LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,666 total reviews)
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Ryan Roslansky

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,666 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
May 2, 2014

Amazing Company Spoiled by Inept Management

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Pros

The usual tech company perks, world class products, no real competition, sharp senior leadership/exec team. If your dream is to be a big company that is changing the world, this is the place to be. You can have a life outside of LinkedIn, which is great. It's also not as cult-like compared to places like the big G, which is a huge plus if you're a normal person. LinkedIn changed my life. Depending on where you are in your career and what you want, this may or may not happen to you as well.

Cons

Open, honest and constructive is the LinkedIn way...unless you actually suggest things might not be that great or that there are problems. If you do, you'll find yourself labeled as "negative" and a "complainer." So much for feedback being a gift. There is very little upward mobility in Talent Solutions these days. Great opportunity for those starting out in sales, but If you're more experienced, you'll run out of options quickly. Middle management is the weakest link. Another review mentioned "they wouldn't be qualified to run a McDonald's" - while that's pretty harsh, I'm not going to say that isn't far from the truth. Front line managers are great at parroting back the company line on issues, collecting your forecast, and asking "how can I help?" - with a few exceptions, very little value was ever added by a front line manager. Some bizarre people decisions over the past couple years. Tons of "are you serious" moments on the floor with the large number of political promotions. Relationships Matter.

2.0
Aug 19, 2012
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Pros

Very smart, friendly, outgoing people from great schools and past companies.

Cons

People aren't promoted based on merit, but on who is better friends with the managers. Check out how many of the first sales managers and directors were childhood friends. Some new reps are hand chosen to get the best territories, and their careers soar with promotion after promotion in short periods of time without putting in the honest and hard work others put in. If you can be on that list, LinkedIn is a dream come true. If you aren't, you're going to make your managers rich while they promote people with worse numbers than you consistently. You would think that in sales, where closed deals and hard numbers are the only things that matter, it would easily be a meritocracy. LinkedIn proves this is not so.

2.0
Sep 5, 2023
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Pros

Quite possibly the least competitive place that I have ever worked. You don't really need to work hard if you know how to get in the right side if the politics. The company prints money in the ad side of the house; with very little investment is LinkedIn pays well.

Cons

Quite possibly the least competitive place that I have ever worked, and that shows from the day that you enter the door. There is a bizarre lack of basic skills in sells. This extends into sells management in sales. Executive staff seems to be well aware of this and are trying to implement a change management process, but these are being derailed by the recent Google arrivals who’ve made alliance with the old stagnated LinkedIn guard. The results is accelerating revenue DEGROWTH. This is also the worst possible time because of the scrutiny social media companies are facing after Elon outed many of them for having fake engagement. Customers are losing faith in the product and it shows. There also appears to be the remnants of a culture war present. All in all I would definitely avoid this place unless you are in desperate need of a job. Take the job understanding that you will be targeted or better yet your role has been targeted since before you ever got there. When the stress gets bad just take leave like everyone else, because it will.

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