Dear younger creatives: You don’t need to be funny or quirky on LinkedIn to get a job. I promise.

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And if being funny or quirky on LinkedIn bothers some people, you probably don't want to work for them anyway

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Yes. Because the world is divided between good people who like your quirky posts and bad people who don’t. Don’t work for evil people like OP! 👶🏻

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Dear younger creatives: be funny, be quirky, be all the things that you truly are and you’ll find the right job for you. I promise.

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Sincerely,

Someone with no power or authority to
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I bet you’re fun at dinner parties.

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I bet you’re fun at dinner parties too!

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i miss weird twitter. now THOSE people could post

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had a lot of fun on twitter once. got jobs too. what a time.

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I think you should do whatever you want. If you want to be funny and quirky on LI have at it. If you want to never post, that's fine too, at least it's better than being stodgy.

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I prefer seeing people being funny on linked in than the people who talk like they’re superheroes and making big impact in the world

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how does anyone get any use out of linkedin though

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It's better than all the doom and gloom of our industry, the wannabe thought leaders, and circlejerking around mediocre work/agencies.

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More like LinkedOut an I right????

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LinkedIn, like everyone else, should have the piss taken… keeps us all honest!

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aw let people have fun

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You won't get a job either way...

Dear associate creative directors: How can you get a job because hiring feels pretty arbitrary right now?

Just skip LinkedIn. It’s been trash since the pandemic started.

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