what do people use LinkedIn for?
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae I think the universal credit people force you to sign up because they think there's actual 'jobs' on there.
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
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I tried to use it connect to colleagues in the field and potentially customers, but found that it was so full of offensively successful people not caring about other people it made me feel sick.
The really interesting people however were either not on LinkedIn or not using it actively, because they apparently don't have time to bother with that kind of stuff.
Or, in case of companies, I was not connecting to people but to social media departments… these being PR folks, and not potential clients / decision makers.
(Working freelance in event tech mainly.)
@nielso cheers, good info
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@sean_ae I think the universal credit people force you to sign up because they think there's actual 'jobs' on there.
@nske wow ok
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae free circus show
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@sean_ae It is a bog of buzzwords.
@ben most of these would make good track titles for a techno album
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@gabrielesvelto interesting
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae Career bullshitting, and self-debasement, in the hope it will get you a better job. It won't.
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae DATA HOARDING
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yesterday an article popped up in my instance with a linkedin link and I asked a similar question to myself.
@elifyalvac @sean_ae they forgot “digital creator”
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@ben most of these would make good track titles for a techno album
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@sean_ae I guess there are also individuals who use it to "build their brand" but all of my colleagues just have it because they "have to." They all want to delete but few actually do.
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae Signaling to my management that I'm a flight risk by updating my resume.
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae its used quite heavily in movies / vfx as the turnaround rate of ppl is quite fast, recruiters messaging mostly, am never opening it ever unless i get a message for work cuz its like a gathering place for insufferable ppl who post bullshit all day
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae My experience: I've been approached by HR departments a few times with legit offers. The platform is also useful to monitor opening positions and getting job alerts in your field. Apart from that, drama and weirdness exists but choosing who to follow (seasoned professionals in my case) can be pretty curated and sane. I've read interesting articles and opinion pieces as well, mostly from industry leaders.
Could I live without it? Sure.
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@sean_ae its used quite heavily in movies / vfx as the turnaround rate of ppl is quite fast, recruiters messaging mostly, am never opening it ever unless i get a message for work cuz its like a gathering place for insufferable ppl who post bullshit all day
@sean_ae shit like "I went to a job interview today. In front of the building, there was a dog begging for food. I turned around and walked 4 kms for some food, and was 30 mins late to the interview. Turns out, the dog was the CEO of the company. Moral of the story: always be kind." and they type like they put a . after every 2 words honestly mad people
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what do people use LinkedIn for?
@sean_ae It's an echo chamber owned by Microsoft that business people use to feed the data collector sorcerers.
