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Excellent company, but some politics

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at LinkedIn for 2 years
November 7, 2013
Mountain View, California
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Excellent company to work for.

Free lunches and dinners are of very high quality, even better than most restaurants around here.

On-site gym with instructor-led classes, hack days, and an incubator program are all part of the fun culture.

Cons

Too much politics for a company of its size. Promotions are slow (non-existent), especially for Software Engineers in Test. The company did not even have a career progression profile for these positions until recently!

Health insurance is so-so at best: high premiums and low coverage.

Also, there are no stock rewards at the year-end review unless you are in a senior leadership role. That's shocking, given that all the companies competing for talent here give stock rewards to their rank-and-file employees.

Advice to Management
  • Consider better insurance plans.
  • Consider giving stock-based compensation to rank-and-file employees rather than giving all the stocks to a selected few at senior leadership roles.

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