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Deleting the LinkedIn account and becoming social network -free

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peter-h:
My mail server deletes all mail from linkedin :)

Good comments above. It's a network for certain types of people.

They also got hacked recently and all email addresses and passwords (yes; they were dumb enough to store passwords in plain, rather than hashes) got stolen and now are everywhere.

Facebook is much better for staying in touch with old mates and exchanging non PC jokes :) Just make sure you set up the visibility correctly (friends only, etc) and if your birthday is shown make sure it is a few days off, in case of identity theft. Use Facebook Purity to remove most of the adverts.

MT:

--- Quote from: Warhawk on April 19, 2020, 10:13:46 pm ---It's Sunday evening here and I hoped that this topic would interest some. After many years, I deleted my LinkedIn account. I do not have any social media now and it feels right (now). I used to be happy with the idea of maintaining the professional network but
it became overwhelming about the time when MS took over. I was particularly not happy with:

* Tons of connection requests from people I've never met.
* Facebook-like content in the feed (I did not follow any specific channel or people).
* Technical articles are actually marketing promotions.
* It was giving me nothing. I received a few job offers from obviously desperate head-hunters who did not even read the profile. I received just a single interesting job offer but this was initiated by my ex-manager who left the company and was starting a new team.
* I visit customers and do technical presentations. Often people searched me afterward and wanted to stay in touch. I always felt guilty refusing their connection although I don't care for them aside from business.
* I am an introvert, nerd and I don't like people. (it's different here on the EEVBLOG, I think I am with my species)
Sure I am a terrible person but what are your first thoughts when somebody says linkedin? What does linkedin mean to you?
I am just curious.

--- End quote ---

Technocracy's variant on the "old ages" slave markets.
:-Does he have good theets  sir?
:-Yes he does!
:-What about diseases?
:-Entirely free from it sir, all vaccinated.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: MT on April 20, 2020, 01:47:49 pm ---Technocracy's variant on the "old ages" slave markets.

--- End quote ---

I do agree with this.

fcb:
I use LinkedIn. It is basically FB for business. There is some great content out there - just have to sift through the dross.

Yes, the recruiters (COVID seems to have put them to sleep ::) ) are annoying. "R&D Tax Credit Specialists" now get instantly blocked, as do Chinese PPE suppliers.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: Bassman59 on April 20, 2020, 06:32:03 am ---LinkedIn tells your boss that you're looking for a new job.

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Yup. Especially if you suddenly appear on LinkedIn when you've been working at your current company for a while. Bosses know this doesn't happen for no reason.

I remember in a previous job, my boss "casually" saying to one of my coworkers that he noticed the guy had just created a LinkedIn account. Yeah.

Anyway, not being on LinkedIn or similar is likely to make you look kind of "suspect" to potential employers, if you're actually looking for a new job. Whether that matters is up to you. I personally don't have an account on LinkedIn.

But when you don't, people tend to tell you that you are "hard to find".

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