10 Top Trending Ridiculous LinkedIn Posts This Week

Have you ever read a LinkedIn post and NOT wanted to roll your eyes?

 

These posts can range from being utterly tone-deaf to faux motivational to wildly performative. Gone are the days when LinkedIn was a social media platform used to democratize pure networking and job opportunities. Now, it's just like every other social media app except everyone is playing at the idea of working hard. But they're not because they're focused on writing a post that will get them lots of likes and comments. That's not professional networking. That might as well be Instagram or TikTok.

 

These posts were shared on Reddit's r/LinkedInLunatics subreddit. For more content like this, check out this story, where an employee learned his Glassdoor review became a problem for his former company's hiring process.

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  • 01
    Ingredient - Alexander C. . Following Building Bits 1h. I'm traveling for work and instead of eating a fancy dinner out, I've decided to cook a cheaper meal in the hotel room. Even though the hotel room didn't have a kitchen, I managed to use the coffee machine to cook chicken with butter and garlic. Although my company allows me to expense dinner while traveling, I wanted to save money because I know that every dollar counts on the P&L. It's the little things that get you promoted #work #money

    "Cooks chicken in coffee pot to save money. Sh**s out large intestine." - jeonteskar

    "Great way to lose weight!!" - skybluecity

    "I'd fire that guy if they told me they cooked chicken in a coffee maker. We don't need stupid people." - Far_Cryptographer514

    Via u/druidinan
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  • 02
    Font - blind Tech Industry Yesterday Bloomberg Igtv+ As a recruiter, I do feel like it's very disrespectful to interview with multiple companies at the same time Agree? . If your interest is purely money and not furthering your technical career, then you should be upfront about that. A lot of bleeding edge tech companies want folks that are here because they want to improve things, not just money. Poll 2247 Participants Select only one answer Not agree Agree □ ... Go Back and Vote 98.6% (2216) 1

    "Then you should only be interviewing me and no one else" - SpeakingNight

    "You don't need to interview, just walk in and shake the CEO's hand and he'll see what a bold young person you are and will hire you right there on the spot." - AgentUpright

    "Man LinkedIn ruined the word agree for me. I feel a rage rising every time I hear it" - Percentage-Fit

    Via u/kinwaa
  • 03
    Font - Chris Bakke. 2nd Founder, CEO: Laskie.com 1h. + Follow This morning my son was building a tall LEGO tower in the living room. He accidentally bumped the tower, and hundreds of LEGOs came crashing to the floor. He started to cry. I ran in the room: "Oh no, what happened?" "Dad I knocked all the LEGOs down. I failed." I said, "That's okay pal. Dad's going to use this as a motivational post on Linkedin about failure." My son, with tears in his eyes said, "What? Huh? Whhh What's Linkedin? I'm

    "This guy gets it. Should have included a picture of a Lego brick too lol." - temporarytuna

    "I love the smell of trolling in the morning" - salustianovergatiesa

    Via u/druidinan
  • 04
    Font - Why are we losing employees? Shantanu Deshpande. 2nd Founder CEO at Bombay Shaving Company | Ambassador at Olymp... + Follow 1h. Edited • When you are 22 and new in your job, throw yourself into it. Eat well and stay fit, but put in the 18 hour days for at least 4-5 years. I see a LOT of youngsters who watch random content all over and convince themselves that 'work life balance, spending time with family, rejuvenation bla bla' is important. It is, but not that early. That early, worship

    "18 hours is like 90 hours a week. That's insane - let alone doing it for 4-5 years. I wonder if he ever worked 18-hour days. Because I did it for about a month, and it took me a year to recover." -violinbg

    "Work hard af and throw away your health and time. Your boss needs that new car to impress girls he could never get" - furious_organism

    Via u/ArmyOk397
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  • 05
    Font - The cringe level is high with this one Anmol Garg. 2nd Standup Comedian | LinkedIn Influencer Marketing | Author 5h. Tag someone who should try this Anmol Garg in @anmolgarg101 + Follow How To Get A Salary Hike Ask your manager to close their eyes Ask them, 'what do you see now?' They will say, 'nothing' Then say, 'that is my career without you'

    "Manager: I don't even know who you are." - CoffeePieAndHobbits

    "It would be funnier if the person said, 'that is your career without me.'" - bigwinniestyle

    Via u/Nervous_Print3492
  • 06
    Font - Peter • 1st Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist and Freelance SEO 51m. I have a secret. ... Most people are not even aware that this is a real thing. Since 2015, I have struggled with peeing in public restrooms. I've missed weddings, held my pee up to 10+ hrs, social events, and going out in general because I was too afraid if I was going to pee or not. I've done exposure therapy, which is immensely helpful. Exposing yourself to your fears slowly and progressively makes it more ch

    "I love it when people take the whole be vulnerable thing too far" - PuzzleheadedGuide184

    "He could get a job in an Amazon warehouse. They hate it when their employees need to pee." - vrphotosguy55

    Via u/wh3r3myhugat
  • 07
    Font - r/LinkedInLunatics Posted by u/sea_shanty_cats 2 days ago Ultimate Alpha Male 1 I am the ultimate Alpha Male like John Travolta in Swordfish. I am unaccessible. I contact you. You don't contact me. I have all the Power. 4 Chad Verma • 2nd A leading Executive Recruiter & Talent ... 18h. Like Comment + Follow a Share 3 comments 1 Send S

    "And now self-employed." - Backo_packo

    "And this from a guy named Chad..." - blankuser69

    "He is incorrect - the ultimate alpha male is John Travolta in drag in Hairspray." - MissTeeny27

    Via u/sea_shanty_cats
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  • 08
    Font - Chris Bakke. 2nd Founder, CEO: Laskie.com 2d. + Follow In 12 months, my startup has gone from $0 in monthly revenue to 8- figures in monthly revenue. Here's how we did it: August 2021: $0 revenue August 2022: $0.0000000 revenue Never give up.

    "This guy knows how to LinkedIn" - Catdaddy33

    "Posts like this make me optimistic and encourage me to better express my achievements on LinkedIn. It's time for me to update my profile to include when I was an extra in my neighbor's sci-fi movie." - GDub310

    Via u/ajsayshello
  • 09
    Train - a. 2nd 8 years in HR and Employment Law. Eligible... + Follow 21h Edited. I am travelling by train and people around are speaking in different languages. Do you know what is brilliant? I understand what they are telling) Behind me, girls are speaking in Polish about their evening plans. The woman next to me is trying to teach her child how to behave. She is speaking in Russian and I am trying to stop my smile to not embarrass them. A little further men are discussing in English last foot

    "You know what is brilliant? Me Myself And also I" - SeaworthinessOk255

    "Is Tact a language he can learn?" - funandfluffy

    Via u/anewwinter
  • 10
    Font - Co-Founder at Pristyn Care 17m. • 2nd Interesting Interview hacks we used early on to filter for Special Driven people (right attitude) 1. Rang the candidate at 8.00 am - to request for Interview - Early risers + Follow 2. Scheduled telephonic interviews (first round) at 11.00 pm - Late workers 3. Got the candidates to do a detailed business case Real world thinking 4. Got the candidate to spend 6-8 hours in the office - Culture and patience 5. Did in person Interviews at 9.00 pm - Long w

    "This is the most psychotic thing I've ever seen and if someone asked me to do an 11 pm interview or an interview on a Sunday I'd laugh in their face" - traderbee724

    "It's funny to me that these idiots think they are filtering for 'special' people, whereas in reality they are self-filtering for people who have no options elsewhere" - mitchmoomoo

    "My thoughts exactly this HAS to be a joke? If not this person deserves a wedgie" - GinaFrom_VA

    Via u/Newbie-investor-ind

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