Linkedin Reich Wing website?

[yankee87]

This is just an observation about Linkedin. Like many here, I have an account on Linkedin because of looking for jobs and keeping in touch with people. I don't discuss politics on it because it seems that it is nothing but a all hail 45 and other Reich wing BS. I have to stop myself from answering because the CEO of the company I just got a job with, is a proud supporter of 45 and met him at the WH. I am so glad to be able to come here not fear retribution and ridicule. Does anyone else feel that way?

[SharonClark]

1. I thought LinkedIn was a place to post resumes.

How and when did it become a political site?

[Agschmid]

2. LinkedIN is very "unpolitical" I almost never see anything political on there.

When people do post about politics from either side they are often chastised.

[Arne]

3. Getting weekly Email from Linkedin about account hacking.

My account is really old and never been back.
I imagine they have sold everyone out.

[yankee87]

4. Linkedin Political

Here are a couple of examples:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antonio-f-branco-43531514_af-branco-cartoon-free-speech-ass-sassin-activity-6736000677362962432-qdK6
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yihchauchang_dems-pressured-not-to-join-biden-team-to-activity-6734675397692284928-6ky9
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danrdimicco_breaking-second-georgia-county-finds-thousands-activity-6734627694522302464-CJNK
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/catherine-puglisi-b24b7546_recall-california-governor-gavin-newsom-activity-6735921305763287040-kirQ

[brooklynite]

8. You pulled 4 posts...

LinkedIn has 760 Million accounts.

No matter what the platform is, some people are going to post extreme materials. Says nothing about the platform in general.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

14. The last three weeks are the first time in the 10 years I've been using it that this has come up

There's been a flood of people, both in my contact list and the one-off lists that have been posting whacked out stuff about supporting Trump and the country being on the brink of socialism. One long screed from a from a "retired cold case investigator" with the East Cleveland Police Department made the rounds from more than a half-dozen of my contacts. He bemoaned the advent of a socialist regime. Quite ironic from a guy who's salary, benefits and pension were no doubt heavily subsidized-if not outright paid for-with taxpayer funds.

[Agschmid]

9. Most of these are pretty low like, low comment posts.

I think it supports the idea that politics is pretty low on the LinkedIn agenda for most.

[Takket]

5. i've been on linked in for years and never seen anything political on it.

[brooklynite]

6. I've never seen a political reference on LinkedIn.

People talk about their work, nothing else, as far as I've experienced.

[relayerbob]

7. No. I've seen perhaps two or three political posts there in around 15 years

[MyNameGoesHere]

10. I have never experienced this.

Then again on a social site where potential employers / employees network, why would I discuss politics or even allow posts? I wouldn't go to an interview expecting to have a political debate, and if I did I might get rich. Don't think people are allowed to use political affiliations or beliefs as a job requirement.

[NewJeffCT]

11. I've been using LinkedIn for years

and have NEVER seen anything political on there, unless you consider people promoting diversity in hiring to be political?

[Hotler]

12. It's a face book for the business community. Play at your own risk. nt

[FakeNoose]

13. I quit LinkedIn at least 10 years ago, after minimal contact

I never found anything useful at LinkedIn. It was sort of "Facebook for working people" that morphed into a way to distribute your resume without having to physically mail pieces of paper around. None of that interested me, and I quit the site within a couple of months after I joined. Thank goodness I was smart enough to only give them my work email, not my personal email address.

Well guess what? Like every other social media-type thing, they collected their members' contact info and continued to use it (and probably sell it) whenever possible. I used to get spam and unwanted emails regularly, and they're probably still selling my name. I've been retired 3 years, having never participated in any LinkedIn activities of any kind. Even after I die, I'll still be a commodity to them. Fuck them all - Facebook too.