Not Perfect, but Pretty Damn Great - Anonymous employee LinkedIn Employee Review

4.0
Apr 28, 2014
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Pros

Strong Culture where stated Values are adhered to at almost every level. Exceptions are few and stand out like sore thumbs. Employees are allowed a good amount of autonomy (sometimes manager dependent) and there is a level of trust between Executive Leadership and the individual contributors that I've not seen at any other company I've been at. While it's certainly no longer a start-up, Employees are given mind share to introduce intelligent change into the organization. Great benefits package.

Cons

I second what others have said about career opportunities outside of Global HQ in Mountain View / Sunnyvale. If you want to do something other than Sales, you have a steep uphill battle ahead of you. And anything outside of teams that directly support the Sales Organization is out of the question. LinkedIn is a very Engineer-driven company, so most decisions are made without input from other teams or clients. And most roles outside of Engineering pay below market standards, but this is softened somewhat by an overall strong benefits package. It's a young company, so retirement benefits flat-out suck.

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Amazing perks and nice people. Perks: I was able to purchase new luggage with the help of some internal points for my performance. Unfortunately, I have not traveled since I left the company with the luggage. Travel also changed after I took the job and I was a global traveler.

Cons

I ended up quitting my job to look for a new job in 2024. The exit from the company was extremely poorly managed by my manager and the HR staff. I had a very difficult time networking after I left the job which is funny given that it is a social networking platform. I felt like there was still a presence from the company even after joining She Runs It, a third-party networking platform for women. I expected more from LinkedIn during my departure. I was unaware what impact working at this company could have on my career. They should really help their employees with their next role and applying as a lot of the applications occur on the platform. There was only an opportunity to interview and reach out to people that worked for LinkedIn at B2B, even though I have B2C experience. AI has really complicated the process as well with writing etc. since leaving.

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