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Good company, bad engineering practices

Engineering Manager
Former Employee
Worked at LinkedIn for 4 years
October 7, 2024
Dublin, Dublin
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Benefits, culture & values, people, great offices, pay is good.

Great company when I started, but slowly descended to a very mediocre tech company to work for (see cons).

Cons

New eng best practices ruined the org. Deadlines don’t move anymore at all; everyone is working insane hours to meet mgmt needs. Eng tooling is incredibly mediocre. Promotions are insanely hard to get and can be blocked due to non-merit based matters (e.g., lack of promo budget, even if the person is "promotable"). Very little balance in processes; either none at all or WAY too much. Return to office policy was a huge walkback from what the CEO was saying a few years back, and made no sense, as the company was doing well.

Advice to Management

Revert RTO and new engineering best practices.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
2.0

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