I haven’t tried to log into my account for a few weeks because LinkedIn is a cesspool. When I logged in just now (with a passkey, btw), it brought me to this page.

I’ve had this account for over a decade and used it to get my current position. I don’t want to use LinkedIn, but it’s pretty much a requirement in my industry.

I’m not sure if I should cave or what. I read the privacy policy for Persona’s ID verification and it states that the data is immediately destroyed after verification, or held for three years.

This shit should be fucking illegal, and yet, in much of the world, it’s being made enforced legislation. Fuck any company and politician that supports, funds, or operates this bullshit.

  • bss03@infosec.pubEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’d say yes, indirectly. It wasn’t through LinkedIn’s job search, but a college classmate of mine saw my LinkedIn post that my current contract was ending and messaged me on LinkedIn to come interview with his team.

    I ended up staying with that company for nearly 10 years. Good people, and while the client and tech stack could be frustrating, there was also room to be creative / innovative. I voluntarily left because I thought I had something better lined up.

    In another job I do think they had me do something on LinkedIn, but my point of contact actually found me on Reddit, answering programming questions and occasionally mentioning that I was unemployed. It was also a good job for a while, but I think the company let me go because I was about to get a benefits bump, though it might have been a minor clash with someone more senior regarding “genAI” outputs being introduced into the repository. They said it wasn’t anything I did, and they offered positive recommendations, but it was still surprising.

    (If anyone is hiring, I am unemployed right now; DM me if you want a resume.)