Terrible politics and only focuses on appearances - Account Director LinkedIn Employee Review

2.0
Nov 22, 2021
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Pros

The product is great, it's a very easy sell. Clients are very engaged and you are treated as a strategic partner rather than a vendor. Good work life balance. Good benefits. This is a good place if you don't care too much and just want to go to work with some nice perks and a have a fairly easy job.

Cons

Very toxic culture. Managers turn a blind eye to bullying and nasty behaviours, I witness multiple people being bullied and leaving LI in tears during my 6 years. Big focus on appearance rather than results. People are incentivised to spend time on self-promotion rather than driving business results. Smooth talkers are seen very favourable. LinkedIn is an easy sell. And whether you have good results or not are often down to luck. This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers.

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Cons

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Cons

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