Does Linden Lab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Linden Lab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Linden Lab. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Linden Lab?

59% of Linden Lab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Linden Lab 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Linden Lab?

Senior Software Engineer (9) , Software Engineer (8) , 3D Artist (4) , (2) , Linux Systems Administrator (2) , QA Engineer (2) , Systems Administrator (2)

What are the pros of working at Linden Lab according to real employee reviews?

"Fascinating work, amazing people" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good pay and benefits." ((in 10 reviews)); "It is a great culture and executive team" ((in 10 reviews)); "Comfortable, fun, online, team, work" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great company culture." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Linden Lab according to real employee reviews?

"Disconnected management combined with a general tendency of the employees to spend more energy moaning about problems than doing anything to fix them" ((in 11 reviews)); "Went through massive layoffs early on; then, too many management/manager changes and reorg." ((in 7 reviews)); "New middle and senior management constantly come and go without listening to longtime employees who understand the product and have seen the same mistakes made over and over again" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great rate, and good communication." ((in 5 reviews)); "Second Life could have innovated and stayed relevant but the lack of leadership in 2011 has buried the company." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Linden Lab redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Linden Lab redundancy and their outlook for job security at Linden Lab in 2026.

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Linden Lab Reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(132 total reviews)

Ebbe Altberg

79% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Linden Lab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 132 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Linden Lab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

132 reviews

3.0

10 Sept 2015

Smart but Unfocused

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Smart co-workers with varied and interesting backgrounds.

Cons

Strategy changes frequently. Lack of consistent high-level company goal.

2.0

13 Oct 2022

Company is disorganized, does not take harassment seriously

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The pay is pretty decent, benefits are good and they give annual raises

Cons

I filed a sexual harassment complaint, complete with photographic evidence of bruises. They found that no company policy had been violated. So I quit. Linden Lab pays a lot of lip service to being socially progressive, but responses like this are part of why women are so reluctant to come forward. Absolutely shameful.

1.0

11 Jan 2023

Disorganized, Incompetent RUN AWAY!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

This company is so averse to constructive feedback and improvement you can do a bad job for years and get amazing performance reviews. You don't have to worry about building code that works under load or is secure. As long as you drink the cool aid and praise everyone for their "amazing" work.

Cons

HUGE backlogs of bugs and tech debt that will never be fixed. Out of touch management who know nothing about the platform. Product roadmaps change on the drop of a hat from upper level management. Constant outages and fire drills due to years of neglected infrastructure and applications. Association with toxic pornography / adult content that comprises most of the Second Life service.

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