Overall, the culture is great. Lots of really awesome people who love what they do, and want to do really good work.
Cons
Company is too focused on its new product; those who work on the mainstay feel set aside and taken for granted. HR is nearly non-existent; most team members are remote or barely in the office. Too many org changes lately have left folks feeling insecure, morale is low and sinking. I hope they can turn it around.
Advice to Management
You have some really awesome people there; get out of their way.
Former Employee - Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA
Former Employee - Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
Disapproves of CEO
I worked at Linden Lab full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- Some of the people I worked with were smart, passionate and really wanted to create something amazing. - Product is interesting - Work/life balance is good (no one really works that hard - which can be a bad thing)
Cons
- Leadership has no vision and don't have the skills to run something as ambitious as Sansar - HR is never around, non existent - The same old people have been there for the longest time - Keep hiring the wrong people and putting the wrong people in positions of power
Advice to Management
Time to layoff some of the dead weight at the executive level and hire experts from outside.
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Employee Review
Helpful (1)
"make LL great again"
I worked at Linden Lab full-time
Pros
Overall, the culture is great. Lots of really awesome people who love what they do, and want to do really good work.
Cons
Company is too focused on its new product; those who work on the mainstay feel set aside and taken for granted. HR is nearly non-existent; most team members are remote or barely in the office. Too many org changes lately have left folks feeling insecure, morale is low and sinking. I hope they can turn it around.
Advice to Management
You have some really awesome people there; get out of their way.
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Other Employee Reviews
Helpful (2)
"Massive layoffs, but got rid of the wrong people"
I worked at Linden Lab full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- Some of the people I worked with were smart, passionate and really wanted to create something amazing.
- Product is interesting
- Work/life balance is good (no one really works that hard - which can be a bad thing)
Cons
- Leadership has no vision and don't have the skills to run something as ambitious as Sansar
- HR is never around, non existent
- The same old people have been there for the longest time
- Keep hiring the wrong people and putting the wrong people in positions of power
Advice to Management
Time to layoff some of the dead weight at the executive level and hire experts from outside.
Linden Lab Response
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"Lots of change"
I worked at Linden Lab full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The technology is amazing and the company has the best tools for remote working.
Cons
Strategy inconsistent, not enough care for the current users.
Linden Lab Response
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