he faced online criticism for equating desperation with resilience—the original post has since been deleted but was retweeted by Danny Thompson, Director of Technology at This Dot Labs.

    • @[email protected]
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      1102 months ago

      You don’t use linkedin to read the social media posts. Which are terrible. You use it to see jobs and maintain network connections.

      • @IphtashuFitz
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        662 months ago

        And to get tons of unsolicited connection requests from random head hunters.

        • @[email protected]
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          542 months ago

          I had a headhunter complain to me on LinkedIn about ignoring their connection request, as if I owe them something. They really are unhinged sometimes.

          • @[email protected]
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            172 months ago

            I had one complain that I was being unreasonable with the salary I wanted for frelanance/contract positions, this was just before I got a job at a consulting firm, I checked my charge out rate and it’s twice what I asked for, probably more now.

            I ghost them now if they’re overly pushy or give off vibes. I avoid the feed as well, just absolutely unhinged.

          • @Aceticon
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            152 months ago

            You get the same from chuggers (people asking on the street for “Charity”) and cold-callers.

            I’ve actually pretty much had to say “No! My time is my time and you’re not entitled to any of it. You’re also not entitled to any politness if, after I signalled my desinterest, you kept pushing and the fact that it’s your job makes it worse because that means you’re doing it to make money”

          • @exanime
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            112 months ago

            Yeap, they are getting a bit too aggressive with their messages.

            I constantly get “great 1 year opportunities”… as if I would leave a full time permanent position I like for a 1 year term in some unknown company

        • @[email protected]
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          212 months ago

          Small price to pay, imo. When my job was forcing everyone back into the office in 2021 I just picked out one of the headhunters who contacted me on linkedin, got an offer for a remote position with better pay, and brought it to my employer to get a raise and the go-ahead to keep working remotely. I’ll suffer the occasional spam email for the knowledge that I have options for another job lined up pretty much whenever.

        • GladiusB
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          72 months ago

          There are also bogus job postings that are trying to prey on you. Not exactly sure why. But it’s low.

        • @Passerby6497
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          62 months ago

          That’s how I got a 6 figure salary lol

          • @[email protected]
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            92 months ago

            I have a 6 figure salary and never used LinkedIn. I’ve changed jobs 3 times in the last 5 years.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 months ago

        maintain network connections.

        the only thing we use Linkedin for, but Linkedin cockblocks it with premium subscription.

    • @Passerby6497
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      382 months ago

      that site is purely made of two groups. execs who think their shit don’t stink, and unemployed wannabe execs who will gladly eat said shit.

      Me, who only uses linkedIn to get a job: *doesn’t exist*

    • hswolf
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      you forgot the third type: Desperate people who will suck anyone’s balls so they can afford to not starve to death

      edit: like I do

      • @[email protected]
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        62 months ago

        Surely there’s not much nutrition in sucking balls… Even if you suck dick, you’d have to go from dick to dick like a hummingbird to live off it…