Lots of culture kool-aid, doesn't value employees as much as they say - Anonymous employee LinkedIn Employee Review

3.0
Aug 29, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible work hours, fun people (mostly hire young people, which can be a pro and a con), nice "perks" to incentivize people to stay, overall good culture.

Cons

Misalignment between overall company culture/values and what is actually managed down/the way people actually treat each other. Easy to plateau in most positions., even thought the work isn't always that challenging. Compensation is below market for most other tech companies in the Bay Area and you're not a "cool" or hot enough company to get away with that, sorry.

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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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