Not as great as it used to be - User Experience Designer LinkedIn Employee Review

3.0
20 Oct 2018
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Pros

Company culture overall is great. A lot of great employee perks. Food is amazing, and wellness program is one of the best in the valley. The company does care a lot overall about the wellness of their employees.

Cons

Individual teams can become toxic. Since Microsoft acquisition, mid managers have become power hungry and annoyingly political (something that i've seen change over the 3+ years i've been here). Managers are getting promoted NOT based on how much their team likes team, or how much they contributed, but on how much leadership likes them.

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5.0
9 Jun 2026
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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
11 Jun 2026
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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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