair massages.

Cons

Unfortunately as we grew, the company started became riddled with politics. Countless number of folks "resting and vesting" and a very inept middle management layer that drove many great employees out of the company.

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Pros

LinkedIn has a strong engineering culture, smart and supportive teammates, and meaningful product impact at a large scale. I have had opportunities to work on complex systems, collaborate with experienced engineers, and learn from cross-functional partners across product, design, data, and infrastructure. The benefits, flexibility, and internal learning resources are also strong.

Cons

Because the organization is large, decision-making can sometimes be slow, and priorities may shift before projects fully mature. Promotion expectations can feel different across teams, and the number of meetings can make it harder to protect deep-focus engineering time. Cross-team ownership is not always as clear as it could be.

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