Cringey LinkedIn Posts and Memes That Won't Help You Build Your Network

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Jul 9, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

Very few social media platforms are the opposite of "addictive." I still use most of the social media sites I was on when I was 13 years old, which is admittedly kind of frightening. Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and Instagram have served me well over the past ten years, and I'm not alone! The social media platforms that succeed long-term do so because they provide an enjoyable recreational experience for their users. Nobody wants to spend their few waking hours on this earth scrolling through a site that makes them miserable. Well, almost nobody. 

LinkedIn is a weird website because it's extremely utilitarian. I've used LinkedIn to get jobs and internships over the years, and I'm grateful for its service. However, some people take LinkedIn a bit too far and use it as a very strange professional blog. The LinkedIn influencer is unlike the Instagram or TikTok influencer because their posts depend on their audience wanting to have as little fun as possible. On LinkedIn, every moment is a moment to network or build your professional brand, and it's utterly exhausting and cringe to watch. 

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    Font - 2nd Two times Founder. Ex McKinsey. IIT ... 23h . + Follow I am 32 years old. Indian average life expectancy is 70 years giving me 38 more years, that is ~13,800 days. We sometimes waste a day or a full weekend not doing much. Thats 2 days out of the 13k days of the finite time limit I have at least. When you think about time in terms of days left, you will get a higher urgency to spend your time wisely. This thinking has worked well for me. Do not waste time. It's the most valuable asset
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    Car - Shlok Gupta 2nd STEM MBA'23 @ WashU | Marketing | 100 million+ Organic Link... + Follow 5h. Edited. I was stuck in Bangalore #traffic & getting late for an #interview. I decided to call my interviewer and begged him "Sir can we shift the interview for later? I am stuck in heavy traffic" Interviewer sighed "Yeah we will have to! I am behind your car" We ended up doing the interview in my car He hired me from car! Shlok 's Shlok: Modern problems require modern solutions! CEO and 13,330 other
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    Product - Please, you have to help my father, he's, he's addicted to LinkedIn. He just won't stop networking. He's made so many professional connections. Our family is going bankrupt because of all the coffee meetups he's had. We are in shambles. Gareth Cliff @GarethCliff 6/19/18 Which addiction is yours? Ps
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    Font - 2nd Copywriter / UX writer / Creative ... 6d Edited #HR I had worse breakups than this rejection mail. I just wanted to share an excellent and emotional way to say ,,no" or "not now". Maybe a lesson for that HR who told you five years ago that we'll let you know if it's a no", and you're still waiting... + Follow Hi George, Unfortunately, after careful consideration, we decided not to proceed with your application for Copywriter - UX & Brand position as some of the other applicants were m
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    Water - Nick Singh Following Author of Ace the Data Interview Ex-FB & Google Founder of DataLemur.com (SQL Int... 5h Edited. At 27, my net worth is $5m. Here's how I got there: ● • Saved $100k from my tech job over 3 years ● ● ● ● ● Made $200k from my book / DataLemur Turned $50k into $250k via crypto investing Received a $4.5m trust from my parents at age 18 6 1,611 Follow me for more personal finance advice --> Nick Singh MARINE 173 comments ● ●●● 5 reposts
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    Font - Wolf Starr. 1st Chief Executive Officer at Atlas Partn... 5h Pro-tip for the holidays: If you need to get one last meeting in with someone that has a packed schedule... offer them a ride to the airport. A founder did that for me once and now I do it every chance I get.
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    Font - $23,788.00 / week Darren McKee - 2nd Day 1017 Hitting the "... 1h Or That's what it would cost me on add spend to get the impressions I get here per week. $1,237,000.00 / year + Follow $0.00 But, guess how much I actually spent? The organic reach here is truly insane.
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    World - Sara Dadafshar @npcSara made this post last night on linkedin when i was high and on ambien and now it's blowing up and i'm embarrassed HAhaHaHAHah Sara Dadafshar (She/Her) - You Senior Game Producer at Epic Games 9h- I'm happy to share that I'm about to go take a nap :) goodnight : Starting a New Position ⠀
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    Font - LinkedIn just built different influencers are Jack Raines. 2nd The most entertaining account on Linkedin • Writing Young Money: the best finance... 1w. + Follow Last week, my Econ professor asked me, "Jack, would you rather take $10,000,000 now, or receive $10,000 per week for the next 50 years?" "Without batting an eye, I said, "Neither. I would rather pay you $10,000 a week." Shocked, he replied, "That's insane. No economic model would suggest to do this." "Insane?" I replied. "Not at a
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    Font - Niya Founder at tech employees 12m. + Follow Elon Musk is under fire for building bedrooms at Twitter HQ for employees. I don't get it. TBH, I slept under my desk at least 3 nights a week when I worked in banking. The first time I got promoted to a manager, I had to work 16-18 hours routinely. I'd finish work at 2-3 am, sleep on the floor, janitor would show up at 7. I'd go shower in the gym, and pick up dry cleaning to change into. And back to work. I always wore my hair up and it was al
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    Font - Some nice-to-have skills and qualifications: • Minimum 5+ years of experience as a senior software engineer Fluent with functional, imperative, and object-oriented languages; knowledge of C#, TypeScript, JavaScript • Graduate degree in software engineering or another appropriate field of study • Strong OOP and modeling skills Experience in writing automated Unit Tests and Functional Tests • Experience coding, testing, and documenting systems and procedures, including RESTful APIs and auto
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    Colorfulness - THEORY Networking Connecting with old coworkers Helpful news LINKEDIN Job opportunities Business tips Employment updates REALITY @MATTSURELEE LinkedIn trying to get you to upgrade to Premium Strangers asking for help Applying to jobs you'll never hear back from Stalking or being stalked
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    Font - Erick Dronski • 2nd Account Executive at SpotOn | Fintech | SaaS 1d. + Follow To those of you logging into Linkedin on the weekends, we know it's to stay ahead of the curve and hustle hard. Whether you're catching up on industry news, sprucing up your resume, taking courses and getting certified, or networking to expand your reach, we recognize the effort! It takes focus and dedication to really dive into the details and make sure that you have all your bases covered. But trust me - it wi
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    Smile - Agree? Sanjoy Kumar Malik @sanjoykumarmalik in One day will come, and people will be obsessed with mental health. And they will negotiate "mental peace" instead of salary. co 1,150 59 comments 51 reposts.
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    Font - Miguel Fierro 2. I help people understand and appl... 4 Std. When my children were born, I created an email account for each of them. Every time there is an important event in our lives, I send them an email about it. + Folgen Whether it's a major milestone or a simple moment of joy, I want to share these experiences with them. Um. When they are old enough, I'll give them the password. head teacher's award for Andres Dear Andrés, Today you have won an aw... IMG-20221216-... Miguel Gonzále
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    Product - Rachel Mitchell in Executive Producer Network-NetWorth.com It is important to like and A professional network @LAE LONGEVITY comment. You Engage on LinkedIn SUPER GLUE GLADY LONGEVITY
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    Font - The Linkedin Content Alignment Chart Career Relevance Purist Content Quality Career Relevance Anarchist Purist Update on a new position with a well thought out and reflective post about your previous position Career Detailed analysis Relevance about something cool Neutral you studied at school Sob story about how your relative overcame a rare disease Content Quality Neutral Post asking for referrals or leads for a new job Giving kudos to a LinkedIn connection Meme about the state of Linke
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    Product - Linkedin Influencer Starter Pack The Career Gym "Hire for attitude" "I don't know who needs to hear this, but in "Agree?" "POLL - would you rather Work in the office, WFH, Hybrid....." "I once hired someone with no experience...." "I was on my way to a job interview when I saw a homeless man...." IN
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    Font - 10:50 23 31 My son shouted from the washroom.. ((( Dad ))) I was on a call, I ignored He shouted again, much louder ((( DAD ))) I went upto him WHAT? He: I forgot my towel outside. Pls pass it to me Me: Why didn't you take it before going in. We are also busy doing our stuff. You should have taken it earlier. Why this carelessness? He: Dad, pass me the towel first. We can talk about this later. If a team member comes to you With a mistake/problem in hand Help them solve the problem first
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    Outerwear - A AIR Subscribing to LinkedIn Premium to network with other industry professionals Subscribing to LinkedIn Premium to stalk anyone without getting noticed
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    Font - 2:48 Ⓒ Q Search QO Saiful Islam 1st Co-Founder of DE&I Consultancy | Turned ... 1w. Ⓒ This might be an unpopular opinion, but for me, mentorship is a lie. Not one successful person I know has had a mentor. Most of the time, experiences are overhyped and fabricated. What successful people do have, are guides. A mentor generalises - A guide gets into the specifics - A mentor provides generalised advice - A guide provides personalised support - A mentor talks about potential mistakes A guide
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    Font - brandon wenerd @brandonwenerd I accepted a LinkedIn request on Christmas Eve. Imagine hustling harder. 9:26 PM 12/24/22 .
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    Clothing - ← IV RS All activity Articles Posts Articles, posts & more... CO 54 Like C Shakira, 45, unveils ageless looks in mini skirt and sheer top - Show Biz Glow showbizglow.com . 2 min read Comment Documents In Repost SASTO 4 comments 1 repost Doug Stewart 2nd Store Manager at Global Parts Source, Inc SI Send My wifey can hang with these young guns. Not to bad for 49 years old haha
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    Font - Agreed What do you say ??????? Anant Sekhsaria @anant_sekhsaria LinkedIn is a place where unknowns support you more than those people whom you know personally. Cc Hamza Ali and 2,132 others 153 comments - 92 reposts
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    Font - Harsimarbir (Harsh) Singh.... + Follow Co-Founder, Pristyn Care I Fortune 40 U 40 | 4th Startup 1mo. High Salary vs Inspiring Work Environment but Harsimarbir (Harsh) Singh in @harsimarbirsingh High Salary will give happiness once a month Inspiring work environment will give happiness throughout the month
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    Product - Harshita Sharma - 2nd Software Engineer || Java ... 5h will LinkedIn algorithm accept this? + Follow 2022 is about to end and I never posted my selfie with motivation unrelated quote/story. - Harshita Sharma Harshita Sharma - 2nd Software Engineer || Java ... 8mo • + Follow : Preparation comes before Success even in the dictionary -Harshita Sharma @Harshil825
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    Tableware - ollow I'm off to the Caribbean Islands to explore the property market Zero plan in place. But let's see if I can make £100,000 profit and then blow the money in Barbados Running businesses is fun, but as an entrepreneur I like to do challenges that push me to my limit and keep things fresh.
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    Font - Jack Raines. 2nd The most entertaining account on Linkedin. Writing Young Money: the best finance blog... 3h ● + Follow New Year's Eve IS NOT for partying, bottle service, and kissing someone in the club at midnight. It's for buying domains that you'll never use, pitching startup ideas that you'll forget about in a week, and committing securities fraud in international markets. Be different this NYE. 6 95 11 comments
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    Font - Bobby Pinero. 3rd+ CEO and co-founder at Equals | ... 1w. ✪ Unpopular advice: Stop jumping between jobs so much. 1-2 years in a job is not enough. You never actually learn to do your job well if you keep jumping. It's a huge red flag to me, and IMO, it's not worth the 20% salary bump you're going to get. Does this make me old school? Ce 1,508 Like + Follow Comment 912 comments • 29 reposts . Repost Send
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