Office Space
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KELSEY GARVEY/
Business development,
talent solutions“We used to be a startup, and
now we’re owned by Microsoft,
one of the biggest tech compa-
nies in the world. There’s been so
much growth, but one thing that’s
stayed strong is our culture. The
office is supercreative and, like
LinkedIn, collaborative. Our space
reflects how we interact with each
other, how we hang out and work
in different environments.”
TONY LAI/ Senior data scientist
“There’s always an interesting problem
to solve, and there’s also a really smart
and supportive group of data scien-
tists I can always turn to and bounce
ideas off. So it’s an individual problem,
but you also have a lot of support.”
NITIN JULKA/
Group product manager,marketing solutions
“We have lunch every day, and
we can get ice cream on the
second floor whenever we want.
We can go outside, check out
the roof deck. There are med-
itation rooms, workout rooms,
quiet spaces. There’s a space to
fit whatever need you have.”
STEVE MOORADIAN/
Account executive,sales solutions
“The 17th floor is amazing. We
have this rooftop lounge that’s
like a coffee shop. It’s a good
escape from the office, where
you can always hear people
talking individually. If you go
up there, it’s all ambient noise,
like being in Starbucks. That’s
where I spend a lot of my time,
if my manager doesn’t need
me on the floor.”
LINKEDIN EMPLOYEES ARE always talking about the next step. When you work for the world’s
largest professional network, it’s hard not to. But LinkedIn encourages it, too—pushing its team
members to consider their own career trajectories. Staffers move between departments as fluidly
as they move between the cafeteria, the rooftop terrace, and the music room in the company’s
San Francisco headquarters. And LinkedIn even gives employees a monthly “InDay,” which they
can put toward community service or an in-house class (like coding, graphic design, or marketing),
all to better prepare them for whatever step they choose to take next.
Inside LinkedIn
Interviews by KRISTIN HUNT