Be careful with the resignation notice - Software Engineering LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2013
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Pros

It used to be a great company, where we had to deal with fascinating search and analytics challenges. After IPO lots of talented engineers and managers has left, making the whole environment much worse

Cons

My manager asked me to notify them in advance if I would intend to leave. I gave a 6 weeks notice and asked them if I could use a part of that time for the parental leave. They terminated my employment immediately. The manager told me the reason of the early exit was that I'm going to work for their major competitor. It seems some people had brought Yahoo's worst practices to LinkedIn. Now I'm feeling stupid of giving an early notice

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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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