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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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.”
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.”
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.
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.”
Hey, I met that guy! I think he's still talking about himself. Or to himself. Something like that...
“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”.)
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.
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'.
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?
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.
Id be ashamed to wear that... 12k and it looks like a chinese 2$ throw away junk
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I think this one's a she.... Or a very unusual flex for a dude with a floral faced Rolex
Load More Replies... That's a lot of money for a watch that looks like it was designed by a nine-year-old.
A watch that proves that wealthy and classy are not always natural bedfellows
I wouldn't buy that watch for any price... and I wouldn't wear it for any price either. Nothing wrong with a solar Timex! :D
rolex watches are the ugliest. at that price there are much much much better looking watches out there
Glad someone else thinks that. Never liked Rolex.
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it might be expensive, but i find that watch hideous... i it were given to me as a gift i would never use it, really. I have a used Garmin that i bought for $90 and is way more useful than that crap.
😂😂 sad. I forgot. The biggest lie of them all. I’d have more respect for these people if they were just honest. Hey, my $12,000 Rolex arrived today!
Isn't the fact that they are stupid expensive the reason people buy them?
I will need a picture of that watch anywhere but the jewelry store for me to believe this.
I do more good for the society with my cheapy nursing watch 🩺💪
... but... but... IT'S AN UGLY A$$ CLOCK!!! Golden flower petals for a 30th's birthday, mam?? Ar you sure?
My first thought is that this picture was taken in the shop and posted only to impress. The person doesn't even own this. If the jeweler wanted to know why the pic was taken it would be easy to explain: to show my fiancee, hubby, or other which watch to buy me. But I'd bet so many photos are taken they don't even question anymore.
A whole year of installment payments before they would send it? Or is this fake and you ordered it from wish and it just takes this long to arrive?
Ok, I don't get what the big whoop is about an expensive watch. Sure, it looks fancy. Does it do anything else but give you the time? Does it shoot diamonds out of its side? Does it play a pleasant tune? Does it shout the time out loud, or prepare breakfast for you? Does it shine lasers? All it does is tell the time and sparkle a lot. ._.
You'd think for 12 grand someone would want a watch that didn't look like a ten year old girl designed it for a unicorn to wear to the ball
I wear an $11 watch (£4.60) from Casio that has analog and digital and keeps time with a stopwatch and can wake me up in the morning. It has a black Velcro and leather band that can loosen when I want it to. It's waterproof. It has a ten year warranty on the battery. That Rolex is nothing more than a gold-encrusted piece of human excrement.
Well, on the plus side, no one in their right mind would think that hunk of ugly bling is real so he doesn't have to worry about it being stolen.
WELCOME BACK TO MARKETING 101!! TODAY WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST... DAVID KELLY!!! KNOWN FOR PENETRATING HIS CLIENTS!!!!!
Yeah, I'd be "lost for words" if I had that mess emailed to me from an Exam Board member.
Well, it's not 24, but it is WAY too much. There is absolutely no reason for so many screens, it does not help production at all. Unless you're a mall security guard, obviously.
Yes, if you're in Sales and Management, pay attention to the fact that this supposed "professional" is apparently unable to hold even a debit card and can't comprehend that the reason the manager gave him the drinks for free is because the only other option was throwing them out.
Another workaholic who will most likely not have a pension to enjoy as he keels over from a heart attack in his late forties.
Yeah, they look like gang members to me... especially that guy on the left wearing a pink button down under a pullover... S.U.S.P.I.C.I.O.U.S!
This guy's day might be more productive if he wasn't apparently taking 30 minutes to make a coffee then another 30 minutes to drink it.
What do you mean “Not quite the weather to be washing a car (bright sunshine!)”? So Stupid only washes his car in the pouring rain?
People with money seem to love making people without break down in public.
Here's another thought! Let's have it in the last car, and let's disconnect it from the rest of the train!
For sure this happened, and the unicorn flying by at the time will verify it.
Hmm yeah because the watchmaker has no idea what he's looking at, what with his complete lack of knowledge of his craft.
'Mr emotional intelligence' sees no problem making fun of a waitress who's trying to keep both him and her boss happy. Pat yourself on the back, mate.
So stop admiring your imaginary trophies, and get out before the imaginary fire burns down your place.
Is the guy wearing personalised dog tags in case he gets lost and needs to be escorted back to the institution?
I have just checked and it is about approx 130 miles between the two and the car journey takes about 2.5 hours. This is still faster than doing a plane journey or depending on the train, the train journey time. So he may have a point. Especially if someone else is driving you in a fancy car.
If my death was used as part of a cold pitch on LinkedIn, I'd be extremely unhappy. TF I'm an atheist and don't believe in any kind of afterlife.
Most of these read like people with low confidence desperately trying to convince themselves that they're doing well, fishing for external validation.
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LinkedIn : the site where pretentious jerks use manager bullshit to humblebrag.
For an IT guy, LinkedIn is like a reverse dating site. Pretty girls write to you and you ignore them.
I just wrote my 'Year Review' at work, in which we have to write about our achievements over the past 12 months. And I've now realised I sound like one of these LinkedIn wankers. I just hope my reviewer is also a wanker.
Yeah, but in the annual review you're supposed to toot your own horn--unless you're fortunate to have a manager who fights for you. Only managers/directors above you making decisions about a pay raise will see it. In LinkedIn's case... the world sees it. Go easy on yourself, friend, and brag when it's the right--and expected--thing to do.
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LinkedIn, the place where Charwoman can be Cleaning and Facilities Manager (full respect for charwomen) :D
'Charwoman' - mate, it's a cleaner. The word 'charwoman' is straight out of Dickens and quite offensive these days. Fair enough if your first language isn't English in which case I would unlearn this word.
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For unknown reasons one teacher forum put the names of everyone who had ever commented there on Linkedin along with phoney CVs including their email details. This was when Linkedin was just starting up so maybe it was to look busy but few if any of the people's names were their real ones although the email addresses were the real ones they had given when joining the forum. Many of us are still getting messages from Linkedin despite never having consented to be part of it.
They also get permission to access their members' email address list. I received many "invitations" from friends to join LinkedIn that my friends never sent.
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So LinkedIn is basically for people who are too stupid to post cringe videos on TikTok.
I read 3 or 4 and quit. I have no idea what it was all about & it wasn't very interesting.
British LinkedIn seems worse than US LinkedIn. Or maybe I’m just pickier about connecting with people?
Lots of pathetic blowhards in this thread... I skimmed over the majority of posts.
Most of these read like people with low confidence desperately trying to convince themselves that they're doing well, fishing for external validation.
Load More Replies... LinkedIn : the site where pretentious jerks use manager bullshit to humblebrag.
For an IT guy, LinkedIn is like a reverse dating site. Pretty girls write to you and you ignore them.
I just wrote my 'Year Review' at work, in which we have to write about our achievements over the past 12 months. And I've now realised I sound like one of these LinkedIn wankers. I just hope my reviewer is also a wanker.
Yeah, but in the annual review you're supposed to toot your own horn--unless you're fortunate to have a manager who fights for you. Only managers/directors above you making decisions about a pay raise will see it. In LinkedIn's case... the world sees it. Go easy on yourself, friend, and brag when it's the right--and expected--thing to do.
Load More Replies... LinkedIn, the place where Charwoman can be Cleaning and Facilities Manager (full respect for charwomen) :D
'Charwoman' - mate, it's a cleaner. The word 'charwoman' is straight out of Dickens and quite offensive these days. Fair enough if your first language isn't English in which case I would unlearn this word.
Load More Replies... For unknown reasons one teacher forum put the names of everyone who had ever commented there on Linkedin along with phoney CVs including their email details. This was when Linkedin was just starting up so maybe it was to look busy but few if any of the people's names were their real ones although the email addresses were the real ones they had given when joining the forum. Many of us are still getting messages from Linkedin despite never having consented to be part of it.
They also get permission to access their members' email address list. I received many "invitations" from friends to join LinkedIn that my friends never sent.
Load More Replies... So LinkedIn is basically for people who are too stupid to post cringe videos on TikTok.
I read 3 or 4 and quit. I have no idea what it was all about & it wasn't very interesting.
British LinkedIn seems worse than US LinkedIn. Or maybe I’m just pickier about connecting with people?
Lots of pathetic blowhards in this thread... I skimmed over the majority of posts.
