What LinkedIn Is Becoming

https://medium.com/@fintechtower/generic-but-honest-linkedin-post-6da72b93b232

by thiscatis • 5 years ago

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ser0• 5 years ago

As far as satire goes, this is not very biting. Nevertheless, the point is appreciated as LinkedIn becomes a professional self-promotion channel for certain types of people to project their take on successful career milestones.

Within my network though, I would say that the rank-and-file usually stay fairly far away from LinkedIn posts whilst self proclaimed "thought leaders", "influencers", and "makers", devote time and attention to the dog and pony show that LinkedIn has become; or perhaps was always intended to be.

Classifying myself and rank-and-file, I only maintain a LinkedIn profile as an online resume. I do not post, do not read posts, and do not engage in their click-bait emails notifying me about how I'm missing N updates from people in my network.

In my opinion, LinkedIn is to the social network what the corporate retreat is to professional life. A highly manicured, to the point of artificial, version of our day-to-day existence.

As corporate drones attempt to portray themselves as the ideal Stepford Wife of the workplace, I hope that posts like the parent continues to be written to point out the bizzaro world that exists on LinkedIn so more of us are reminded to not take it seriously and perhaps checkout altogether.

thiscatis• 5 years ago

In my opinion, LinkedIn is to the social network what the corporate retreat is to professional life. A highly manicured, to the point of artificial, version of our day-to-day existence.

I like this analogy.

fuzzfactor• 5 years ago

Regardless, it seemed like it was still useful until you needed to sign in before you could visit the web pages any more.

blackrock• 5 years ago

Junk?

paulie_a• 5 years ago

Every few years I take a look at it and update my profile. But I've realized just how truly useless and dumb it is. This time I just deleted all content and replaced it with a picture of my cat

There is no value of utility for that platform. It's an HR circle jerk, shitty recruiters and a terrible listing of jobs

What LinkedIn Is Becoming

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