The humblebragging dishonesty of LinkedIn

Sorry to digress but it does remind me of the funny story of Moss Keane and Ciaran Fitzgerald.

Ireland are playing England I think 1982, the triple crown win year.

Anyway Ciaran Fitz being revolutionary captain is all things psychological.

He keeps telling the pack to FOCUS, FOCUS.

Moss eventually turns round to someone and says "why does he keeps saying Fook Us, Fook Us?"

Can't imagine old Moss being on Linkedin. 😁

I don't know about that.

Would an average white collar workers take home pay be higher than a plumber for example? Do you know how much in demand trades peoples day rate is? That's not even considering a few cash in hand scenarios.

If I was a young lad deciding what to do in life and was motivated by money I'd be getting into a trade. The demand for the foreseeable future is going to be huge.

Look LinkedIn is merely proof that the overall quality of human beings who inhabit this country and indeed planet probably over the last 20 or more years has regressed significantly…state of some of the absolute dweebs and the shît they post about their jobs jesus fûckin Christ..

in my 24 years, gainfully employed never on a single occasion did I post a photo, write an article or opinion piece from or about my work to be put on social media…there are no photos on my Facebook, Instagram or any other social media… about my jobs….taken at jobs, with work colleagues etc…zilch.

its, work…I did it / do it to pay my way and to enable my enjoyment of life…. so I can run a car, get a couple of holidays a year and pay for whatever… meals out, gigs, travelling etc, means to an end…

the absolute godshiteery, noise, lies, arrogance posted on LinkedIn by an array of absolutely bewildered boring bell end artists is chronic…. One ex colleague even has his job title as in an alluding to him holding a management position in the company, he’s closer to holding a sweeping brush.

Have to admit, it's completely beyond me why people would choose to blow their trumpet about their work achievements and networks on an optional social media platform designed purely to facilitate job hunting and work-related networking?

Noah's various arcks?

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I always looked at LinkedIn as a recruitment version of TripAdvisor, full of Glowing testimonials, Marketing Bait and ultimately unbelievable nonsense, almost a Facebook of sorts for those seeking as many fictious friends and likes so to speak.

Many ignore this little fact, my father is a plasterer and has made nice money but he paid for that in his fifties and now sixties. Im a software developer and my life is soft and easy compared to him.

Why would a young lad choose to be physically broken later in life to earn similar/less money than a easy physically job ill never know.

Im all for lads/girls doing trades, but lets not sell it as the better option for most it isnt at all

My family are all construction based, the ones in the trades are fucked, the ones in the design are not. Its easier for example to head to the gym after a working day in the office to get your exercise in.

In construction while improvements happen its a lot more than back issues that exist. My father for example hands are fucked from working with plaster for so long, he went out of his way to ensure none of us followed him into trade

My own father started as a carpenter at 16 and was a site manager on big jobs in Manchester and later Dublin in his 30s (never had any official qualifications,it's probably different now I accept)

He went out on his own then and went contracting,he did bits and pieces himself at this time but younger lads were doing the heavy lifting.He was never happier than being out in the muck and sh1te building houses.I went with him enough summers to know I wasn't cut out for it.

He's going strong in his 80s and still does bits and pieces around houses.Im the one that's crippled with a bad back since I was 41.

I suppose you'd need to have some grà for a trade and not just be focused on money though.However it's not hard to see they're be tiger level demand and money coming soon,it's already started,some will come out of it better than others just like the last time.

I really really dont and if they are it wont be pushing them towards manual labour

This is not true, a reason people live longer is we no longer live the life of our parents parents

You can call me whatever you like and I wont get offended if you make a mistake. So I dont need to let people know what I identify as. Nobody cares anyway, even if they feel they have to pretend to care, for fear of getting pounced on by some woke bully gang.

And to live a healthier life .....you understand not being out bent over in the rain half your life is part of that right.

I thought linkedin was an employment based networking site. If I didn't know that I wouldn't know WTF it is by looking at the advert they have on TV

Looks like some kinda identity soup mixed with cosmetics or dancing or something from a woke colony on mars. If I turned the sound down I wouldn't think I could get another job by using whatever product that advert pertains too. Kinda thing rte will look at and try and copy. (says it all really)

I shut down my linkedin account in October. Best thing I have done since shutting down facebook in 2018.

I owe Linkedin a lot for the career opportunities it gave me but in the last few years it became painful.

It's not a case of having it worse. Physical work is a form of exercise, sitting at a desk isn't. Being tired after a days physical work is very different from being tired after a long day in the office. You actually benefit from a days physical work. There is no benefit from sitting staring at a screen for a long period of time (porn aside).

You benefit from working out. You dont benefit from being bent over in a attic. The fantasy around construction is laughable in this thread. Clearly most have never actually worked a day on a site, they are going as far as just making stuff up