this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I mean does anybody other than blowhards full of nothing but air use or care a out LinkedIn? The last job they tried to push on me was working in a local five and dime in the city centre mall. Not disrespectinf the fine people who work there, but how do my master in thermodynamics and 20 years of experience with explosives fit in there?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's honestly the best way to connect with tech recruiters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't want to "connect" with recruiters, I want them to find me a job (since that's their job), and then I never want to hear from them until I start looking for a job again. If I wanted friends I wouldn't be using a job board.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Yes, that's what the connection is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

city centre mall

how do my .. 20 years of experience with explosives fit in there?

Have you ever played GTA Vice City?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you said that terrorists tired to recruit you, it would kind fit, morbid it may be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Of course! There are also trolls that post outlandish stories and then incredulously post screenshots of said stories to reddit or lemmy