LinkedIn reviews

I was shocked at how bad the tools and technology were for us recruiters. We didn't have a proper ATS. They think their recruiting teams are some of the best in the tech industry but they're very mediocre. It's not hard recruiting people with a brand like LinkedIn. I've been on much smaller/scrappier teams that were more advanced. They will sell you on taking a demotion. I had to do it more times than I can count when making offers to Engineers. DON'T DO IT!! I'm now regretting it after getting laid off and looking for a job at the level I was at before LinkedIn. It's really hard to get promoted if they don't have the headcount. I constantly surpassed my goals, took on extra work, and was continuously given good feedback but never got a promotion. It's all based on who they like best. They say that the work is harder and more complex here and that's why they demote. it's not. The work isn't hard. You do the only job you were hired to do and there is zero visibility into other teams or work. Everything moves slowly, if you need leadership to make a decision on something, it takes ages or they just won't make it. It's quite boring and if you ask to work on other stuff, they may give you a project to work on but it probably will never be used. By the time you get what you need from others, everyone will be onto something new and that project will be a wash. The pace is painful coming from a startup. Lots of red tape. They say they're all about skill-based hiring. I tried to get roles on other teams outside of my skill set and no one would even talk to me about it. They gave people the opportunity to do bungee assignments and then abruptly ended them without warning and laid off an undisclosed amount of people in TA. I'd guess 60% - 70%. They had everyone get on VC and they read scripts. I know they probably thought that was more humane but watching people's faces as they got laid off was awful. They should have sent an email, it was traumatic. The next day we had a meeting with the VP of Global Talent to go over our layoff details. She was giddy, happy, and laughing the whole meeting. The "laid off" group chat all couldn't believe how insensitive it was for her to behave like that after we had all just lost our jobs and were getting very little severance.

Low pay, poor management/leadership, and less and less room for meaningful career growth. Between the bureaucracy of growing to a 23k-employee company to the blatant complacency that has accompanied such growth, LinkedIn has changed for the worst - I would not advise joining.