LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees • Hacker News Board

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by tombert » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:02 PM UTC

It's extremely frustrating, because in 2023 you're sort of expected to have a linkedin (some job applications even require it!), but people have started treating it like the next FaceBook. From 2020-2022 I saw a lot of COVID conspiracy theories and political memes being posted, and I wanted to respond to them, but since LinkedIn is basically a resume, I withheld responding, for the same reason that I don't put my voting history directly on my resume.

Though honestly the worst part is the "inspiration porn" that people post on there all the time, nearly all of which reduce to "the job market is tough, but don't give up because it gets easy!!!". When you point out that it, in fact, does not ever get "easy" to wake up to 30 rejection emails every morning, they either try and sell you on some meditation routine, tell you that you have a bad attitude, or just block you.

Honestly, it really is the absolute worst platform that I am stuck using. There are worse websites, obviously, but no one is forcing me to go to 4chan or The Daily Stormer every day.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by zeroCalories » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:03 PM UTC

I think his point is valid though. While I see C# listed all the time on normal job posting sites, on HN it's always the sexy meme languages like Rust and Python.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by taeric » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:04 PM UTC

I think I notice that every time I have to login. Isn't exactly new, is it?

I'm curious what "decent use" you used to get from it? That you used to be contacted by better fit jobs? Were you finding contract positions? Or hopping from a full time to another full time?

It has to be tough, as I imagine that most folks aren't actively looking for a job except for when they don't have one. I try and respond politely to any contacts I get, but there have been times I was overwhelmed.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by MikusR » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

>Memes and videos are now being posted Was there a time when it was not like this? At least 12 years ago it was the same.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by graypegg » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

It really is this group of maybe max 10000 people all boasting to each other, interspersed with “I got laid off, available to hire!”. It’s a pretty depressing place.

I wonder what the strategic plan Microsoft had in mind originally was? Was it really as simple as “we are all about business, that is the business network”?

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by digging » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

You could just make your own blog if you don't care about readership. Would probably be better for the longevity.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by onlyrealcuzzo » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

> Has anyone else noticed that LinkedIn is turning into a shitty social media platform? Memes and videos are now being posted.

It's also gotten pretty political.

If I cared about your political hot takes - I'd be on Facebook.

Though this seems to be permeating everywhere, even to HN - even though the mods try their best to keep it out.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by notjoemama » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

If this adds a humorous twist on it for you, I saw someone describe it as like a dating site except it’s women trying to contact men and men ghosting them.

Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by nilespotter » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:07 PM UTC

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Re: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

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Post by criddell » Mon, Oct 16, 2023, 8:07 PM UTC

Get a dog and every day take it on a long walk-and-talk where you tell your dog all your hot takes and random thoughts. Your dog will look forward to this, will look for you on days when you forget or think you are too busy for the walk-and-talk, and as a side benefit, you will get a little exercise, some sunshine, and fresh air.

It can also help clarify your thinking. If you can't convince your dog that technical debt is widely misunderstood, then how will you convince your colleagues?