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Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by chimen »

WrtCdEvrydy wrote: post #45
chimen wrote: post #30

2 months ago I signed up for a 30 day trial to search for people to hire and then 140 eu/mo if I decide to continue using it. Of course I forgot to stop it (they were pretty quiet also) and they charged me 1400+ eu for a full year because...why not - no refunds (that's what their page says). I know, I know...should have read the whole shebang. Lost 1400 euros for something I didn't really use. I was about to pay for…

Call your CC, tell them they charged you incorrectly, include the page saying 140/month.

It's not about that. I'm the CEO. I'm sure it's somewhat my mistake because they wouldn't risk lawsuits for shady tactics. Probably a 0.8px text in gray somewhere on that page saying I'll get charged yearly and not monthly.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

#52

Post by muthusk »

LinkedIn wants users to sign in to see anyone's profile. what is seen is defined by the user. LinkedIn is behind networking data. who sees who, who connects to who and how are the connections and relations impacting.. etc.. so they are not for showing anyone profile for the public. that is the new business model. this news is mistitled, Linkedin is not anonymous anymore.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

#53

Post by chimen »

fartcannon wrote: post #50
chimen wrote: post #30

2 months ago I signed up for a 30 day trial to search for people to hire and then 140 eu/mo if I decide to continue using it. Of course I forgot to stop it (they were pretty quiet also) and they charged me 1400+ eu for a full year because...why not - no refunds (that's what their page says). I know, I know...should have read the whole shebang. Lost 1400 euros for something I didn't really use. I was about to pay for…

Was this before or after Microsoft bought them? It would be extremely unpleasant if that behavior was outwardly supported by Microsoft. Edit: 2 months ago! Microsoft needs to fix LinkedIn. They bought them 6 months ago, if they dont change this dark pattern behvaior, they appear to be sanctioning it.

It was in 8 of November. Just checked.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by petetnt »

Sort of funny LinkedIn story: I was fed up with the recruiters constantly contacting me without any relevance to the work I actually would like to do (if I was looking for a job in the first place, which I am not as my profile states). So I went ahead and changed my job descriptions to things like "The theme for Fresh Prince Of Bel Air plays in the background" and I have now been contacted about my Fresh Prince Of Bel Air skills twice.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

#56

Post by praulv »

chimen wrote: post #51
WrtCdEvrydy wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Call your CC, tell them they charged you incorrectly, include the page saying 140/month.

It's not about that. I'm the CEO. I'm sure it's somewhat my mistake because they wouldn't risk lawsuits for shady tactics. Probably a 0.8px text in gray somewhere on that page saying I'll get charged yearly and not monthly.

Doesn't matter. I recently got suckered into their free premium trial as well which then resulted in monthly charges. I complained quite vocally about their tactics and got it refunded straight away. It is worth a shot. At the very least be willing to pay a minimum of a month's fees.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by userbinator »

petetnt wrote: post #54

Sort of funny LinkedIn story: I was fed up with the recruiters constantly contacting me without any relevance to the work I actually would like to do (if I was looking for a job in the first place, which I am not as my profile states). So I went ahead and changed my job descriptions to things like "The theme for Fresh Prince Of Bel Air plays in the background" and I have now been contacted about my Fresh Prince Of Be…

Those are the "spamcruiters" who just use bots to scrape the pages and automate the whole process.

I don't use it myself but I've heard from others who have, several times, received offers for jobs in the company they were already working at.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by [deleted] »

chimen wrote: post #51
WrtCdEvrydy wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Call your CC, tell them they charged you incorrectly, include the page saying 140/month.

It's not about that. I'm the CEO. I'm sure it's somewhat my mistake because they wouldn't risk lawsuits for shady tactics. Probably a 0.8px text in gray somewhere on that page saying I'll get charged yearly and not monthly.

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Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

#60

Post by vanderZwan »

jdhn wrote: post #49
vanderZwan wrote: post #41

As a UX guy I have noticed so many dumb quirks, tiny inconsistencies and flat-out design errors like: - URLs not being clickable or selectable in many contexts for no good reason - icon positions/sizes being off by a pixel between different pages - if you're typing a message in their mobile app, and the text input field loses focus for whatever reason, everything you typed in so far is erased (this was true a few yea…

Another UX guy here. Right after they did their redesign, I had an initial phone screen where the interviewer asked if I had a portfolio. I told them that it was on my Linkedin profile, and the interviewer said that he had looked there first, but couldn't find it. I knew that I had put it on there, so I went to LinkedIn to see if the recruiter had made a mistake.. About 2 minutes later, I figured out what had happene…

My money is on separate teams that don't communicate with each other. Would explain the icon inconsistencies I mentioned earlier too.
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