Worst managers in the industry - Anonymous employee LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
20 Jun 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

LinkedIn has its heart in the right place. The executive team tries to do what's best for the employees. The company offers great benefits.

Cons

WLB DOES NOT exist as many people have mentioned here. Maybe it's org specific but in my org people work 12 hours a day. The managers are among the most incompetent ones I've seen in the industry. Because of how the promo process is structured, many people can tick the boxes and become a manager. The managers aren't helpful to their direct reports and constantly expect ICs to do everything by themselves with no support. This results in toxic team culture where teammates don't act as a team but are individuals competing against each other.

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