São Paulo - The morning Microsoft announced that it had bought LinkedIn, the professional network CEO gathered his staff for a conversation about the future of the company - and humanity.
In a letter, Jeff Weiner had already pointed out the reasons that led to the merger, as integration of products from both companies to create better tools for professionals.
The acquisition of LinkedIn is "tens of dollars of real opportunities that we can pursue by virtue of our product, our application, the platform that we are building," he said.
Already the conversation was more personal. Weiner was moved to thank the staff for the company's growth over the past seven and a half years since he took the leading role.
During the period, the team has grown from 338 people to more than 10,000 members were 32 million to 433 million and revenues of $ 78 million to US $ 3 billion.
Addressing his team, Weiner said it is normal to be excited, apprehensive or scared before a major change in the company, but the routine and the company's culture would not change with the acquisition of Microsoft.
Check out the main points of the messages from the CEO of LinkedIn to your team.
Independence in decisions
Even with the acquisition of Microsoft, LinkedIn will continue to operate independently. Weiner said that, to meet with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, he wondered how the company would work from then on.
"He (Nadella) would propose a complete integration of LinkedIn? Would become a division, I would need to move to the North (the headquarters of the professional network is in California and Microsoft is in the state of Washington)? "He asked.
But the president of Microsoft said the company would operate independently. According to Nadella, YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp remained separate services after being bought by Google and Facebook, respectively, and therefore managed to grow dramatically.
Routine will be the same
What about the employees? The routine and the work will be maintained, he assured. The positions will be the same and the heads remain in their posts.
"We continue with the same mission and vision, and this is more important than ever. We have the same culture and values and you are stuck with me. Still the CEO, "he said.
Robots are the future - and the present
For the president, LinkedIn work has even more importance on the advancement of technology.
Weiner mentioned the replacement of 60,000 employees by robots in a Foxconn factory in Asia and the automation of fast food chains in jobs like McDonald's and Walmart stores.
"The dystopian future where robots replace people, which has been predicted in science fiction for decades, is going on. Has begun, "he said.
The LinkedIn's mission is to create business opportunities and improve the labor market, he said, helping professionals to connect and develop. "So we are here and do what we do," he said.
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