Glad to be LinkedOut - great product, but weak leadership & weak compensation
Pros
Linkedin has great brand awareness and people are very eager to speak w/ you when you conduct a sales call. LI offers very good perks & benefits (on-site massage, fully stocked kitchens, meals are provided, lots of freebies. Good communication from a top-down perspective. Big names speakers are invited to address LI employees.
Cons
-LI is led by inexperienced middle mgmt who lead by fear & intimidation. Most mid-mgmt have little or no experience leading and are quite often promoted because of "who they know" rather than "what they know & what they can offer". -The sales compensation package is very low compared to other silicon valley companies, and when the sales team figures out how to make $, "the house" changes the rules to regain the advantage. -LI offers a small share of stock options. Upper mngmt receive the lions-share and are able to exercise them long before the foot-soldiers. -The exec mgmt team doesn't know how disgruntled the rank & file sales team is-LI strings a lot of job seekers w/ contract positions to save $ by not offering benefits. Most good non-perm employees do not get perm job offers until well after 1 yr of work.
