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LinkedIn is as bleak of a social networking site I can imagine (hexbear.net)

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The idea of a social network website that solely meant for job seeker is not inherently a bad thing. In fact, I would imagine if done properly it would be a worthwhile tool for helping people find jobs or to find workers. However, because of the modern software as a service/big data surveillance capitalism it has become a carnival of caricatures. It is really everything wrong with the modern workplace, both big and small.

the “content” on the site has zero value, it’s literally content in the sense that it’s something there to occupy space. The websites core value almost is almost nonexistent at this point. Also the content that is there is unhinged. And I would imagine the problem has only supercharged with the advent of generative AI.

It sucks that regular people can’t just log onto a website to find job openings and or connect with other people in their industry in a normal human like way. It also really sucks that the site has sort of become the default job board. There are other sites and weird third-party applications/platforms but in general LinkedIn and it’s general mentality is the norm for looking for a job.

It’s so fuckin’ lame.

In this thread be big mad with me.

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[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I work on a college campus so I feel like those connections should be feasible, but I have a hard time keeping things going - I can get coffee and chat but then don't know what to do next, or I ended up running afoul of my boss by trying to up skill with a side project and that ended up being a whole big thing.

There's a group that meets around climate change but, while it is nice to have a place to gather and talk, it seems like conversation mostly sticks to what's going on in the lab because it seems like folks are worried right now that they might not even be able to keep doing the research. I keep an eye out for ways to volunteer that are relevant to my expertise but haven't really been able to make anything click.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

being on a campus can be helpful at least, assuming it's the sort of place that can host an occasional conference.

climate change oriented groups can vary widely, as it is such a big/multi disciplinary issue and there are so many different actions or directions a group could take.

what might help is looking up schedules in those conference hosting spaces to find those events bringing in people from the national stage to present on their research, if the research was something at least tangentially related to my own. there was usually support for being a member of the broader campus community and attending lectures even though I wasn't registered. couldn't crash the free food easily, but as far as sitting in on panels and lectures like they were excited that I was curious lol.

it definitely helped to have a checked out boss that all I had to say was that I was attending a conference on campus and it would cost zero dollars.

anyway, they could be exhausting to attend, but I would meet people from all over the continent with similar interests coming up through similar institutions and we could talk about our experiences in the discipline and/or adjacent career paths, like for fed/state/local government agencies, private non profits, community action or "industry".

talking to lots of early career academics is kinda how I learned about those other alternatives, because invariably people burn out at the academy and go do something else with their fancy paper. agencies can do a real shit job of recruiting and most have onerous application processes. private non profits can be crazy opaque, especially smaller ones.

national and regional conferences tend to be the only times all these different sectors collide, so they can be illuminating in finding out what else is out there, professionally, and what they want.

its also one of those "weak ties" things, where sometimes you only see or communicate with some of these people once a year or so. like just enough to stay on the radar or reach out with a question/update. having lots of those weak connections is major. I mean, basically, it's the selling point of any social network platform: they offer to facilitate those weak ties for you all in once place with the same communication system in exchange for your personal information and the right to steer your attention.

but, we all have email and I've found that people tend to appreciate when I take the time to connect with them once every year or so with a personal/professional update and inquiry.

this feels rambly, so I'm gonna cut it off here. hope it helps?