Seems great on the outside, no so great on the inside - Support LinkedIn Employee Review

2.0
Aug 12, 2019
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Pros

Excellent benefits, and I don't mean the free food. The healthcare, 401k matching, parental leave, etc is really great and one of the main reasons I've stayed around so long.

Cons

Things seem shiny and exciting at first. After awhile you see how poorly trained some of the middle management it. Teams and orgs are constantly being restructured - someone always has a "better" way to do things, which means the individual contributer employees sustain the force of the constant changes. It's difficult in many orgs to get promoted. Lots of work to do, but little reward. The recruiting and hiring process is SO LACKING. I've applied to several internal positions, and each recruiter I've dealt with knew absolutely nothing about me before speaking - and I mean nothing. As time goes on, I'm less and less proud of our product. The highest complaint drivers never get changed. So many things I wish we could do differently

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Cons

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Pros

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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