LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Rewards 3,500 Employees with iPad Minis

MacRumors · Feb 13, 2013, 03:08 PM

Business Insider reports that LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has gifted every LinkedIn employee with an iPad mini.

Here's what a spokesperson had to say about the gesture, which was first tweeted by Darain Faraz, a LinkedIn communications manager:

Quote:

We wanted to acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of all of our employees in 2012. During today's biweekly All Hands meeting, we surprised our employees with iPad Minis as a small gesture of the company's gratitude for their contributions.

The iPad minis were handed out an an all-hands meeting to each of LinkedIn's 3,500 employees, presumably as a small reward for LinkedIn's record Q4 earnings of $303.6 million. 3,500 iPad minis carry a total retail price of just over $1.2 million, tax included.

Article Link: LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Rewards 3,500 Employees with iPad Minis

komodrone · Feb 13, 2013, 03:10 PM

because he's the weiner

saud0488 · Feb 13, 2013, 03:10 PM

Best place to buy a Mini is now the Bay Area Craigslist.

ChristianJapan · Feb 13, 2013, 03:12 PM

Nice gesture from a management to the people working for the success of their company.

iMikeT · Feb 13, 2013, 03:15 PM

It helps to be LinedIn.

interconnect · Feb 13, 2013, 03:15 PM

Didn't they get hacked and user passwords were stolen and leaked to the public?! Yeah, hey good job guys, you lost thousands of customers confidential information, but here's an iPad mini.

slu · Feb 13, 2013, 03:16 PM

How does linked in even make any money, let alone $300 million in a quarter.

Macrolido · Feb 13, 2013, 03:16 PM

I want to work there.

madsci954 · Feb 13, 2013, 03:21 PM

Jeff Weiner (channeling Oprah): You get an iPad! And you get an iPad! And you get an iPad! Everybody gets an iPad!!!!

doubleaa · Feb 13, 2013, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slu

How does linked in even make any money, let alone $300 million in a quarter.

Memberships and advertising. A lot of people use that site, myself included.

dma550 · Feb 13, 2013, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madsci954

Jeff Weiner (channeling Oprah): You get an iPad! And you get an iPad! And you get an iPad! Everybody gets an iPad!!!!

Lol, too funny.

I'll bet there is a flood of ipads hitting ebay over the next few days.

chasemac · Feb 13, 2013, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slu

How does linked in even make any money, let alone $300 million in a quarter.

They prey on the unemployed.

FakeWozniak · Feb 13, 2013, 03:27 PM

Remember that shipment that was stolen from JFK. I think that was 3500 Minis... Where was Jeff Weiner at the time?
:-)

saud0488 · Feb 13, 2013, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FakeWozniak

Remember that shipment that was stolen from JFK. I think that was 3500 Minis... Where was Jeff Weiner at the time?
:-)

I think they found the perps. Wasn't hard, they didn't even wait 12 hours before they threw them on CL.

Rogifan · Feb 13, 2013, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saud0488

Best place to buy a Mini is now the Bay Area Craigslist.

Hmm...their loss.

unplugme71 · Feb 13, 2013, 03:36 PM

Too bad that's gotta get tacked on as income to everyone's 2013 taxes. Still paying a decent percentage to the IRS

Dekard · Feb 13, 2013, 03:37 PM

3500 employees?? How?? Why?? That sounds like 3000 too many...

Mjmar · Feb 13, 2013, 03:43 PM

But they don't have retina displays!

FF_productions · Feb 13, 2013, 03:45 PM

Would it have been too much to get the full size iPad?

ugahairydawgs · Feb 13, 2013, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FF_productions

Would it have been too much to get the full size iPad?

If he wanted to get the same amount of storage it would have been an extra $170 x 3500 employees. So he could have done it, but it would have cost the company an additional $595k (plus tax).

slu · Feb 13, 2013, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleaa

Memberships and advertising. A lot of people use that site, myself included.

May I ask what you use it for? I am on there myself, but have found it to be of little value. It seems like an online resume for most people to me.

spb3 · Feb 13, 2013, 04:22 PM

Should have waited for retina.

needfx · Feb 13, 2013, 04:31 PM

did apple care to quote a better price for those 3500 pieces?

53kyle · Feb 13, 2013, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FakeWozniak

Remember that shipment that was stolen from JFK. I think that was 3500 Minis... Where was Jeff Weiner at the time?
:-)

Those weren't minis.

juniormaj · Feb 13, 2013, 04:35 PM

I'm still fixated on the factoid that LinkedIn has 3,500 employees.

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komodrone macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	because he's the weiner
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iMikeT macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California	It helps to be LinedIn.
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Feb 13, 2013, 03:15 PM	#6
interconnect macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007	Didn't they get hacked and user passwords were stolen and leaked to the public?! Yeah, hey good job guys, you lost thousands of customers confidential information, but here's an iPad mini.
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slu macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo	How does linked in even make any money, let alone $300 million in a quarter.
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Feb 13, 2013, 03:16 PM	#8
Macrolido macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Monterrey, Mexico	I want to work there.
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Feb 13, 2013, 03:21 PM	#9
madsci954 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio	Jeff Weiner (channeling Oprah): You get an iPad! And you get an iPad! And you get an iPad! Everybody gets an iPad!!!!
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FakeWozniak macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2007	Remember that shipment that was stolen from JFK. I think that was 3500 Minis... Where was Jeff Weiner at the time? :-)
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spb3 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	Should have waited for retina.
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needfx In Time-Out Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: macrumors apparently	did apple care to quote a better price for those 3500 pieces?
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juniormaj macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newbury Park, CA	I'm still fixated on the factoid that LinkedIn has 3,500 employees.
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