A place to post ridiculous posts from linkedIn.com
(Full transparency.. a mod for this sub happens to work there.. but that doesn't influence his moderation or laughter at a lot of posts.)
"There is so much to unpack and learn from an exchange like this."
Yeah, no kidding.
Husband's probably regretting some life decisions right about now, and I guarantee they're not related to his not getting any awards or certifications.
Given that this is a self-promoting self-appointed CEO of a Virginia based IT consulting firm with... very few employees, idk, man. The "husband" in this non-exchange seems like a prop for marketing material.
The last line says it all. She's just selling certification training. None of this is sincere.
Seems like a shitty way to sell certifications because like yeah I would be perfectly fine going a year without getting a certification. Do you have imposter syndrome that bad that you need to waste money in order to feel competent?
It got reposted, which is all that really matters. I'm sure there's some Girlboss middle manager by way of Microsoft or Amazon or Langley who will click with this.
Do you have imposter syndrome that bad that you need to waste money in order to feel competent?
This could easily have been chucked out with ChatGPT alongside a dozen other A/B tested solicitation strategies under other accounts with different Avis and company names.
You can't take any of this at face value. Is this company real or is it just a shell to wrangle business for an offshore bulk cert program? Is this profile real or is it a front for a bunch of hustlers in a boiler room? Is this conversation real or is it just some scripted nonsense intended to grab your attention?
I'm betting it's fake top to bottom. Six workers in Indonesia cranked it out along with a thousand other profiles during a 12 hour $20 shift. Responding to it would be as wise as answering a call to Scam Likely and immediately blurting out your SSN.
If you actually read the post, she's not "blasting" her husband. She's seeing him be perfectly content without chasing all those markers of career success, and questioning why she cannot do the same. She's realising that she relies on external validation to feel happy, and that that's not a good thing.
That’s the kind of people who constantly change positions, switch projects, get promoted etc. The success of the projects depends on stable people like her husband.
Yeah she doesn't speak bad about him for it. She does pose the question at the end to others if it would change their views of people they knew if they didn't want those types of accomplishments though. She doesn't answer if it does for herself necessarily, so there is not really any clear answer. It's pointless to analyse.
It's the literal definition of a humblebrag though. Or at the very least, worded in a bait-ey way to try and get attention from appearing to be controversial. If you strip away the style and fluff from the post, then yes you can read it in the way you're saying. But that controversial-ness is clearly intentional.
At the most charitable, it's a failed attempt at humor. The less charitable read is that the second half of the post is just providing some plausible deniability to her being yet another insufferable Linkedin self-promoter.
regardless of sex, anyone making this claim is clearly broken inside. kinda sad.
That doesn't read as much as blasting her husband as it does as blasting herself.
The lunacy part is posting this to LinkedIn rather than discussing in private with a therapist.
Every thing she lists is fluff.
If you are an employed professional you are spending your year doing your job. Not going back to school to pick up a certificate for fun or finding a documentary to be in (what even is this?)
I imagine the husband biting through his cheek during this grilling thinking “yea I’m busy fucking doing things.”
These are the people who are annoying and useless as shit in IT. Most coworkers I’ve had who are constantly getting certifications or attending conferences contribute very little in the way of work or knowledge. The information required to get those certifications goes in one ear and out the other for them. People like that are more interested in clout than anything.
Not to say anyone taking training or certifications is like this, but there is a specific type obsessed with these “markers” that spend the majority of their time chasing certifications and things of that nature.
On the flip side, I have a beast of a coworker who says she doesn’t do anything tech related outside of work to decompress and she’s easily one of our most productive and likable coworkers.
The title of this post is misleading. She's not blasting her husband. She's wondering why she can't be content without these things.
What I read: I require external validation instead of finding it from within.
Realistically all these achievements mean nothing when you die and are forgotten. It doesn't necessarily invalidate the work and accomplishments but I'd argue it doesn't give an individual the "higher ground" to belittle a partner on social media; they may not value it the same.
Psychopath behavior. This is who America rewards.
This is who America rewards.
No, we have a system that rewards this behavior and punishes any one who wants to be decent for being a "sucker"
Dated someone like this. She needed constant external validation. Had self-esteem issues. Narcissistic. Never satisfied. Extreme anxiety. Separation anxiety. Hot and cold all the time. Always hopping from new infatuation to the next.
I was already deep in corporate and she couldn’t understand why I was content when I found something stable. We split when I got tired of the constant cheating and dumped her. Everything was a pissing contest and she always had to win. She was furious I dumped her first, even.
She’s successful now but still never content. Found out she was bipolar which explains so much from the past.
She lives to work
He works to live
Tune in for the next season of Never Happy
That's a great question for your therapist, Stacey.
"How dare you be satisfied with your lot and content with who you are???"
“Exchange” implies that information flowed in both directions in a transactional manner. Never before heard the term used to describe “one-sided, manic, belittling, self-aggrandizing, tone-deaf tirade.” Live and learn, I guess.
When did people start this whole CEO cosplay shit?
One day I woke up and everyone is now CEO girlboss power ranger who sleeps 2 hours per day while working 28 hours per day building greatness for the litttle people.
How do you DO that?
I don't need validation from other people to be happy. Hope this helped.
Is it blasting though when she then turns it against herself? She's actually asking what it is that makes her need outside validation to feel good.
Bitch, please. I’m here to get money. I’ll get certs and shit only if it helps me bring something home. Otherwise: fuck you, pay me.
Could you go a year without a new certification, interview, award, or promotion and be OK with yourself for it?
Yes. Easily. My job isnt my whole life, as long as I feel good about the work I did over the year, I see no reason to change.
Would you think about a colleague, direct report, friend, or spouse differently for doing so?
No. Absolutely not. In fact, I'd be more worried that they'll burn out if all they think about is this shit, and tell them to get a hobby that isn't related to their job so that they can direct that energy somewhere other than getting pieces of paper that say "I can job good"
Those who can, do.
Those who can't, certify.
They're always Founder and CEO of a company of one person.
Who the fuck are they even trying to impress?
Could you go a year without a single new certification, interview, award, promotion, and be OK with yourself for it?
No but I have ADHD and collect knowledge like trading cards in an attempt to appease the screaming boredom. Wonder what got her all twisted up?
What a happy person. Thank god I don't give a shit about any of this crap. I am a high performing woman, the difference is that I only.highly perform stuff that I care about and love doing, like social life, hobbies, sleeping and being happy.
I find this personally insulting and hate this mentality. If the company isnt footing the bill, ill keep current and progress my skills how ever I like. In my case, homelab, which while not paying someone for a fancy piece of paper, has usefull skills and real services.
Ahhhhh... People who think like this are why the Peter Principal exists...
It's funny. I got a promotion a bit ago and I announced happily to my family that my career progression has ended for good.
I don't want to grow in responsibility, in don't want to work extra hours, I don't want to study for work, I don't want to "network".
If yearly rises somewhat follow the cost of living (relatively common in my workplace), I don't even want to job hop.
I want to cruise at work and live my life.
Some still don't understand because "line go up" mentality.
“Cybersecurity Founder”
... is this not supposed to be self introspection about how her implied women (anyone really) feel like they need to work harder or have clear tangible adult gold stickers to not hate themselves?
This feels like a stretch for a sub that's supposed to try to blast crazy people.
what's standing in the way of MY ability to be content without conventional markers of accomplishment?
Great question, I'd guess it is the terror our culture and economy instills in people, and the idea that your primary worth as a person is as a financial investment.
This is LinkedInLunatics. I think she deserves to be Queen here.
This has been a block for me in dating apps. They look down on you for saying you're perfectly fine where you are right now. I'm over 40 and have a nice job, there's no need for me to continue to run after "something better". But other people see you like you're accommodated or lazy. It's bonkers.
The funny thing is, usually, they are in a lot worse place than me, financially.
She's a mentor..I doubt she's ever actually done any cybersecurity work other then read about it, and tell others how she's read about it and how to go about reading the same things she does.
This is satire.... I hope...
She's an LLM optimized for doing "career goals".
Maybe that's the unavoidable final state of our society. A million goalbots, dancing together, forever.
I'm really sorry, but "Stacey Champagne" sounds like the stage name of a porn star. 💀
None of the things she’s listed equate to actually doing a good job or being productive, it’s all just stuff for putting on a CV.
I don't know if I'd think differently of someone for it, but I'd certainly think differently of someone for posting about it on LinkedIn.