As a self-employed person I no longer worry about the corporate culture BS, but I use Linked-In primarily as a way to keep track of business associates who are always on the move. Secondly, I've been using it as a platform to post articles critical of the Woke, DEI, ESG and other nonsense for the last four years ever since Biden was "elected" and it seemed like everyone in the corporate culture was lauding the "return to civility" that was going to happen under Biden's presidency. If they're willing to give me a soapbox I'm willing to get up on it.
I ditched LinkedIn about a month ago, and the action was freeing. I found It was absolutely useless in my job search, and as Bone Writer says, full of fake ads, even scams.
LinkedIn is faux connectivity. It replaced real networking, real connections with HR corporate algos designed as gatekeepers to real decision makers. HR always hated networking, because it cut them out, and for good reason. In my 44 years since college , only once did I get a job by submitting a resume to and ad.
All of the things you’re describing is an overcorrection from the days when people were brutal at work and treated the workers like shit. The first HR person rose like Venus from this foamy muck and instead of trying to strike a balance that was fair to both employers and employees, we got things like Chief Heart Officer and team building activities.
Thanks so much for this post. It’s unfortunately so true. I’m in day job land and LinkedIn and I gotta say it’s a skill being able to navigate those contrived worlds. However, if it wasn’t for LinkedIn I wouldn’t have my current job and I really don’t know where I would be without it—the job that is (I’m working on breaking out of the matrix, too).
I’ve gotten to a point where I consider my position as paying for my dream. The dream of becoming independent.
If anyone want to talk more about this topic I’d be happy to.
Well, IDK if I'm the exception, but I can tell you that both my wife and I got our current jobs through it, not by actively campaigning on it, but by people reaching out to us about gigs we should apply for, as it was for you. In my case, it was about 1 1/2 years ago. But there's also another component to this; and that is manifestation. IDK how you feel about that whole phenomena, but I can tell you from personal experience that it works.
How did I "work" it? Every night when I went to bed, as I drifted off to sleep, I imagined hearing the voice of one of my friends saying, "Congratulations!" That's it. Did that for maybe 2 or 3 weeks straight. Sure I applied for gigs if I found any on LinkedIn; I even posted motivational posts on there. I "worked" it like I would any SM platform. Lo and behold, someone DM'd me out of the blue and said they have a position open that I should apply for. After a round of interviewing 7 people, some negotiating with HR about $ (I even gave a number which "would be great if they could do it, and if not, that was ok, too") And I not only did I get the job, but the number I asked for.
I guess my point in all this was my attitudes and beliefs about the whole experience; I had been unemployed for about 3 1/2 months prior, and thanks to listening to lectures by Neville Goddard (especially his "Live in the End") I realized that I was canned from my last gig (which I hated) in order to be moved by Universal Mind into a better one (which I actually love).
So I agree with a lot of what you're saying about this platform. However, it all depends on the person's general outlook on things. I realize how hopelessly woke it is, but at the same time, I leveraged it with my imagination, and the job came to me through that platform as being the ideal place through which it was delivered. That's just my story. Someone else's could be different. If one is looking for a new gig, I'd suggest you try what I did and see how it goes. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
When the pronouns, and “so proud of my kid”, and, look I got a new certification from LinkedIn school of middle managment”, and the cancer updates, I said enough of this. I watched people congratulate a dead person year after year on the latest work anniversary they didnt make because they were dead. It was nice in the beginning getting a message or two from and old coworker. But no more. I’m deleted now. Never to return.
Yeah, that's my favorite one. "We're a big, happy family here." Sure, my family always stabs me in the back and lies about me. Sure, my dad always keeps me at work late and makes me come to work early. Right, my mother always cuts my pay when I'm sick and doesn't give me enough time to eat. Oh, and let's not forget that my sis always makes me work on weekends while she goes clubbing.
As a self-employed person I no longer worry about the corporate culture BS, but I use Linked-In primarily as a way to keep track of business associates who are always on the move. Secondly, I've been using it as a platform to post articles critical of the Woke, DEI, ESG and other nonsense for the last four years ever since Biden was "elected" and it seemed like everyone in the corporate culture was lauding the "return to civility" that was going to happen under Biden's presidency. If they're willing to give me a soapbox I'm willing to get up on it.
I resonate with this to the core. I’ve been plotting my escape.
I ditched LinkedIn about a month ago, and the action was freeing. I found It was absolutely useless in my job search, and as Bone Writer says, full of fake ads, even scams.
LinkedIn is faux connectivity. It replaced real networking, real connections with HR corporate algos designed as gatekeepers to real decision makers. HR always hated networking, because it cut them out, and for good reason. In my 44 years since college , only once did I get a job by submitting a resume to and ad.
It really is an insufferable place. We are supposed to use it for the job I have and I'm just plain over it.
I hate LinkedIn.
And corporate culture.
And interviews.
All of the things you’re describing is an overcorrection from the days when people were brutal at work and treated the workers like shit. The first HR person rose like Venus from this foamy muck and instead of trying to strike a balance that was fair to both employers and employees, we got things like Chief Heart Officer and team building activities.
They’re always working for the company. Period. The team building activities and bagel Wednesday are the bread and circuses.
Thanks so much for this post. It’s unfortunately so true. I’m in day job land and LinkedIn and I gotta say it’s a skill being able to navigate those contrived worlds. However, if it wasn’t for LinkedIn I wouldn’t have my current job and I really don’t know where I would be without it—the job that is (I’m working on breaking out of the matrix, too).
I’ve gotten to a point where I consider my position as paying for my dream. The dream of becoming independent.
If anyone want to talk more about this topic I’d be happy to.
Well, IDK if I'm the exception, but I can tell you that both my wife and I got our current jobs through it, not by actively campaigning on it, but by people reaching out to us about gigs we should apply for, as it was for you. In my case, it was about 1 1/2 years ago. But there's also another component to this; and that is manifestation. IDK how you feel about that whole phenomena, but I can tell you from personal experience that it works.
How did I "work" it? Every night when I went to bed, as I drifted off to sleep, I imagined hearing the voice of one of my friends saying, "Congratulations!" That's it. Did that for maybe 2 or 3 weeks straight. Sure I applied for gigs if I found any on LinkedIn; I even posted motivational posts on there. I "worked" it like I would any SM platform. Lo and behold, someone DM'd me out of the blue and said they have a position open that I should apply for. After a round of interviewing 7 people, some negotiating with HR about $ (I even gave a number which "would be great if they could do it, and if not, that was ok, too") And I not only did I get the job, but the number I asked for.
I guess my point in all this was my attitudes and beliefs about the whole experience; I had been unemployed for about 3 1/2 months prior, and thanks to listening to lectures by Neville Goddard (especially his "Live in the End") I realized that I was canned from my last gig (which I hated) in order to be moved by Universal Mind into a better one (which I actually love).
So I agree with a lot of what you're saying about this platform. However, it all depends on the person's general outlook on things. I realize how hopelessly woke it is, but at the same time, I leveraged it with my imagination, and the job came to me through that platform as being the ideal place through which it was delivered. That's just my story. Someone else's could be different. If one is looking for a new gig, I'd suggest you try what I did and see how it goes. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Now that is the truth, thanks for saying it!
Bravo! You got it exactly right!
When the pronouns, and “so proud of my kid”, and, look I got a new certification from LinkedIn school of middle managment”, and the cancer updates, I said enough of this. I watched people congratulate a dead person year after year on the latest work anniversary they didnt make because they were dead. It was nice in the beginning getting a message or two from and old coworker. But no more. I’m deleted now. Never to return.
Yeah, that's my favorite one. "We're a big, happy family here." Sure, my family always stabs me in the back and lies about me. Sure, my dad always keeps me at work late and makes me come to work early. Right, my mother always cuts my pay when I'm sick and doesn't give me enough time to eat. Oh, and let's not forget that my sis always makes me work on weekends while she goes clubbing.
Family environment, my ass.
But are you on a roll?
It has to be whole grain roll
I get repetitive spam with subject lines claiming that I’m “on a roll on LinkedIn”. I thought everyone did, sorry.