No Stupid Questions

Can't wait for a c/LinkedInLunatics to be migrated from Reddit

So many people on LinkedIn are batshit insane

I never really used it because even when I first heard about it when it was still newish, it was just Facebook but everyone wore a suit and talked about work related shit.

I initially tried it because I was told it was a great job seeking app like Monster. It wasn't tho. It was Facebook bullshit with a different name and overall mindset.

They don't have real talent so their only hope of getting a job is fooling people who know even less than them.

I just ignore the posts, its mostly bullshit corporate propaganda and public asslicking.

LinkedIn is great to find a new job if you build your profile correctly. Work experience, skills, etc Usually recruiters can find you based on that. I receive at least 1-2 offers monthly based on this alone.

Also the job section is great, you can set alarms for certain types of positions with tons of criterias, like location, type of work, specific skill required, etc

The rest is just pure trash and cringe.

I know a dude who spent high school doing blow, dropped out of college, assaulted his mom while coked up, fucked around until his dad gave him a successful company in his late twenties. I watched this dude cry at the kitchen table because his dad told him to treat the employees as equals and not dirt.

He now posts almost daily on LinkedIn about the keys to success.

LinkedIn is facebook for professionals. Its pure cancer.

LinkedIn, a social media network solely made to fellate corporate America.

Fuck LinkedIn, so many ads, so much fucking bootlicking. And congrats for whatever it is your bragging about now loser.

Because a lot of people are jobless and try to make themselves feel better by trolling on linkedin. Also, a lot of people seem to think being on linkedin a lot counts as professional experience.

It’s the people who make work their personality and them circlejerking each other. Don’t get me wrong, there are experts in my field who post valuable stuff on there, but it’s about topics in our field, not about working itself.

The more dumbed down the advice, the easier it is to encourage your audience to engage. Some of those who agree with them connect, and the sum of your connections on Linked In is absolutely something recruiters look at and weigh when looking at candidates. Keeping it basic and bland ensures the widest audience and potential connection pool with a minimal risk of negative feedback.

Not that I'm justifying stupid content. There's a reason I don't spend any more time than I have to on LinkedIn.

Part of it has actual useful industry information, another has job openings and recruiter outreach, the rest is corporate circlejerk.

LinkedIn always struck me as a sad and desperate place filled with mannequins.

All social media lives and dies by engagement. It doesn't matter if you're Lemmy, MySpace, or an obscure forum dedicated to ant husbandry, what keeps you alive is engagement from users. This generates revenue from ad sales and sponsored posts.

In my opinion the issue with LinkedIn is the duality of its use. Most users like you and I just create a page, upload our CV, connect with our coworkers and then close the app. We don't spend time engaged with the site, we're not moving a lot of traffic and we're not purchasing services.

So LinkedIn encourages "content creators" to try and bring in views, and then they try to sell things to these viewers. Want to be successful like this person? Buy LinkedIn learning! Want to have recruiters fighting over you? Buy LinkedIn Premium!

Generic content just brings in content and they bill it as career development.

Yeah watching people have no lives other than their job is absolutely brutal and grim

Because lazy hiring managers only care about people’s linked in profiles so anyone looking for work has to puff up their useless “professional” personas to even be considered for a job.

“advices”

That's how I know someone's not a professional. I blame phishing training.

LinkedIn is barely keeping my viewership, what little that's worth. It's a lot of non-work shit, and I joined when LinkedIn was specifically and decidedly not facebook. I don't want to know about your new baby, or how you did in the 10k because we're not that kind of friends or I'd already have heard about it from Facebook. I want to hear about you joining that company or getting the training you we seeking (grats!). I want to use it to schlepp my resume to the vast minority who may want to throw money at me. You know, WORK and personal development shit.

Learning about your cancer journey is sad, it's potentially enlightening to those around you (so brave), but IT'S NOT ABOUT WORK. Get thee to Facebook with that .

I've got my profile still, but only log in every couple months. Every time I do, there are multiple requests from people I've never met or even heard of their company. I guess I'm just not into the "professional connections" since I just ignore. (Most aren't even relevant to my industry)

I have an account there but I visit maybe twice a month or so. When we get new team members, I connect with them there but never post anything.

LinkedIn has that style because it’s so connected with personal careers. People are there to build connections. They post shallow shit masqueraded as professional guru advice to make themselves look smart. And if you look smart, people want to connect with you.

Because Facebook is trash now

There are certain sites I just don't get, Linkedin and Twitter are the biggest two. Facebook as well for the most part.

I deleted my LinkedIn account after the 2nd data breach

Because LinkedIn is 100% kayfabe. Not a single person believes it except the idiots in recruitment offices.