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Slightly off topic I know but;
As anyone who uses the site will know; Linkedin is heavily populated with snivelling little wannabes that firmly believe that commenting and liking absolutely everything they see will somehow make them appear important and relevant, without ever doing a stitch of real work.
The preponderance of which may be grouped into the classification 'millennials'.
They have grown up with facef*ck and t
tter, and believe that all that self-righteous posting and commenting and liking is somehow a 'job' in itself.
We have a society that now believes that by sharing and liking someone else's work, they are somehow basking in the reflected glory of the original poster, and that this is somehow increasing their net worth in life and the market place.
Their entire lives are one long stream of spam.
I am connected with an old colleague who is in sales and marketing for one of the world's largest software vendors. He's a great guy, was excellent to work with, and I am glad we stayed in touch.
But, the absolute garbage that I see as a result of our connection is astonishing.
It forces one to despair for the entire world.
No one actually performing the task they are being paid for could possibly have time to create the volume of detritus these people do.
Whenever I see someone sharing 'the wisdom of the world', I ask myself; "If I had the best marketing or sales strategy in the whole world, would I really want to share it with the whole world (including competitors)? or would I keep it my little secret and make millions for myself first?"
The question isn't difficult is it? Nor is the answer.
ETA
Okay, somehow I may have managed to imply an insult to an entire generation, which just may be just a bit unfair
Please note I used the word 'preponderance' to indicate a subset of a subset.
I accept that there are many many exceptions amongst that generation.
I also recognise that my generation contains many of the same sort as I describe.
'We', I admit, have fewer excuses for such behaviour.
As anyone who uses the site will know; Linkedin is heavily populated with snivelling little wannabes that firmly believe that commenting and liking absolutely everything they see will somehow make them appear important and relevant, without ever doing a stitch of real work.
The preponderance of which may be grouped into the classification 'millennials'.
They have grown up with facef*ck and t
tter, and believe that all that self-righteous posting and commenting and liking is somehow a 'job' in itself.We have a society that now believes that by sharing and liking someone else's work, they are somehow basking in the reflected glory of the original poster, and that this is somehow increasing their net worth in life and the market place.
Their entire lives are one long stream of spam.
I am connected with an old colleague who is in sales and marketing for one of the world's largest software vendors. He's a great guy, was excellent to work with, and I am glad we stayed in touch.
But, the absolute garbage that I see as a result of our connection is astonishing.
It forces one to despair for the entire world.
No one actually performing the task they are being paid for could possibly have time to create the volume of detritus these people do.
Whenever I see someone sharing 'the wisdom of the world', I ask myself; "If I had the best marketing or sales strategy in the whole world, would I really want to share it with the whole world (including competitors)? or would I keep it my little secret and make millions for myself first?"
The question isn't difficult is it? Nor is the answer.
ETA
Okay, somehow I may have managed to imply an insult to an entire generation, which just may be just a bit unfair
Please note I used the word 'preponderance' to indicate a subset of a subset.
I accept that there are many many exceptions amongst that generation.
I also recognise that my generation contains many of the same sort as I describe.
'We', I admit, have fewer excuses for such behaviour.
Edited by Goaty Bill 2 on Sunday 13th December 12:48
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Slightly off topic I know but;
As anyone who uses the site will know; Linkedin is heavily populated with snivelling little wannabes that firmly believe that commenting and liking absolutely everything they see will somehow make them appear important and relevant, without ever doing a stitch of real work.
The preponderance of which may be grouped into the classification 'millennials'.
They have grown up with facef*ck and ttter, and believe that all that self-righteous posting and commenting and liking is somehow a 'job' in itself.
We have a society that now believes that by sharing and liking someone else's work, they are somehow basking in the reflected glory of the original poster, and that this is somehow increasing their net worth in life and the market place.
Their entire lives are one long stream of spam.
I am connected with an old colleague who is in sales and marketing for one of the world's largest software vendors. He's a great guy, was excellent to work with, and I am glad we stayed in touch.
But, the absolute garbage that I see as a result of our connection is astonishing.
It forces one to despair for the entire world.
No one actually performing the task they are being paid for could possibly have time to create the volume of detritus these people do.
Whenever I see someone sharing 'the wisdom of the world', I ask myself; "If I had the best marketing or sales strategy in the whole world, would I really want to share it with the whole world (including competitors)? or would I keep it my little secret and make millions for myself first?"
The question isn't difficult is it? Nor is the answer.
I really hate LinkedIn. But it does generate a lot of business for me with little work, so I put up with it.As anyone who uses the site will know; Linkedin is heavily populated with snivelling little wannabes that firmly believe that commenting and liking absolutely everything they see will somehow make them appear important and relevant, without ever doing a stitch of real work.
The preponderance of which may be grouped into the classification 'millennials'.
They have grown up with facef*ck and t
tter, and believe that all that self-righteous posting and commenting and liking is somehow a 'job' in itself.We have a society that now believes that by sharing and liking someone else's work, they are somehow basking in the reflected glory of the original poster, and that this is somehow increasing their net worth in life and the market place.
Their entire lives are one long stream of spam.
I am connected with an old colleague who is in sales and marketing for one of the world's largest software vendors. He's a great guy, was excellent to work with, and I am glad we stayed in touch.
But, the absolute garbage that I see as a result of our connection is astonishing.
It forces one to despair for the entire world.
No one actually performing the task they are being paid for could possibly have time to create the volume of detritus these people do.
Whenever I see someone sharing 'the wisdom of the world', I ask myself; "If I had the best marketing or sales strategy in the whole world, would I really want to share it with the whole world (including competitors)? or would I keep it my little secret and make millions for myself first?"
The question isn't difficult is it? Nor is the answer.
BrabusMog said:
I really hate LinkedIn. But it does generate a lot of business for me with little work, so I put up with it.
This is the dichotomy of linkedin.It produces work, and therefore is useful. It is an appalling environment full of time wasters and idiots that treat it like facebook without the sense to realise the potential for personal/career damage as well as advantage.
In my work, it's the first place people go to find you if you've been recommended or put forward in some way.
No account = no chance for the role.
Bad or foolish commenting and facebookish behaviour = no chance for the role.
And some of the profile pictures that people have used; like a young lady in a skirt that is probably a bit too short for 'business professional' wear (though wearing it admirably well I admit), leaning up against a wall as though support is essential, clutching a glass of champagne, whilst smiling like a 'good time girl'.
She may well be excellent at her job, but that's not the impression the photo is giving me.
Men with their black tie dangling, giving a similarly intoxicated, end of the evening appearance.
I've even seen people displaying their hunting and fishing prowess in their photos.
I object to neither pastime personally, but what a prospect killer (unless you are a sporting goods marketer I suppose).
littleowl said:
Recently spotted in an email :
"I have put together a roadmap which is basically a flightplan....."
That's a good one."I have put together a roadmap which is basically a flightplan....."
'Level-set' is coming back in where I work. It basically seems to mean, I've f
ked up bad so lets level-set so you know just how poorly this project has gone / is goingeta I don't even work in the world of projects!
CorbynForTheBin said:
littleowl said:
Recently spotted in an email :
"I have put together a roadmap which is basically a flightplan....."
That's a good one."I have put together a roadmap which is basically a flightplan....."
'Level-set' is coming back in where I work. It basically seems to mean, I've f
ked up bad so lets level-set so you know just how poorly this project has gone / is goingeta I don't even work in the world of projects!
I get the proverbial taken out of me for something I say - and must've picked up through work colleagues - whenever I'm on the phone and need to take a message, upon finding a pen and pad I always say "Fire away".
Apparently this deserves much mickey-taking and two-finger cowboy gunslinger actions from everyone in the immediate vicinity. Is it derseved?!
Fire away.
Apparently this deserves much mickey-taking and two-finger cowboy gunslinger actions from everyone in the immediate vicinity. Is it derseved?!
Fire away.
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