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- A former LinkedIn engineering manager recounts the company's shift in performance evaluation.
- He says he had to identify underperforming employees to put on performance-improvement plans.
- LinkedIn then laid off more than 1,400 workers in two rounds of job cuts last year.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with a former senior engineering manager at LinkedIn. Business Insider has verified his employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
When I transitioned into a management role at LinkedIn, it was with the goal of helping people become the best engineers and teammates possible.