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It takes a 10-sec glimpse at the LinkedIn page to realize how productive, successful, and virtually unstoppable the people on there are. They did it all—got major investment, took their company profits through the roof, made sure their employees feel like literally the most loved people on this planet, raised six kids, went bankrupt, and started life all over again.

But there’s something suspiciously woke and hyper-inspirational going on on this platform, and the Twitter page “The State of LinkedIn” is dedicated to exposing the not-so-pretty side of these posts.

“LinkedIn is a breeding ground for lies & brown-nosing. Exposing the worst. We are in no way associated with LinkedIn, so class us as a parody,” states their description and 174.4K followers couldn't agree more. So let’s see some of the screenshots right below!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why it is now hard to believe any real heartwarming stories on the internet these days

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To find out more about The State Of LinkedIn, Bored Panda reached out to its creator @Brooke_Smedley, who, along with the co-creator @HarryBarnes1, has been working on the project roughly for three years now. “The State Of LinkedIn originally came as a spin-off from one of our other pages, @_DHOTYA, where we found the submissions surrounding LinkedIn-based scenarios.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Basically all corporate world, using pompous words to bulls**t their way into high level positions...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow... see what I was saying earlier, the internet is just fiction now

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The authors then came up with the idea of creating its own page, then it took off from there. “The page is roughly about 2-3 years old and has always had a slow and gradual increase, we’ve never really had a massive influx of followers at once,” Brooke_Smedley said and added: “it seems a lot of people share a common interest in the strange posts that you can come across on LinkedIn.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a job hunter, it actually helps. Haven't heard back from company x in 2'weeks and their HR suddenly checks your profile - need to follow up today with person who viewed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This "non-executive director" is so proud of their new invention. We better not tell her...

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When asked what they think of the LinkedIn culture, Brooke said that “I don’t use LinkedIn, mainly because within my job I don’t really have a need to. However, I can understand how it can be important for some people within their working environments.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, I met that guy! I think he's still talking about himself. Or to himself. Something like that...

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“I think it’s changed from what it was originally designed to do and has turned more into an attempt of a business Facebook where people are more interested in likes and engagements as opposed to what it was created for,” the creator of The State Of LinkedIn explained.

“People seem to get a handful of likes and comments and realize they’ll attract more engagement by following that approach,” Brooke concluded. The Twitter creator duo also runs a few more super popular Twitter pages like @StateOfSelling, @_StateOfFB, @_StateOfTweets and @_DHOTYA (“Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards”.)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You what? So this prick assumes that his interns should be poor, and punishes them for not being poor? How the f*** does a boss have anything to say about an employee's personal belongings anyway? It's insane how many people confuse wealth with personal worth.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With a heart heavy as a stone he sat behind his mahogany desk engulfed in the warm yellowish light of his turn-of-the-century banker's lamps, while he read yet another publisher's e-mail rejecting his manuscript. Apparently his style of writing was deemed to be 'archaic' and 'over the top'.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How would you like to have your patience tested every day? Congratulations, you're just the kind of doormat we're looking for!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You has no choice but to listen to her since she just ran you over

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a weird way of promoting your business, by comparing it to a deadly virus that devastated economies

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Sum Guy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You laugh but this is a pandemic... people out here even try to get their home appliances in pictures. They will have fancy toasters and coffee makers in places that don't make sense

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H G
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you're telling me that you don't keep your Ninja coffee maker on top of your PS5 right next to your 70 inch TV? And then accidentally snap a photo and then accidentally post it to Instragram??

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It may well have been an attempt to show off his Mercedes, but may have just been an attempt to show the size of the fruit.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The agreed standard is the 'banana, for scale'. Not some key fob that's not standard sized... Coincidence it is not.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so interesting, because if I happen to post a picture from my home to social media, I always make sure that no expensive item is in the picture. Why show the world anything worth stealing?

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elStiJneriNO
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is that a durian (never been to asia) and a Mercedes A1 key (never been to stuttgart)?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't traveled outside my own country and I can name that fruit. Love to see his face when (if) he cuts it open. I've never had a durian and honestly I'm not brave enough to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What you hear about the smell is probably worse than how it really smells. No doubt it's not something for everyone, but it doesn't smell like a typical septic tank.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BTW, that's a durian and it stinks like hell when opened .. :/

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Marcellus the Third
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Been to Japan and seen no durians. Been to cornershop here, there they were... Not sure what "going to Asia" does as a filter.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Business Leader and Mentor? Wtf is that? How about earning the Merc and weird fruit by doing a real job.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you want to re-create this photo, you can buy a used Mercedes keyfob on ebay for $20-$50. Though getting the Durian may be harder if you're in the USA, I'm not sure it's sold anywhere.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I can. It's a C-class with the weakest engine, 300k miles and a it smells like a golden shower cabin in asparagus season. Likely, every mile it loses a few pounds of weight, because something falls off.

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Rob Dabank
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can any of my connections remind me this is the kind of thing I should put on Facebook or some other social media, instead of LinkedIn?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here I am, trying to take pictures of my daughter, not showing the mess in the kitchen when I send them to my mom

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Merc keyring for scale. Of course. Did I mention I have 6 Mercs? No? Ha ha, silly me! Oh by the way it's a Durian. The fruit, not the keyring.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m great because I have a Mercedes key (car had to be sold to meet rent but kept the key) and I live near an Asian market which is a constant reminder of my one trip to Indonesia. Pfffft

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm gonna give him a break and assume that the keyring was put there for a sense of scale.

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Ashley Wright
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mercedes cars are ubiquitous these days; almost everyone can afford one. Purposefully leaving your Mercedes car keys in the photo is so contrived and boring. Yaaaaawn. 🥱

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, you have a Mercedes GLA too. At a starting price of $35,245, it is a steal.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sure. But do you know how many of these bad boys you gotta throw in the pot to get maximum heart replacement?

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Losferatu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can buy a used Mercedes for less than $4k and it will come with a key like that. It's idiotic how people judge wealth.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a dorian fruit or jack fruit. The black thing with the star must be his pills case.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only know what it is because I would climb trees in Zelda BOTW to get them for cooking.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that's a durian? And a set of mercedes car keys, of course!

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LiuLiu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

have you been to a grocery store? or have you heard of Google?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see that the fruit has been identified but my first thought was it was a jackass fruit (jack fruit)

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Andie Ingram
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He drives a Mercedes so that fruit is his form of rectal pleasure, after a rough a**s beating from driving a Mercedes daily.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never, never call yourself "award winning" in the first place.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really, nunchucks? What kind B-grade movies has this guy been watching to think that any biker-looking guy will 'go berserk' in a random place because someone on the phone told him to?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're not meetings, they're classes, you self-important beetle. And he's probably heard his parent say that on a daily basis so he trotted it out to impress them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pro tip: Don't work for the guy that is dumbfounded by the concept of a sick day.

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