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25 Delusional People Posting On LinkedIn

There are many places online to find people spewing nonsense all day, that's like, a big part of the internet. While some places harbor that sort of content, others are not supposed to. However, one of the most professional places online has become a disaster over the years. LinkedIn is a site made for working professionals to connect with each other. It is also for CEOs and companies to post updates and accomplishments. The site also, of course, has job listings. This all seems very serious, so what's with all the insanity on it?

The bizarre, fake posts, the lifestyle that's promoted, and the content being posted are nothing short of wild. This has become so common that there is even a subreddit for exposing these people. Reddit's /r/LinkedInLunatics is a subreddit that showcases just what goes down on this site, for those who don't frequent it. Here are 25 examples that might shock some people.

Did this really happen…

h + An HR recruiter had reached out to me. They wanted to offer me a job. I disclosed my salary in good faith. HR yelled at me and offered me 40% less than what I was getting paid. I politely declined. HR got fired 3 months later. 1K Q41 14 ✓ 5

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Why on LinkedIn?

Gurpreet Singh Moffar • 3rd+ Head Sales & Marketing at FMCG MNC 6h. + Follow A rich man walked into a bar and found a black woman standing in a corner. He approached the bar, took out his wallet and shouted, "Bartender, I'll buy drinks for everyone in the bar except the black woman." Instead of feeling worried, the woman looked at the man and said, "Thank you." This angered the rich man. He took out his wallet again and said, “This time, waiter, I'll buy extra bottles of wine and food for everyone in the bar except the black woman." Instead of feeling worried, the woman looked at the man and said, "Thank you." This angered the man. He asked the waiter, "Why is this woman thanking me?" He told him, “She's the owner of the restaurant."

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He is very smart

Matthias Patzak (He/Him) • 1. ex-CTO | AWS | Speaker | Author | Advisor | ex-Scout24 | #noAFD | You can't light... Newsletter abonnieren 2 Tage⚫> ✓ It's rare, but today I was in a customer meeting where I was the dumbest person in the room. It was cool to see a group of such cool technologists. Übersetzung anzeigen COO 35 2 Kommentare Gefällt mir Kommentar Direkt teilen Senden

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Gotta be a joke

Nick Singh • Following Ex-FB & Author of Ace the Data Interview Google Founder of DataLemur.com (SQL Int... 5h. Edited. At 27, my net worth is $5m. Here's how I got there: ⚫ Saved $100k from my tech job over 3 years • Made $200k from my book / DataLemur Turned $50k into $250k via crypto investing • Received a $4.5m trust from my parents at age 18 Follow me for more personal finance advice --> Nick Singh ECO 1,611 173 comments . 5 reposts

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Wow, so nice of you, Chad

Chad Holdorf • 2nd VP of Product Demandbase | Enterprise SaaS 1d → • + Follow Yesterday, I interviewed a candidate and asked, "Why should we hire you over anyone else?" Their initial response was just okay. So, I paused and asked if they'd like to answer again. They gratefully accepted. The second attempt? Perfect. I told them their answer was amazing. Interviewing is challenging. Like many, I've hung up and replayed interviews in my head for weeks, thinking about how I could have answered questions better. That's why I now offer candidates a second chance. It's a simple gesture that can make a world of difference. CC 438 37 comments • 2 reposts Like Comment Leave your thoughts here... Repost Send Post

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Flexing that you lift on LinkedIn

Confidential • Full-time Sep 2023 Present 1 yr 2 mos - Ө Financial Accounting, Financial Statements and +6 skills Member EQX Equinox Jul 2023 Present 1 vr 4 mos . Senior Accountant

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He's so humble

Gerald Duran • 2nd VC | Managing Partner @CanaGlobal | Faith-Driven Startups Visit my website 3h. Edited • + Follow DO NOT CHECK YOUR BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT... It may say you have $0 in your account. They're having an outage (via Down Detector) Good thing I bank with CHASE Accounts Bank accounts (2) SAVINGS (...2614) > $13,278,641.85 Available balance || CHASE SECURE BANKING (...6317) > $2,167,830.56 || Available balance CG 115 68 comments 1 repost •

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That happened

VILJER Shlok Gupta - 2nd STEM MBA'23 @ WashU | Marketing | 100 million+ Organic Link... + Follow 5h Edited I was stuck in Bangalore #traffic & getting late for an #interview. I decided to call my interviewer and begged him "Sir can we shift the interview for later? I am stuck in heavy traffic" Interviewer sighed "Yeah we will have to! I am behind your car" We ended up doing the interview in my car He hired me from car! Shlok's Shlok: Modern problems require modern solutions!

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Now that's a business idea

jordanreviewsittt ✶ 6d Starting a new business. Do you have an annoying boss or pretentious coworker? For the low low price. of $5/month I'll comment on their LinkedIn "that's a stupid idea" every time they post something.

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Always

Chappell Ellison @Chappell Tracker When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of growing up to satisfy user needs in a way that meets business goals for transformative outcomes

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Seems legit

REALITY VS. Linked in UNEMPLOYED Blockchain Enthusiast | Cryptocurrency Evangelist | Influencer | Inspirer | Chief Visionary | Serial Entrepreneur (i.e. every business I started has failed) | Founder (Omission) | Philanthropist (Another Omission) | Empowering (Something) | Life Coach | Father | Trendsetter | Top 1% of LinkedIn Profiles (According to Myself) | Speaker | TEDx (2 x Attendee) | ICO Advisor |

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So THAT'S the problem

Sarah Katz 2nd • Chief Candidate Whisperer at First Search.... + Follow Book an appointment 7h Candidate Tip Have you been applying for roles and not getting any emails, phone calls, etc about your application? What could be happening is that you submitted your resume as a PDF. Most of the time, we meaning -Hiring Managers, Human Resources, Recruiters can't view your resume. On LinkedIn, 9/10 applicants who submit their resume as a PDF for our openings, we can't view. How many opportunities have YOU missed? Tip of the day- When applying to jobs, submit your resume in a word document. Yours truly, Chief Candidate Whisperer

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She's a hero

HIRING Brittany Pollari · 3rd Just Your Friendly Neighborhood Talent P... 3h Waited on a Teams call for a candidate to join. After 10 minutes, nothing. Did I assume I was being ghosted? No. + Follow I emailed the candidate after waiting to check in and make sure everything was alright since he didn't show. He responded that he had car issues and the situation took longer than anticipated. What did I do? Rescheduled the interview. Why? Because life happens. This is why I don't like to assume, I always like to ask. Like 700 56 Comments · 6 Reposts Comment >Share Send

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Be so for real

dennis hegstad @dennishegstad If I had to choose between: A) winning $1.2b in the lottery or B) 100,000 LinkedIn followers I'm choosing option B every time. Never underestimate the power of having a personal brand online.

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Um…

Ashley Coghill • 3rd+ + Follow Working Parent Advocat... 6d I'm in my husband's phone as "Ashley: Gym" Not: Ashley: Wife Or Ashley: Mother of my Children Just...Ashley: Gym. Because he met me at the gym ◉ Here's the thing about first impressions - they actually CAN change. BUT if you're in sales you may never get the chance, so better make that first call count GC 195 47 comments

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Oh please

budgetdog 19h Dinner with Jay-Z or $500,000? I'm taking dinner. EVERYTIME. Only reason you wouldn't is because you don't have any value. And don't trust in yourself. That network is 100x a measly $500k. Q1K ☑

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Speak like a winner

Brd+ Founder helping you level up... Subscribe to newsletter + Follow 1w-> Your words create your reality. When I worked at Goldman Sachs...... see more How To Speak Like A Top Performer Project Confidence at Work When You Don't Understand: × I Don't Get It. Can You Explain Again, Please? ✓ When You Don't Know: I Don't Know. I'll Look Into That Will McTighe And Get Back To You. When You're A Bit Late: Sorry For The Delay. Thank You For Your Patience. When Busy: × I'm Too Busy. I'll Be Able To Look Into This On [Date]. When Another Is Responsible: × That's Not My Job. Let Me Connect You With The Right Person. When Unsure: I'll Try. I'll Handle This. After A Mistake: × Sorry, I Missed [X]. Thank You For Spotting That. When Asking: × Sorry To Bother You. Can We Have A Quick Chat? When You Disagree: ✗You Are Wrong. I Have A Different Perspective. Sharing An Idea: After Helping: This Might Sound Silly, But... Here's An Idea To Consider. × No Worries. Happy To Help. Want a High-Resolution version of this? Sign up for my FREE Level Up Community When Recommending: I Think Maybe We Should... I Recommend... 1 Home Video My Network Notifications Jobs

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TMI…

07:26 Liam Fuller • 2nd 17 and Building a Viral Shopify App in Public | Co-Founder of CartShare | Irish... Book an appointment 20h. + Follow Last week, a $5M brand owner asked me where I was calling from... ♡ 828 DELL ...see more ANON 136 comments • 9 reposts Home Video My Network Notifications Jobs

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Please let it be satire

☑ Alex Thompson • Following Done-for-you email marketing ☑ Newsletters, launches, and automation... 35m A member of staff threatened to quit. So I fired them on the spot. They cried. Begged for their job back. But I said no. I taught them a valuable lesson called 'consequences' In 2024: - Let's say NO to employee insubordination - Let's say YES to reclaiming the power dynamic Trim the dead wood. Cull the weak. Frighten the rest. When was the last time you fired an employee on the spot in front of your whole team? 417

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Work your life away

Gautam Rishi • 2nd Co-Founder & CEO at OneShot.ai Visit my website 1h • + Follow Jump in, work for free, don't think, decide later. Anik Mitra has spent 2 months with us, zero pay. He's studying aeronautical engineering at Imperial College London, the 6th best university in the world. In 8 weeks he's: Made over 1000 cold calls Sent 1000 personalised emails Sent 500 voice notes Sent 200 videos Booked 50 meetings He gave zero sh**s about money, he just wanted to learn: How to find people's email addresses What a good cold call looks like How to create a cold email Objection handling Watch how people run meetings How to close deals Anik is 20 (annoyingly reminded me he was born is 2004) Interesting Good insight Great perspecti

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Rejected!

Jamie Smith • 3rd+ Connecting talent within Financial Services 3d Last week, I rejected 3 candidates on the spot. (The role was paying 100K) On paper, they looked great... I had 3 candidates lined up for a 100K position. + Follow But then I sent them 3 pre-screening questions to get the ball rolling... What I got back was, honestly, shocking: One-word answers Generic, copy-paste responses (using Al) Answers that barely scratched the surface This wasn't for some junior role. This was a senior-level role with serious responsibilities. To those who need a reminder: In this market, you need to put effort into every single stage of the hiring process... not just the interview. If you're not willing to put in the effort during these early stages someone else will. And guess what? They will get seen and hired... C69,609 1,901 comments 103 reposts

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What are they trying to say?

Gee Taggar 2nd • Private lender @ Archer Wealth | The "Godfather" of Loans and "Angel" of Fin... Visit my website + Follow HIRING 3d • "Good" employees are more dangerous to me than "bad" ones. Bad employees - I can fire them for poor performance. "Good" employees - however - are a harder problem. They won't be great. They won't be terrible. Even though I can give them all the support they need to succeed... Even though I try and give them the motivation to push themselves... They'll still just be okay. But they won't be bad enough to let go. These employees cost me more than a bad one does in the long run. Beware the mediocre. They can cost you more than you think. ♥ 14 2 comments . 1 repost Like Comment Repost Send

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Very cool!

P.S I'm also the biggest astrology nerd, tea drinker, family lover and sunshine seeker ever... I've been around the world a few times. Let me know where you've been And follow me Stør more! #personalbranding #socialmedia #pr #marketing #linkedin CC 253 119 comments

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Too soon

← 18:26 A 77 As Joshua L. 2nd • "Any fool can know. The point is to understand" 10h + Follow Hurricane Helene makes landfall, trees bowing to her ferocity and waters rising in her presence, I'm reminded of how we can all be a HURRICANE for our #customers. H - Helpful U Understanding R - Reliable R - Respectful I - Intelligent C Compassionate A Adaptable - N - Nimble E - Earnest How are you being a #hurricane today? 1 repost Like Comment Repost Send Reactions Leave your thoughts here... @ Post Home Video Network Notifications Jobs

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Now this guy squats

Patrick McGibney +1. I help self-employed IT-experts, with focus on SAP and Mi... Ihre Serviceleistungen anzeigen 8 Std. ⚫ → When you cant squat more than 100kg, your business is never going to make more than 100k revenue Ever thought about how lifting heavy weights and lifting your business to new heights are connected? Recently I was hitting the gym, must have been Tuesday - since as you can see, leg day! Squats. Heavy Squats. Used to do more. But I am getting old ;) "Please put your Weights back when you FINISH". Finish? Finish with what? Life, Business, ... is this a Video Game? I am never finished! I was not finished, when I became a Freelancer. I was not finished, when I founded my first business. I was not finished, when I scaled my company group internationally. I was not finished, when I sold my previous companies. Mindset. I was raised like that. Different "wood" than most others. I like people, who do not talk much in the gym - instead, lift. Same goes for business: I like entrepreneurs who actually "do", and not only talk about it. My theory is, that if you traiin for years and can not squat (I mean REAL SQUAT) over 100kg - you are doing something very wrong. And if you run your business for years, and cant get over 100k a month - then you are doing something very wrong. So, if you cant squat 100kg - you will not make 100k monthly, period. Prove me wrong. #FitnessAndBusiness #Discipline #Goal Setting #Resilience #Mindset #Success # 100kg #100k

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