A look inside $23 billion LinkedIn's New York office, where employees enjoy perks like free gourmet meals and a speakeasy hidden in the Empire State Building

Sarah Jacobs

Here's what we saw when we recently visited.

A whopping 467 million people in over 200 countries use LinkedIn to make professional connections and scout out new opportunities. In many ways, the company - which Microsoft purchased for $26.2 billion over the summer - has become an integral part of everyone's careers.

But what is it like to actually work at the $23 billion, 9,200-person company?

We decided to to find out by visiting LinkedIn's Manhattan office, which is located in the iconic Empire State Building in the heart of New York City.

Here's what we saw and learned: