I haven’t tried to log into my account for a few weeks because LinkedIn is a cesspool. When I logged in just now (with a passkey, btw), it brought me to this page.
I’ve had this account for over a decade and used it to get my current position. I don’t want to use LinkedIn, but it’s pretty much a requirement in my industry.
I’m not sure if I should cave or what. I read the privacy policy for Persona’s ID verification and it states that the data is immediately destroyed after verification, or held for three years.
This shit should be fucking illegal, and yet, in much of the world, it’s being made enforced legislation. Fuck any company and politician that supports, funds, or operates this bullshit.
True, but to even insinuate that it is a requirement to get gainful employment, which you seem to have done, is false.
It sucks that Microsoft is turning the platform worse by the month, and that some employers fish in that pond, but it is not by any means the only way to get a great job.
Some people have the luxury of favorable job prospects, and they can be more discerning about what they put themselves through to get in front of potential employers. That isn’t something they’re doing wrong or deserve admonishment for.
It is 100% required to get the best possible job. Most people cannot afford to just ignore one of the most-used employment platforms in existence. It can cost them tens of thousands of dollars a year. Not something you can afford to skip out on in a world where wages have stagnated for the last 20 years.
I dont think its at all feasible to confirm or deny that claim. I currently have the best job I’ve ever had and I did not use LinkedIn. Could I have gotten a better one if I had used it? Impossible to say.
Also, anyone that accepts a job from somewhere other than LinkedIn, even if they are also using it, isn’t taking a worse offer; they just got the best one from somewhere else.
Does this really require an explanation? There are tons of potential opportunities that you are overlooking if you never even looked at LI. Would they be better? Maybe, maybe not. It’s quite possible though.
And if I had 2 wheels, you could call me a bicycle.
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Sorry, its just a dumb old saying.
I think that some people, even more in the past, have more available opportunities than they need, so they may not really be missing out if they dont look under every stone and around every corner.
Everyone has a finite amount of time, energy, and overall human bandwidth to commit to their lives, and those without a lot to spare are not likely to keep looking once they’ve found something really good that they’re satisfied with.
For example, I’m sure I dont have the best, most rewarding, most high-paying job I could possibly have, but I do have a good one. I believe that the opportunity cost of finding a better one is higher than the benefit gained vs. the current one. The better someone’s current job is relative to their talents, the more likely they, too will come to the same conclusion.
So, maybe LinkedIn can help a lot of job-serkers, but a ton of people also think it sucks eggs and has egregious privacy concerns, so of they can get by without it, it is not hard to imagine why they would.
I’m always on the lookout for a new job, no matter what, and you should be too. I make it a point to try and schedule an interview with a new employer every 90 days. This strategy has served me extremely well. My resume stays updated, my interview skills stay sharp, I stay abreast of what’s available the employment market, and occasionally I get a significant improvement at a new employer.
It’s very rare for employers to give raises or promote from within. I’ve always had to move to get anything above a cost of living raise.
Yes, we all have a finite amount of time, and I would argue that looking for a new job is an extremely good use of that time.