LinkedIn is a fun place. It’s a mixture of people doing well and showcasing (in various ways) that fact. And of people who were just laid off or have struggled to find the next opportunity. One particularly “helpful” post that we believe falls into the masked braggadocios category is the “Everyone always asks me…” post. “Everyone always asks me how I got $1M in revenue in 6 months,” or “Everyone always asks me how I converted 50% of my leads into opportunities.”

When you see these, use the following filter to amend the post.

Everyone always asks me TRANSLATES TO Not a single person has ever asked me.

Once you have that mindset, the information provided takes on a more realistic meaning – here are my thoughts on the subject. And if you know that person and trust that person, it may be great information. However, 9 times out of 10, it’s just noise.

LinkedIn is an interesting community. On one hand, it’s a great place to connect with work colleagues or companies with shared interests. On the other hand, it’s pure Marketing. It’s storytelling and typically only in a positive light. How many companies have announced they won a “The Best Workplace” award? So many, it does make you wonder how many of those awards actually exist. Equally, if anyone posts something about their frustration with their company on LI, the employee is seen as being negative. And that’s because LI is skewed positive towards the company. Instead, what ends up happening is that people post their negative reflections on Glassdoor instead. And so Glassdoor skews towards a negative light towards a company.

Learning: The truth about any company is usually between the Glassdoor ratings and their LI posts—also, Tech Vs. Humans is proud to announce that it won the Best Place to Work Award for all 2020s. It’s a real award, trust us.