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“The State Of LinkedIn” Twitter Page Exposes The Cringiest And Most Out-Of-Touch Posts On LinkedIn (30 Pics)
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Once upon a time, LinkedIn was a professional resource used to virtually track our career trajectories. It was an easy way to make connections with fellow professionals and allow companies to check out where you’re working and what you’ve accomplished recently. It’s not technically a social media site, however somewhere along the line, it started transitioning into a place where successful (we’ll use that word generously) people decided to start flaunting their wealth and sharing incredibly cringey posts…
That’s where The State of LinkedIn Twitter account comes into play. The page calls the site "a breeding ground for lies & brown-nosing", so down below, we’ve gathered some of the most hilarious tweets exposing false and ridiculous posts from LinkedIn that might give you secondhand embarrassment. Keep reading to also find interviews we were lucky enough to receive from the creator of The State of LinkedIn and LinkedIn Business Strategist, Salina Yeung.
Be sure to upvote the posts you find most atrocious, and let us know in the comments if you’ve ever encountered cringey or downright false claims on LinkedIn. Then, if you’d like to check out another Bored Panda article detailing what a cesspool LinkedIn has become in recent years, you can find our last post featuring The State of LinkedIn right here!
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Time to time we highlight good things on LinkedIn, this is one of them times
Did BP really censor the name of the store? I shouldn't be surprised, but somehow that still tickles me. 😂
I'm confused at the name of this whole article by BP? How's are some of these these 'cringy'?
Right? This isn't cringey at all, good for this company, supporting workers (although tbh it's good for them if their associate terminates a pregnancy, they don't have to worry about things like maternity leave. Yet another way that women having bodily autonomy is a positive for the economy, and reproductive rights isn't just an issue of women "voting their feelings").
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D I C K S is the name of the store. It was founded over 70 years ago by a guy named Richard. What's next? Are we doing to censor the names of women called Fannie?
Lol they censored dícks. My boss hates when I shorten his name to díck...especially since his name is shawn.
I have to admit there is a cynical part of me that wonders whether they are partially motivated by the fact that a pregnant teammate is likely to cost them more than 4k in lost productivity during pregnancy and child rearing, additional medical expenses, medical expenses of a child they now insure, and potentially losing the employee to becoming a stay-at-home parent. I hope not, but...
That's what I thought too. I'm going to pretend it's not the case.
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IDK how I feel about this. One one hand I commend the company for assisting women to obtain access to safe abortions. But to receive the $4k reimbursement that would require disclosure of private medical information to the employer which could still subject the employee to unforseen harassment and discrimination internally if someone in the company is pro-life. I feel it's an invasion of privacy either way
I think a company named D**k's supporting women's reproductive rights is very appropriate.
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It's D**k's sporting Good. Which is actually kind of surprising.
How is this out of touch? Lots of companies did this, it's the only response that is appropriate.
Okay now that I've read it, wow, go D I C K s. That's really respectable. How is this in any way bad or cringe or out of touch?
Oh, you have cancer? So sorry for you, nothing we can do. Wanna kill your baby? We'll pay for it....
like others in this list i fail to see how this is cringy ? who ever did this list probably shouldn't again
Why is this in a "cringe" or "out of touch" thread? This is the exact opposite of that.
Gawd everyone focusing on the D***s and taking away from the actual point again sheeesssshhh
Omg CENSORSHIP WORKED LIKE MAGIC THERE!!! WITHOUT MY CONSENT!!!!!
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D*ck's Sporting Goods understands that abortion is necessary whether or not some people don't like it.
Well to.make the abortion levels go down, how about we teach our teen girls NOT to sleep with anyone until their is in the position that pregnancy wouldn't be a problem, and teach them to take responsibility for their actions. I mean, no hate intended, at anyone, but a lot of teen pregnancies happen unnecessarily, please teach your daughters to take responsibility and focus on getting their loved squared away before becoming intimate. I value every woman and girl, they are beautiful and can change the world, but it doesn't mean everything they do is ok because they're women.
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You'd rather use a coat hanger, wouldn't you, because, according to you and people that think like you, once a woman becomes pregnant, she is no more than simply a vestibule for childbearing because she "opened her legs", but GOD FORBID MEN TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CHILD THEY BEAR EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT THE ONES GIVING BIRTH!!!!!!! Are you going to adopt any of the thousands upon thousands of children being repeatedly abused in the foster care system until the age of 18 when they get thrown out on their asses, i.e. become homeless? No?? No, you're just going to look down on them simply for being homeless regardless of circumstance. How about you stop acting like the incel that you are and at least TRY to be empathetic? Just TRY. Pretend, if you must. I don't care. Corporations are quickly taking over so, soon, you will have to go online for guns and ammo, OH WAIT YOU CAN'T.
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All well and good, but I want to know which politicians this chain has been spending its money supporting. I saw many companies say the same exact thing knowing two things about them. First, every company knows very few women will be asking their boss for an abortion, nor should the company be involved in such a decision. Second, many of these companies spent millions supporting the very politicians that made the overturning of Row v Wade possible. And in 2020, Dícks Sporting Goods donated $120,000 to Republican campaigns. How nice of you to provide a band-aid for than limb you just amputated.
You are correct. And Dícks would be obligated to inform the police that a woman had this procedure done. But if you say something here that people don't want to be true, but is true, they will attempt to ban you. So here's an up vote from me, before I too am banned
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To gain some insight into the wild world of LinkedIn, we reached out to the creator of The State of LinkedIn on Twitter. They told us that this successful account originally started as a spin off to Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards, which we’ve also covered on Bored Panda before. “We got so many LinkedIn based submissions, then over the years it’s gained traction from there!” It certainly has. Since this account was launched in March 2017, it has amassed over 240k followers, and with the unlimited content LinkedIn has to provide, it’s likely to only keep growing.
But oddly enough, the person behind The State of LinkedIn told us that they don’t really use the site. “I have a profile, but I would say I open the app maybe once or twice a month. Considering the stuff that gets posted, it's probably for the best that I don't use it,” they added with a smile.
Considering the fact that LinkedIn is a treasure trove of cringey content, we were curious if the page’s creator has any favorite posts that they’ve ever shared from the “professional” site. “I find the posts that involve stuff their kids have said to be the best,” they shared. “The fact that people believe that a young child is interested in world politics or what goes on on Wall Street amazes me.”
And when it comes to why people post such outlandish things online, they hypothesize that it’s all a tactic to gain a larger following. “I think people started making their posts extravagant for the likes and comments, essentially more comments and likes pushes it to the algorithm,” they explained. “That way, their profile gets pushed out to a wider audience.”
Hmm . . . well, the kid would be ahead of his time. I'd say we've still got a few decades before trees are fictional. So I'll give him that one. 😉
The creator of The State of LinkedIn also has a message to everyone sharing ridiculous posts on LinkedIn: “Please carry on! It’s making a lot of people who like the page happy!” they shared with a smile. If you want to check out even more of these posts after finishing this article, be sure to give The State of LinkedIn a follow right here. And if you’d like to find even more outlandish tales people post online, you can see their other account, Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards right here!
Just eat have created a new thing called “lunch hour”
Not sure how good this is
To learn more about LinkedIn itself, we reached out to an expert, Salina Yeung. Salina used to work for LinkedIn, but she now teaches professionals how to utilize the site to its full potential through her company, TheInAcademy. First, we wanted to know how Salina feels about LinkedIn. “I'm absolutely obsessed with LinkedIn, but I could be biased because I used to work for the platform,” she told Bored Panda. “I enjoyed using it because I got 90% of our business from LinkedIn, all organically. My clients have the same results.”
Salina also believes that we could all be utilizing the professional networking site. “LinkedIn is truly for everybody,” she told Bored Panda. “Less than 5% of LinkedIn members are sharing content on a weekly basis (yup, 95% are lurkers), which means an opportunity for you to dominate the news feed with your marketing message to reach business decision makers.” This also tells us that we can’t judge the whole site on the posts of a small percentage of people. Perhaps the state of LinkedIn isn’t so bad after all!
The signs on the windows are more telling than this little tale.
You’ve just ruined 5 perfectly good tennis balls
Salina also noted that she rarely ever sees cringey or untrue posts on LinkedIn, perhaps because she’s an expert on the platform and has curated her feed to show her what she’s actually interested in, but she understands that they can appear. Apparently, LinkedIn is the most trusted social network though, according to Business Insider. But if you’re unsure of where to even start when it comes to using LinkedIn, today is your lucky day. Salina was willing to share a few of her dos and don’ts for LinkedIn with us, so these may help you view the page as a useful tool rather than a necessary evil full of outlandish posts.
I don't get this. I'm a cabbie. Even during the worst of the pandemic i still had 15-20 rides a day. No more airports, barbers or bars but still groceries, doctors, train stations or road assistance calls.
So muggers know which car to hide behind so they can hit you over the head and steal that Rolex.
If you want to get the most out of using LinkedIn, first, Salina notes that it’s important to optimize your profile from A-Z. You should also be focusing on your ideal customers, or your intended target audience. What do they want to see? And how can you wow them? You should also be strategic with your social interactions. Seek out people who can be valuable resources for you. “Understand that a number of likes does not determine your success,” Salina added. And engage with your fellow entrepreneurs within your niche.
Even as a youth I didn't get to have "the sleep of youth". What is this dude huffing?
When it comes to Salina’s “don’ts” for using LinkedIn, she warns users not to use a boring headline with nothing but a simple job title. “Use ‘third person’ point of view to write your summary,” she added. It’s also not ideal to have hasty work experiences without detailed job descriptions and multimedia. Your profile should also have skills endorsements, recommendations and a customized URL. “Think of your LinkedIn profile as your digital handshake, where your potential employer, client or business partner is going to get a read of who you are,” Salina says.
If you’re sick of trying to navigate LinkedIn all by yourself, you can join Salina’s LinkedIn Signature Programs on TheInAcademy’s website right here!
Last time I checked, Cash machines only give out notes
I don't know what country you guys are in, but where I'm from they dispense coins too
Casualty keeping a spare copy of his book for times like this
Why would you give a copy of your book to the one person who demonstrably already had the book?
Regardless of what you do for a living, LinkedIn can be an invaluable resource. But if you go on the site to scroll through posts by LinkedIn-fluencers and various professionals trying to flaunt their wealth, you might leave with a bad taste in your mouth. Keep upvoting the photos you find particularly cringey, and feel free to let us know your thoughts on LinkedIn in the comments below. Are you an avid user of the site, or do you avoid it at all costs? Then if you’d like to check out Bored Panda’s last article on The State of LinkedIn, you can find that right here!
Note: this post originally had 78 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
My mom disabled her Linkedin 7 years ago. She still gets job offers from the damned thing. She has terminal cancer, go away. 😬😬😬😬
... because of this, I don't have LinkedIn. I was forced to have Xing some years back, and filled it with rubbish and stupidity - me wearing a dress, lacking boobs obviously, a speech my cat gave and I transcribed, and similar bollocky stuff. If you hire people by something like LinkedIn or Xing, it's a you-problem ... a.... HAHAHAHAHA, Youproblem, sure, that word exists, hahahahaha. Fück all that shid!
Gave up on LinkedIn after I was contacted for a job, setup an interview, then they were at least 20 minutes late (yes, I should have just left) & never contacted me after the interview. THEY contacted ME! Could at least have had the courtesy to tell me they chose another candidate.
Job centre made me join LinkedIn to prove I was serious about job hunting about 6 years ago. I knew this made no sense over my plan to spend about 6 months as agency supply in order to find where I wanted to work, then get a job there. I deleted the app as soon as I got a job, but I can't stop the messages. I never even opened the thing.
My mom disabled her Linkedin 7 years ago. She still gets job offers from the damned thing. She has terminal cancer, go away. 😬😬😬😬
... because of this, I don't have LinkedIn. I was forced to have Xing some years back, and filled it with rubbish and stupidity - me wearing a dress, lacking boobs obviously, a speech my cat gave and I transcribed, and similar bollocky stuff. If you hire people by something like LinkedIn or Xing, it's a you-problem ... a.... HAHAHAHAHA, Youproblem, sure, that word exists, hahahahaha. Fück all that shid!
Gave up on LinkedIn after I was contacted for a job, setup an interview, then they were at least 20 minutes late (yes, I should have just left) & never contacted me after the interview. THEY contacted ME! Could at least have had the courtesy to tell me they chose another candidate.
Job centre made me join LinkedIn to prove I was serious about job hunting about 6 years ago. I knew this made no sense over my plan to spend about 6 months as agency supply in order to find where I wanted to work, then get a job there. I deleted the app as soon as I got a job, but I can't stop the messages. I never even opened the thing.
