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Culture has deteriorated a lot, with weak senior leadership and no vision

Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at LinkedIn for 4 years
September 11, 2023
Sunnyvale, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Still some good people left (but they are also on their way out).
  • Good office perks (lunch, gym).
  • Immediate peers are respectful and pleasant to work with (but I can't say that about my reporting chain).
Cons

Weak senior leadership. The current CEO (Ryan R) and his team do not have a strong understanding of the market.

Heavy focus on revenue without any care for what constitutes a good customer experience.

Feels like forced layoffs in the form of PIP quotas. No proper annual compensation increase is forcing good people to leave.

There have been months of indecisiveness regarding whether layoffs would occur or managers would be flattened. This is causing a lot of angst and stress amongst employees.

The CEO and his team have not addressed any of the tough questions in company all-hands meetings, providing scripted answers and demonstrating a heavy lack of transparency.

Amongst management (Director+) there is no regard for good managers. It has become extremely political where senior leadership favors middle managers who have worked with them before. There has been a lot of discrimination during this year's calibrations across the company.

It has become a sweatshop without the perks of good compensation.

Advice to Management

This used to be an extremely well-managed company with a top-notch culture.

Your indecisiveness is leading to a lot of good people quitting.

The VPs and Sr. Directors are extremely biased towards their own camps, which is killing diversity and innovation.

Technical decisions are being made politically.

The Principal Staff + Engineers are not up to the mark, which is causing poor technical designs to pass through.

Take tough decisions faster and be transparent about them.

Treat employees like adults.

Additional Ratings

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

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