Amazing company to work for, but after some time you fall behind market value practically testing you to leave - Technical Recruiter LinkedIn Employee Review

4.0
Sep 24, 2018
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Pros

perks, benefits, people, culture, work-life balance, mission-driven

Cons

I feel as though there is a tendency to underpay people who have been with the company for several years. After a certain time you fall behind market value and have newer employees come in making much more than you. I don't see where the loyalty is. Nor is this the best strategy for retention. Despite exceeding expectations for 14 qrts. in a row and being among the top 5 in hires in that time frame, all they can tell me is that it will "take some time" to get me where I should be. I have a good rapport with management there too, so this strikes me as odd and has left me scratching my head. I've voiced my opinion on the topic and negotiated to no avail, Hard to leave such a good company, but I guess there comes a time.

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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.

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