One big, downward hill, anxiety attack
Pros
-Incredible benefits, from an Empire State Building office to free (and delicious) breakfasts and lunches. I loved going into the office -Hybrid work environment, manager didn't care if I was remote for a week or two (maybe this has changed) -It's the best product in the market for talent acquisition, albeit one of the most expensive -I really loved the people, including my front line manager and director -I certainly learned a lot about sales
Cons
-The pressure and anxiety at LinkedIn got to me like no other job has ever come close to. For some, knowing where you stand relative to quota compared to all of your colleagues helps push you, but for me, it was a detriment when I wasn't performing as well as I wanted. The expectations are incredibly high, and your manager is under a lot of pressure themselves, and that pressure of course trickles down. I felt absolutely worthless while working at LinkedIn whenever I missed quota and I became suicidal. I am a completely different person for the better since leaving on my own accord. I can't believe I let a job hold that much power over me, but it did. This is not uncommon within the sales departments. It's really too bad, since the benefits are incredible, but I see why they have to be so good, to keep people from always quitting. -It seems like the "glory days" of LinkedIn are over, as many of the longer term employees would state. Very minimal budget for anything like travel, team building events, no big holiday party, etc. You pretty much just punch in and out at this point. -Constant fear of layoffs, although I would have LOVED to have gotten laid off by the end of my tenure, for severance purposes. -I sold LinkedIn Recruiter. Our biggest competitor was ourselves, meaning LinkedIn Recruiter Lite. It's an online product that is one tenth of the cost and honestly, gets the job done for a lot of companies. This made selling the full product very difficult, especially when our product team kept making improvements on Recruiter Lite. I was basically selling against myself.
