Is LinkedIn a good company to work for?

LinkedIn has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,438 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at LinkedIn to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LinkedIn have been left by employees working as Web Developer , Software Engineer Intern and Business Operations Manager .

Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

66% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (496) , Software Engineer (486) , Senior Software Engineer (309) , Account Director (252) , Relationship Manager (222) , Customer Success Manager (119) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Sales (115) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (105) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (85) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

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

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1550 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 860 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 740 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 551 reviews)); "Good pay and policies focussing on employee’s well being" ((in 259 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 194 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 155 reviews)); "Constant layoffs are very distracting and impossible to focus since there is always people leaving and teams changing managers." ((in 150 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 61 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed LinkedIn locations?

Sunnyvale , San Francisco , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Omaha , San Jose , Carpinteria , Los Angeles , Seattle , Detroit , Washington , San Diego , Atlanta , Austin , Dallas , Ventura , South San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Miami , Lincoln , Santa Clara , Denver , Boston , San Antonio , Palo Alto , Las Vegas , Portland , Salt Lake City , Houston

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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(869 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

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3.0

Jun 15, 2017

IF ONLY THEY WERE ARE GOOD AS THEY THINK THEY ARE

Anonymous employee

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Pros

* excellent pay * outstanding world classed benefits * really exceedingly good food * plays hard * if you are in the right orgs, its easy to work 30-40 hours a week and go home to your family

Cons

* mediocre talent that thinks it is world class. the truth is they have a monopoly business that was built years ago and they can't innovate on product or enter new markets. * the teams are bloated and fat to the point of ridiculousness given their level of output. * execs are silo'd and not aligned. this causes a huge amount of wasted effort at the middle and lower levels. * incredibly political but pretends that they have a winning transparent culture. This comes from the top. spin matters more than results which the company can't measure.

5.0

May 30, 2017

Software Engineer @ LinkedIn

Software engineer

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Pros

Food is good, workplace is more professional than other big tech companies, compensation is excellent.

Cons

I've ran into lots of road blocks with legal and security team. They really slow production down.

3.0

May 22, 2017

Financial Analyst for CFM

Financial analyst

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Business Outlook

Pros

Young and pro-active team members - had the luck to work with some really nice and knowledgeable people who were also sharing their expertise.

Cons

No bonuses for the internal team Working overtime during monthly and yearly close sometimes even 10+ hours in a day Promotion based more on filling the place of the person higher up who left than on performance. Sometimes people promoted 6-8 months back got promoted again. Salary is low for the current market and the yearly increase is almost nothing Too much difference in knowledge and communication between the teams - some teams help each other while in others people are struggling. The analysts in the on-site projects are treating the ones in the Prague office more like "helpers" than like equal colleagues not sharing all the insight on the project and not inviting them in all the calls. Overall it's a good start for a graduate - you have the possibility to earn quite a few things, not only process related but also how to manage time, however not recommended to stay more than one year as nobody is appreciating the commitment.

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