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ttkciar t1_iwlwtq9 wrote

Reply to comment by OswaldReuben in is linkedin dying? by diogo_ao

As a LinkedIn user since 2007, I can confidently say that it's become more annoying than ever. It didn't used to be this way. I don't even go there anymore.

If it isn't dying, maybe it should. It's no longer useful.

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boostedgts t1_iwlx4wl wrote

Half the time I confuse LinkedIn and Facebook. I have to double check what platform I’m on anymore.

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skuMfElon t1_iwlxihd wrote

Honestly so many fucking morons keep posting non-work related soft news like fuck off I'm only here for jobs

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ttkciar t1_iwmw9xe wrote

It's a good place to whistle up recruiters, but a lousy place to search for jobs.

Use indeed.com to search for jobs.

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diogo_ao OP t1_iwm0wmj wrote

I feel the same. It's no longer useful. What do you use instead for professional use?

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ttkciar t1_iwm2h2k wrote

For keeping in touch with ex-coworkers, I use a mish-mash of different systems, mainly Facebook, IRC, Discord, and email. Whatever the contact uses, that they are willing to share with me.

Ten years ago LinkedIn was the preferable system for managing contacts, and I would still appreciate something better, but with how LinkedIn has fallen there just isn't anything viable. A better replacement would need to be used ubiquitously, and right now there is no such system.

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jormungandrsjig t1_ix3kh0v wrote

> As a LinkedIn user since 2007, I can confidently say that it's become more annoying than ever. It didn't used to be this way. I don't even go there anymore. > > > > If it isn't dying, maybe it should. It's no longer useful.

I haven't logged in since 2017. I was surprised my account wasn't deleted for inactivity. Most of the people I had on there are senior managers and above. Seems like it's an echo chamber now where you reshare links from on r/technews. Seems pointless now and I probably won't login again for another five years.

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