Made a series of terrible mistakes. Recently took a job at ACN, 2 weeks later I posted the cringiest humblebragy post on LinkedIn and fast forward 2 weeks and I realize that I was bamboozled into taking this job which was horrible mistake to accept.
I look at my LI post with 100s of likes and feel totally ashamed.

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I love that this Bowl also doubles as a “LinkedIn Confessions” arena. Sorry OP, but good for you for seeing the light and being a beacon of hope for others 👍

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So are you gonna share a screenshot of the post?

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Happy to be part of the Accenture family… that bad?

Live and learn young padawan

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May the 4th be with you. Happy Star Wars day!

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Just gonna have to endure for the rest of you career so you don't embarrass yourself on LinkedIn 🤡🤡🤡🤡

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Accenture.

Not even once.

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That’s Accenture for you 🤡🤡🤡

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Pics or it didn’t happen

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Asking a question here because I am genuinely curious. What incentivized you to write up such a dramatic post? What not just update your job on your profile and call it a day?

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Just curious, what makes you feel bamboozled?

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Bless you OP!

Was this a position in the the Accenture metaverse team they are launching?

Your humblebraggy post got 100s of likes, you say?

The tags made the reach blow up in scale, likes further amplified and it went out of control (relative to anything I'm used to). Most of the reactions were from 3rd+ circle, but dozens where from closer contacts.

Same question, why do you feel bamboozled? Why the buyers remorse?

So... you're allowed to delete old posts, right? Just have a pat answer in your back pocket when it comes up that include 'I'm not proud of it' and 'Not my proudest moment' you'll stand out for actually owning your stuff, which is sad in a different way.

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