When did LinkedIn become the new Facebook with overly obsequious and braggadocio posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no. There's a whole reddit about how cringe this is.

What’s the subreddit called?

/linkedinlunatics

[Anonymous]

“I’m proud to announce that I’ll be speaking at some stupid conference that nobody cares about.”

Such cringe losers.

[Anonymous]

I mean, I get where all of these complaints are coming from. But the flip side is: everyone knows that the best job moves are done by networking. LinkedIn is a form of networking. I’m active on LinkedIn to share my accolades (honors and awards, panels I’ll be on, webinars and publications I produce, media coverage of me). People in my industry see those posts. If and when I want to change jobs, I’d be an idiot to think that my LinkedIn coverage won’t impact my ability to job hunt. The people I’ll be reaching out to about opportunities are the same people who will have been seeing my achievement posts for years. Of course that will impact how they think about me when I reach out, compared to if I didn’t post and they didn’t really know what I was up to.

I get that some of you don’t want to participate in LinkedIn or don’t like the self promotion, but then don’t be surprised that you’re in a dead end job with lower pay than your peers around you who are moving up. Spending ten mins on LinkedIn every week is a pretty small investment in your career in the grand scheme of things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I get where all of these complaints are coming from. But the flip side is: everyone knows that the best job moves are done by networking. LinkedIn is a form of networking. I’m active on LinkedIn to share my accolades (honors and awards, panels I’ll be on, webinars and publications I produce, media coverage of me). People in my industry see those posts. If and when I want to change jobs, I’d be an idiot to think that my LinkedIn coverage won’t impact my ability to job hunt. The people I’ll be reaching out to about opportunities are the same people who will have been seeing my achievement posts for years. Of course that will impact how they think about me when I reach out, compared to if I didn’t post and they didn’t really know what I was up to.

I get that some of you don’t want to participate in LinkedIn or don’t like the self promotion, but then don’t be surprised that you’re in a dead end job with lower pay than your peers around you who are moving up. Spending ten mins on LinkedIn every week is a pretty small investment in your career in the grand scheme of things.

Lol, I have LinkedIn for work but I don’t think anyone reads “posts.” I don’t even know how to view posts, nor do I want to. And I don’t get notifications for anything. Fewer people are seeing this stuff than you think, because I don’t think anyone logs on to LinkedIn to view news about rando connections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I get where all of these complaints are coming from. But the flip side is: everyone knows that the best job moves are done by networking. LinkedIn is a form of networking. I’m active on LinkedIn to share my accolades (honors and awards, panels I’ll be on, webinars and publications I produce, media coverage of me). People in my industry see those posts. If and when I want to change jobs, I’d be an idiot to think that my LinkedIn coverage won’t impact my ability to job hunt. The people I’ll be reaching out to about opportunities are the same people who will have been seeing my achievement posts for years. Of course that will impact how they think about me when I reach out, compared to if I didn’t post and they didn’t really know what I was up to.

I get that some of you don’t want to participate in LinkedIn or don’t like the self promotion, but then don’t be surprised that you’re in a dead end job with lower pay than your peers around you who are moving up. Spending ten mins on LinkedIn every week is a pretty small investment in your career in the grand scheme of things.

Lol, I have LinkedIn for work but I don’t think anyone reads “posts.” I don’t even know how to view posts, nor do I want to. And I don’t get notifications for anything. Fewer people are seeing this stuff than you think, because I don’t think anyone logs on to LinkedIn to view news about rando connections.

DP. A lot of people read posts, even if you don't know how to view your feed.

I am a moderate poster (1/month). My company expects me to post things as part of my job. They tag me when I'm speaking, and they expect I'll share or like. That's what the platform is designed for.

For sure there are over the top posts, but there is also useful stuff.

[Anonymous]

Been off of LI for a long time and have not missed it one bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think reposting about something that happened at your job even if you were not directly involved in making it happen is fine. Your company wants to boost its online reach, you want to occasionally appear in your connections' feeds without being offensive or grating, and if you need to job search your profile seems more natural/organic to anyone doing research on you, instead of just a list of employers and no activity.

But please, please, please, no 8 paragraph Tuesday Morning's Inspirational Thoughts With This Guy posts. There is absolutely no one I'm connected with on LinkedIn that I follow for moral uplift or advice. No one asked what that tree with the leaves turning orange made you think of on your commute this morning. Nobody in this arena cares about a Surprisingly Deep (TM) turn the conversation with your 7 year old took last night. Keep it on Facebook so grandma can be impressed.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I get where all of these complaints are coming from. But the flip side is: everyone knows that the best job moves are done by networking. LinkedIn is a form of networking. I’m active on LinkedIn to share my accolades (honors and awards, panels I’ll be on, webinars and publications I produce, media coverage of me). People in my industry see those posts. If and when I want to change jobs, I’d be an idiot to think that my LinkedIn coverage won’t impact my ability to job hunt. The people I’ll be reaching out to about opportunities are the same people who will have been seeing my achievement posts for years. Of course that will impact how they think about me when I reach out, compared to if I didn’t post and they didn’t really know what I was up to.

I get that some of you don’t want to participate in LinkedIn or don’t like the self promotion, but then don’t be surprised that you’re in a dead end job with lower pay than your peers around you who are moving up. Spending ten mins on LinkedIn every week is a pretty small investment in your career in the grand scheme of things.

Lol, I have LinkedIn for work but I don’t think anyone reads “posts.” I don’t even know how to view posts, nor do I want to. And I don’t get notifications for anything. Fewer people are seeing this stuff than you think, because I don’t think anyone logs on to LinkedIn to view news about rando connections.

DP. A lot of people read posts, even if you don't know how to view your feed.

I am a moderate poster (1/month). My company expects me to post things as part of my job. They tag me when I'm speaking, and they expect I'll share or like. That's what the platform is designed for.

For sure there are over the top posts, but there is also useful stuff.

What is useful about LinkedIn?

I just got a new job without it, a really good one. I don’t have a profile at all.

[Anonymous]

The answer…since 2016 when it was mocked in the movie Office Christmas Party. Google the scene on YouTube.

[Anonymous]

Posts from friends or colleagues in my field can be interesting- I’ve learned stuff, gotten links to blog posts, webinars to my field.
The issue is posts from people that I know but who do not work in my field. That’s the stuff that feels spammy, but it’s not relevant to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t do it. People who post on LinkedIn are so embarrassing.

The lawyers are the worst. It’s a big circle jerk of people with inflated egos pretending to be humbled by the accolades they constantly give each other. So cringe.

+1 I’m a lawyer and so embarrassed for so many of my old classmates.

[Anonymous]

My favorite is the reality v. myth one about getting a drivers license. If you haven't seen it, google it.

[Anonymous]

Reddit lunatics go read it.

Americans have lost their minds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I get where all of these complaints are coming from. But the flip side is: everyone knows that the best job moves are done by networking. LinkedIn is a form of networking. I’m active on LinkedIn to share my accolades (honors and awards, panels I’ll be on, webinars and publications I produce, media coverage of me). People in my industry see those posts. If and when I want to change jobs, I’d be an idiot to think that my LinkedIn coverage won’t impact my ability to job hunt. The people I’ll be reaching out to about opportunities are the same people who will have been seeing my achievement posts for years. Of course that will impact how they think about me when I reach out, compared to if I didn’t post and they didn’t really know what I was up to.

I get that some of you don’t want to participate in LinkedIn or don’t like the self promotion, but then don’t be surprised that you’re in a dead end job with lower pay than your peers around you who are moving up. Spending ten mins on LinkedIn every week is a pretty small investment in your career in the grand scheme of things.

Lol, I have LinkedIn for work but I don’t think anyone reads “posts.” I don’t even know how to view posts, nor do I want to. And I don’t get notifications for anything. Fewer people are seeing this stuff than you think, because I don’t think anyone logs on to LinkedIn to view news about rando connections.

DP. A lot of people read posts, even if you don't know how to view your feed.

I am a moderate poster (1/month). My company expects me to post things as part of my job. They tag me when I'm speaking, and they expect I'll share or like. That's what the platform is designed for.

For sure there are over the top posts, but there is also useful stuff.

Recruiters use LinkedIn to look for potential candidates. No profile = no chance of being solicited for roles you may not even have know were available. I'm now retired, but when i was working I used to receive at least a couple of unsolicited calls or emails from recruiters who identified me through my LI profile and thought I might be qualified for openings they represented.

What is useful about LinkedIn?

I just got a new job without it, a really good one. I don’t have a profile at all.