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I recently started to receive emails with: "New skill available: Puzzle solving" Begging me to compete with colleagues. Oh, what they have become... I have u

by mgartin 3mo ago

I recently started to receive emails with: "New skill available: Puzzle solving" Begging me to compete with colleagues. Oh, what they have become... I have unsubscribed from their emails now.

spenvo 3mo ago
Good luck actually unsubscribing from LinkedIn emails. The dark pattern they employ (or at least used to employ, for many many years) is to just periodically add new "categories" of email to send you, that you haven't yet unsubscribed from. Back in ~2015, out of frustration I changed my LinkedIn email to a throwaway
- Zenul_Abidin 3mo ago
  I unsubscribed from LinkedIn emails but they still send me emails of people I should connect with. Now debating whether I should delete it altogether.
- atraac 3mo ago
  While I also dislike LinkedIn a lot, I unsubscribed once in the past and I haven't received a single email like that in years.
  - ozlikethewizard 3mo ago
    This would be illegal in the EU + UK, and certainly doesn't work like that in the UK. Potentially LinkedIn only made that change based on jurisdiction so maybe you two live in different places?
- ozim 3mo ago
  Nothing that inbox rules can’t fix. I just pass all LinkedIn mails to dev/null on arrival.
karmakurtisaani 3mo ago
"A [recruiter you connected with 3 years ago in hopes of getting job opportunities, but never heard from ever again] reacted to a post by [a person you've never heard of before]: What taking a long shit while my wife was screaming at my kids taught me about b2b sales. Click here to read more"
- psalaun 3mo ago
  Switching the feed setting from the default algorithmic curated one to chronological improves a lot. And unsubscribe people liking the kind of post you're mocking, too.
onion2k 3mo ago
I'm willing to bet that "Daily Active Users" is one of LinkedIn's H1 OKRs. Putting a daily game on the site earned an SVP a fat bonus.
zeafoamrun 3mo ago
When I see connections are wasting time playing LinkedIn puzzles I'm just embarrassed for them. Although I half expect it's just made up for engagement like fake profiles on dating sites.

by mgartin 3mo ago

I recently started to receive emails with: "New skill available: Puzzle solving" Begging me to compete with colleagues. Oh, what they have become... I have unsubscribed from their emails now.

spenvo 3mo ago

Good luck actually unsubscribing from LinkedIn emails. The dark pattern they employ (or at least used to employ, for many many years) is to just periodically add new "categories" of email to send you, that you haven't yet unsubscribed from. Back in ~2015, out of frustration I changed my LinkedIn email to a throwaway

Zenul_Abidin 3mo ago
I unsubscribed from LinkedIn emails but they still send me emails of people I should connect with. Now debating whether I should delete it altogether.
atraac 3mo ago
While I also dislike LinkedIn a lot, I unsubscribed once in the past and I haven't received a single email like that in years.
- ozlikethewizard 3mo ago
  This would be illegal in the EU + UK, and certainly doesn't work like that in the UK. Potentially LinkedIn only made that change based on jurisdiction so maybe you two live in different places?
ozim 3mo ago
Nothing that inbox rules can’t fix. I just pass all LinkedIn mails to dev/null on arrival.

karmakurtisaani 3mo ago

"A [recruiter you connected with 3 years ago in hopes of getting job opportunities, but never heard from ever again] reacted to a post by [a person you've never heard of before]: What taking a long shit while my wife was screaming at my kids taught me about b2b sales. Click here to read more"

psalaun 3mo ago
Switching the feed setting from the default algorithmic curated one to chronological improves a lot. And unsubscribe people liking the kind of post you're mocking, too.

onion2k 3mo ago

I'm willing to bet that "Daily Active Users" is one of LinkedIn's H1 OKRs. Putting a daily game on the site earned an SVP a fat bonus.

zeafoamrun 3mo ago

When I see connections are wasting time playing LinkedIn puzzles I'm just embarrassed for them. Although I half expect it's just made up for engagement like fake profiles on dating sites.