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What bothers me the most about LinkedIn is how vapid everyone seems to be. Everone has a job title like 'dynamic individual searching for creative opportunitie

by na85 9y ago

What bothers me the most about LinkedIn is how vapid everyone seems to be. Everone has a job title like 'dynamic individual searching for creative opportunities' when they really mean unemployed. It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too.

robinhood 9y ago
I've long thought of an alternative, but I don't think we can do better than this actually, as people are, by nature, vapid, in the sense that they will always pretend to be someone they are not. I wish someone will create an alternative where, unlike Facebook, people don't feel miserable after visiting the site.
- phillc73 9y ago
  There are alternatives[1][2], it's just that it doesn't feel like they have critical mass outside certain markets. XING is focused on German speakers and claims circa €150 million in revenue. Viadeo claims 65 million users. They're not exactly small or overtly failing entities. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XING [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viadeo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viadeo
noarchy 9y ago
> It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too. To be fair, that sounds a lot like job-hunting, in general. The whole process can be filled with rituals meant to obfuscate the fact that you just want a job.
- JBlue42 9y ago
  Pretty much. When searching around for advice on how to market yourself on LinkedIn, that sort of title, though full of shit, is what is recommended. I wish I could have an alternate profile or A/B test. I think my current one is detrimental to the job search because I list jobs going back 17 yrs vs my resume which is tailored to my current field. With a second profile, I'd narrow it down. Maybe I should do that anyway.
- beavis2 9y ago
  Sounds like half the workplaces, too.
- oliv__ 9y ago
  Sounds like dating.

by na85 9y ago

robinhood 9y ago

I've long thought of an alternative, but I don't think we can do better than this actually, as people are, by nature, vapid, in the sense that they will always pretend to be someone they are not. I wish someone will create an alternative where, unlike Facebook, people don't feel miserable after visiting the site.

phillc73 9y ago
There are alternatives[1][2], it's just that it doesn't feel like they have critical mass outside certain markets. XING is focused on German speakers and claims circa €150 million in revenue. Viadeo claims 65 million users. They're not exactly small or overtly failing entities. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XING [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viadeo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viadeo

noarchy 9y ago

> It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too. To be fair, that sounds a lot like job-hunting, in general. The whole process can be filled with rituals meant to obfuscate the fact that you just want a job.

JBlue42 9y ago
Pretty much. When searching around for advice on how to market yourself on LinkedIn, that sort of title, though full of shit, is what is recommended. I wish I could have an alternate profile or A/B test. I think my current one is detrimental to the job search because I list jobs going back 17 yrs vs my resume which is tailored to my current field. With a second profile, I'd narrow it down. Maybe I should do that anyway.
beavis2 9y ago
Sounds like half the workplaces, too.
oliv__ 9y ago
Sounds like dating.