Culture had turned toxic over the last years - Staff Software Engineer LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
17 Apr 2026
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Pros

Free food which used to be great, now it is mediocre Good benefits

Cons

The company is constantly trying to pressure and squeeze engineers with unrealistic deadlines that they don't have a say in. Employee satisfaction scores have been low and sinking for years but the company is not acting to improve the experience for engineers. If anything it feels like the opposite. Stack ranking Expectations change retroactively at the end of the performance review cycle Engineering productivity is strictly measured with metrics that have been proven to be poor indicators of actual productivity, like PR counts and now also AI usage. The bar is constantly rising while pay is decreasing (less stock grants)

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Cons

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3.0
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Cons

-Customer Success metrics lack clear ownership and actionable levers. Many CSMs do not have direct control over the outcomes they are measured against, and success narratives are often based on isolated or non-replicable examples rather than scalable processes. -Microsoft’s increased influence over LinkedIn has led to tighter promotion structures and more limited compensation growth pathways. -Product value within the LTS portfolio is inconsistent. LinkedIn Learning struggles with perceived differentiation and impact, while Recruiter’s market position relies heavily on legacy dominance rather than clear ongoing innovation or customer value expansion. -Metric design and performance management frameworks were created without a strong operational understanding of the CSM role, resulting in accountability for outcomes that CSMs cannot directly influence. -While many CSMs share these concerns, there is limited upward feedback or structured challenge to leadership regarding metric design and role effectiveness, which limits opportunities for meaningful reform. They prefer to lick the boots of senior leaders rather than tell AV and his team how they actually feel and see progress to better, more impactful metrics. For individuals who are comfortable with high call volumes (10+ customer interactions per week) and performance metrics that are influenced significantly by external factors rather than direct role ownership, LinkedIn LTS Customer Success can be a suitable environment.

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