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I was saying this yesterday, LinkedIn, as an example, sends me the most inane notifications as do many apps trying to steal my time. I pay LinkedIn 100 dollars

I was saying this yesterday, LinkedIn, as an example, sends me the most inane notifications as do many apps trying to steal my time. I pay LinkedIn 100 dollars a month, those notifications should serve me, not the other way around. I really don't care about some low substance content written by someone who I'm neither connected with nor follow.

b112 4y ago
I was on the fence about a premium account, but thanks for this info.
- kmonsen 4y ago
  What's the draw of premium? Cannot see anything there that would be more then marginal useful for me.
  - gnicholas 4y ago
    I believe if you do too many searches in a month they force you onto premium.
  - b112 4y ago
    They claim all sorts of wondrous benefits, and have a free trial. Figured I'd try it and see, but not if it is going to be an abusive relationship.
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    It's completely useless, don't waste your time. The UI is just as slow & terrible, all the dark patterns and ads are still there even if you pay.
  - DoctorDabadedoo 4y ago
    You're able to directly message people that are not your friends and see who saw your profile (no matter their privacy configuration, I believe). For me that's about it. Useful if you are job hunting, but nothing to go crazy over. Honestly, the only thing keeping me on LinkedIn is FOMO of that spectacular job that a recruiter might reach out about, but reality is that this doesn't happen at all for positions worth their salt.
    - logifail 4y ago
      > You're able to directly message people that are not your friends and see who saw your profile (no matter their privacy configuration, I believe) Haha. Sorry, but if someone really wants to see your LinkedIn profile and wants to remain anonymous, then I doubt any "premium" subscription is going to help.
gnicholas 4y ago
LinkedIn is surely one of the worst. They are constantly creating new categories of notifications, which you have to explicitly opt-out of. Guess what? If I didn't want any platform-initiated notifications (engagement hacks, not based on anyone trying to contact me or interacting with my content), then I probably don't want this new invented category of notification.
rlpb 4y ago
I deleted my LinkedIn account many years ago because of unwanted notifications and an inability to disable them. I haven't missed it.
TedShiller 4y ago
I haven't been on LinkedIn for 15 years and it hasn't affected my career at all. Most people don't realize that you actually don't need LinkedIn.
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Counterpoint anecdata, I was unemployed for a year, and got my first job interview the first week I set up LinkedIn. Stayed there 6 years and has led to my subsequent career. I dont believe you need LinkedIn premium at $60/month though
moritonal 4y ago
You pay $100 a month for LinkedIn? Unless you're a recruiter I'm really wondering what the value is?
ENGNR 4y ago
I noticed the same thing recently, I got a notification "there are xxx awaiting your attention!" and as a joke dared my product focused co-founder to open it and count how much useless crap was there. We were not disappointed. LinkedIn - this is some seriously brand destroying shit but thanks for the laughs
seqizz 4y ago
Imho, Linkedin is one of the apps (for non-recruiters ofc) you can just remove. Once-a-month visit to bulk-delete copy-pasted offers is more than enough.
aembleton 4y ago
Do you really need notifications at all from linked in? Couldn't you just open the app a couple of times a day to check for messages.

b112 4y ago

I was on the fence about a premium account, but thanks for this info.

kmonsen 4y ago
What's the draw of premium? Cannot see anything there that would be more then marginal useful for me.
- gnicholas 4y ago
  I believe if you do too many searches in a month they force you onto premium.
- b112 4y ago
  They claim all sorts of wondrous benefits, and have a free trial. Figured I'd try it and see, but not if it is going to be an abusive relationship.
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  It's completely useless, don't waste your time. The UI is just as slow & terrible, all the dark patterns and ads are still there even if you pay.
- DoctorDabadedoo 4y ago
  You're able to directly message people that are not your friends and see who saw your profile (no matter their privacy configuration, I believe). For me that's about it. Useful if you are job hunting, but nothing to go crazy over. Honestly, the only thing keeping me on LinkedIn is FOMO of that spectacular job that a recruiter might reach out about, but reality is that this doesn't happen at all for positions worth their salt.
  - logifail 4y ago
    > You're able to directly message people that are not your friends and see who saw your profile (no matter their privacy configuration, I believe) Haha. Sorry, but if someone really wants to see your LinkedIn profile and wants to remain anonymous, then I doubt any "premium" subscription is going to help.

gnicholas 4y ago

LinkedIn is surely one of the worst. They are constantly creating new categories of notifications, which you have to explicitly opt-out of. Guess what? If I didn't want any platform-initiated notifications (engagement hacks, not based on anyone trying to contact me or interacting with my content), then I probably don't want this new invented category of notification.

rlpb 4y ago

I deleted my LinkedIn account many years ago because of unwanted notifications and an inability to disable them. I haven't missed it.

TedShiller 4y ago

I haven't been on LinkedIn for 15 years and it hasn't affected my career at all. Most people don't realize that you actually don't need LinkedIn.

hackernewds 4y ago
Counterpoint anecdata, I was unemployed for a year, and got my first job interview the first week I set up LinkedIn. Stayed there 6 years and has led to my subsequent career. I dont believe you need LinkedIn premium at $60/month though

moritonal 4y ago

You pay $100 a month for LinkedIn? Unless you're a recruiter I'm really wondering what the value is?

ENGNR 4y ago

I noticed the same thing recently, I got a notification "there are xxx awaiting your attention!" and as a joke dared my product focused co-founder to open it and count how much useless crap was there. We were not disappointed. LinkedIn - this is some seriously brand destroying shit but thanks for the laughs

seqizz 4y ago

Imho, Linkedin is one of the apps (for non-recruiters ofc) you can just remove. Once-a-month visit to bulk-delete copy-pasted offers is more than enough.

aembleton 4y ago

Do you really need notifications at all from linked in? Couldn't you just open the app a couple of times a day to check for messages.