I won't be the one defending Linkedin, but: - I got all my jobs via Linkedin (e.g., either a recruiter reaches to me, or I reach a recruiter working for compan

I won't be the one defending Linkedin, but: - I got all my jobs via Linkedin (e.g., either a recruiter reaches to me, or I reach a recruiter working for company X, or I search through their job ads, etc.) - I do not use Linkedin for anything other than job search. So one can easily not look at their timeline nor stupid social posts (linkedin notifications are off, and I do not receive any notification via email) So, yeah, it sucks if they start asking for phone numbers.