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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have worked full-time in the tech industry for 20+ years and have never had a Linkedin account.  I'm doing just fine without it.[/quote]
you're a grandpa/grandma.

-signed someone who has worked in the tech field since 1998 and has a linkedin profile

Even DH who has worked in the field longer than I have has one, and he has no other social media account.

Linkedin is a good way to keep your professional network contacts going.  If you've been in the industry for 20 years you should have a ton of people in your network. Those are potential networks you can use to find a new job or get references.

For example, last year I had a possible interview with a FAANG.  I used to work with someone who is now at that FAANG company. We are not "friends" but we worked well together. We are on linkedin, and I reached out to that person to ask if they could be a reference. I had not spoken to this person in 10+ years, but they said they would gladly provide a good reference.  [/quote]

Exactly. I’m not giving all my colleagues my personal email and phone, and peoples work emails change all the time.  LinkedIn is a way to stay connected even as people move through their career. 30 years ago people changed jobs like twice in their lives, now it’s twice a year (well not quite but you get the drift). [/quote]

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