I was looking to start a new position in the upcoming week and I wanted to post a joke on LinkedIn. Something like “Happy to announce I’ll be starting a new... just kidding.... I know nobody cares. Have a good weekend” Some shit like that. Or is that a surefire way to get blacklist from every bank in America?
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Here's a good rule of thumb: If you have to ask whether it's ok or not to do, then you probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
More broadly, if you have to ask, the answer's probably no, especially with "Should I do this?" and "Can I afford this?"
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That’s honestly a very good point. Thank you!
If you wanna make a joke just repost one of those BS stories about how "candidate showed up naked to an interview 30 minutes late but was so determined we gave him the job over many more qualified, clothe candidates #credentialsarenteverything #peopleskills #wanttoinvestinbitcoinanddoubleyourreturnssendmeinmailtofindouthow"
Hahaha LinkedIn is such cancer
fr
You would think they would come up with something other than "I'm excited to announce..." like have the decency to word it differently lol
No but that would call for originality and that’s just asking for too much
it's a shit joke so dont risk it
Can you tell me a good one?
tbh I never purposefully try to come up with jokes. If I think of something funny I think others will appreciate, then I share it.
Is there a reason you want to tell a joke? Hoping some specific company rep or person will see it? Are you trying to make people laugh, connect with them, or just trying to broadcast a "look-at-me, I'm funny" persona?
Yeah fr. If I was HR and saw a shitty joke I would put it on our blacklist immediately.
Guy has terrible jokes, I don't want him the office -- DO NOT HIRE.
As Warren Buffett said it, if it is controversial and it ended up in a new papers front-page for the topic. Would be comfortable with people reading about you said? You shouldn't post it if it satisfies the conditions mentioned above.
Not that joke
Should have majored in comedy to further develop my joke skills
Its not even that bad of a joke but linked in is filled with some much clownery and fuckery that all the crypto & get rich quick dudes have overtaken it.
Post this instead: Happy to announce that my penis enlargement surgery has gone incredibly well. Thank you [new firm] for the signing bonus which made this dream a reality.
Only if you promise me you’ll post a 2 day GS diversity conference under work experience
My linkedin pic was me SlavSquatting in a white tracksuit holding an espresso in an art museum for a while.
You can make jokes but yours isn't funny. But I bet a bunch of other unfunny corporate losers will think it's hilarious and Karen will tell Sharen all about it over morning donuts as they talk how they really shouldn't be eating them as they eat them.
You’re not wrong it really wasn’t all that funny. But you gotta cater to your crowd and I knew Beth from Accounting would have a field day with that one
No you don't. You don't need to cater to anybody ever. You might choose to. That's your prerogative. But be under no illusion that this is the only way to survive.
Dude just give it a shot. Next time you think of something funny, that's funny to you, just say it. See what happens. Some people might like it. Some might not. Why do you care. You'll feel so much better not second-guessing yourself, asking for permission, and apologizing for shit. Life is way better if you just do and say whatever you want.
No. You can be funny on linkedin in the way that you can be funny on conference calls with people you barely know, but "making jokes" is stupid.
Also this isn't even funny
I guess the real wake up call of this post is I’m not as funny as I thought I was haha
I at least got a chuckle.
digital footprints are forever. do you really want to risk it when the recruiter is trying to look for red flags before inviting you for the superday that you've been working so hard for?
if you want to be relevant in the social media space then repost articles published by the firms where you want to eventually be or better yet read the article(s) that IB MD's post every now and then and post a question in the comment section.
Dad?
lol I legit laughed so hard when I saw your comment.. yeah man I just try not to be a smart ass as fellow monkeys can sometimes take you down fast haha also... keeping my digital footprint clean ;)
@brewsterkeegan lol I legit laughed so hard when I saw your comment.. yeah man I just try not to be a smart ass as fellow monkeys can sometimes take you down fast haha Keeping my digital footprint clean.
Also, how about changing my name to daddychad
brewsterkeegan lol I legit laughed so hard when I saw your comment.. yeah man I just try not to be a smart ass as fellow monkeys can sometimes take you down fast haha Keeping my digital footprint clean.
Also, how about changing my name to daddychad
Thank you, BrownChad -- a fellow brown
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Something to keep in mind: people use social media sites for very specific things. Linkedin is a professional networking tool that is used for, well, professional networking. Jokes aren't really fitting with its raison d'etre, which means even if the joke isn't offensive or even if it's a good joke, most people will be put off by it. It's the same reason why YouTube doesn't have intelligent comments from bankers or Snapchat has classical piano concerts: the medium and message don't gel.
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