I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler

Re:I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler by rudolph9 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:35PM (#23853804)

I have a cartoon penguin as my LinkedIn profile picture. I’ve considered changing it to an actual photo of me to appear less “unprofessional”. But, I never have and honestly I don’t think I ever will. Why do people need to see what I look like to consider giving me a job?

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Re:I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler by pmiller2 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:36PM (#23853813)

I agree. My profile picture is not of me, either, but one of those generic "web avatar" thingies that kinda vaguely looks like me.

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Re:I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler by skeppy on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:44PM (#23854827)

At least change it to a real penguin photo. It's the least you could do. With a cartoon, recruiters will know it's fake, but with a photo, there's a chance that an actual penguin will answer the phone.

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Re:I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler by readme on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:40PM (#23853852)

because people are shallow,

a really intelligent platform would include more important data, like smell

you can't tell how bad someone smells until they come in for the interview, that's where zoom is lacking

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Re:I changed my LinkedIn avatar to include my toddler by rudolph9 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:35PM (#23854332)

This is a lacking feature. To much higher degree than appearance strong smell can inhibit other people’s work who are in close proximity at the office.

I used to work with someone who had such terrible breath that I would go out of my way to avoid communicating with them in person.

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