Disappointing - Sales LinkedIn Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

LI brand is strong within the industry (amazing PR team and employees are asked to post positive reviews before rankings come out) so you should be heavily recruited after some time here. Work life balance = good. Each business @LI has a different culture. Depends on who the leader of the business is and the leaders they have hired. Also think HQ has a more positive culture than the sales offices. Interviews are dead easy. One reason there have been alot of bad hires.

Cons

Culture and values are for chumps...at least in sales. They're a way to keep individual contributors in line. Leadership defied values regularly in my business. It's well-known that integrity is not something this leader cares for. Team leads contacted HR, but HR blew them off. Don't think this is an issue across the company, but it's a major issue in my team. Not the best and the brightest here. Compared to the other major tech companies...LI people are just not that smart. Take a look on LI at profiles of the sales people who work here and you'll see. The comp is also average because they can't afford to hire the best. It's also one reason for the amazing reviews. It's a great job for people who don't have a shot at working with and for the best so they're thrilled with what they get at LI. LI is behind on product innovation. The product is usually a copy of whatever FB launched a year ago. Get as many RSUs and the highest comp you can when you join because once you're in they are stingy.

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