@hub if true, it's only true for for-profits.

I can only speak to #FOSS non-profit charities (like #SFC) where I have been part of promotion decisions, but having a profile on $MSFT's LinkedIn is not required for promotions. @ossguy, for example, was promoted all the way from CCS Reviewer to Director level w/out one.

We've even had job candidates apologize for having one on interviews.

We don't hold it against them, but acknowledging its problems gain points on interviews here.

Cc: @jzb

@nbartlett I'm pretty sure this is actually what our dog thinks.

Maybe I should ask him if he thinks that he has some sort of quarterly barking target, and see if we can shift the paradigm to something not barking related.

(Our dog is small, but has the bark of a much larger dog. And he sure does like to practice it.)

I can't say I predicted it, @jzb —as I was focused that $MSFT'S LinkedIn was a non-#FOSS web application when it launched. But there was something gnawing at me at the time —beyond FOSS issues.

Your line about “corporate drone cosplay” puts that feeling into words perfectly.

So-called “Social media” is a dangerous tool, but done correctly, it entices ppl to be themselves online (like Usenet did).

@nbartlett's reply makes me wanna sign up,though — to make my dog a LinkedIn profile in protest.

@duckz @jzb

I deleted my account, then I needed an account to access a job posting about 2 years ago, so I made something super minimal just to access the job posting.

I just tried logging in recently, and it asked me to turn on my webcam to prove something about myself, and I of course refused. I've never attempted to log again. My account still has incorrect information about me.