Rank and Yank. Stagnant Culture. Organizational Politics - Enterprise Account Executive LinkedIn Employee Review

2.0
5 Sept 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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Pros

Excellent work life balance and great kind of environment

Cons

There is a lot of pressure on deliverables

4.0
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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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