Performance plans because they can't afford redundancies - Anonymous- Salaried Staff LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
11 Jan 2024
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Pros

Flexible work Office perks - meals, social events Good brand - Customers are interested in listening to insights

Cons

Product pricing - Can't adapt to the changing macroeconomics as Companies can't afford the products for their pricing anymore. Reduced renewals and struggling with new business. Echo chambers - New thoughts or approaches are seen as a threat. "Leaders" are doing as told by their Seniors, Sr "Leaders" do as told by the Exec Committee / Board / Shareholders. Leadership - They're aware their people are not the problem but put people on Performance plans because they can't afford to pay out employees. They're aware of all the feedback and pleas shared by their employees, but choose to look the other way. Shareholders > Employees: The business will lay-off employees to ensure their P&L appeases their board, execs and their shareholders. Not very different from the other tech firms - although, worse. As they can't afford to pay out, so they put employees on performance plans with goals they themselves know are not attainable. Long hours, employees are overworked and spirits broken being told they're not good enough. They don't feel supported anymore. Staggering lack of empathy demonstrated in the last 6 - 12 months.

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5.0
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Cons

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4.0
11 Jun 2026
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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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