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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by red-iron-pine on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:05AM (#35386537)
I wouldn't be surprised if most FAANG and similar tier companies require a linkedin account; mine did.

HR sent policies, and would help you with a headshot, with the idea you'd use that w/ your email, Teams, etc. as well.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by robin_reala on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:18AM (#35386705)
That sounds spicily illegal to my (admittedly EU-based) eyes, unless it’s literally written into the contract.
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by whitemary on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:06AM (#35388208)
Spicily? What is that supposed to mean in this context?
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by belter on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:20AM (#35388424)
plobably because the user was tricked by spellcheck...
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by blacksmith_tb on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:00PM (#35393585)
I sort of like it, but I would bet it was supposed to be "suspiciously".
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by 300bps on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:07AM (#35386573)
Is that requirement to aid in the prevention of double-working?

That is, people who accept two full time jobs and do a half-assed job at both of them.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by KptMarchewa on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:31AM (#35387712)
Usually those people do quarter-assed job at best - unless you literally have work that could be done on upwork.
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by pengaru on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:47AM (#35387948)
HR can say a lot of things, and you can ignore them.
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by kevinventullo on Friday March 31, 2023 @12:21PM (#35389389)
Neither Facebook nor Google requires employees to have a LinkedIn account.
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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by JohnFen on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:37PM (#35391365)
> I wouldn't be surprised if most FAANG and similar tier companies require a linkedin account; mine did.

What?? Companies do this? Such a requirement is so crazy that I would drop the company as a prospect immediately even if I had a LinkedIn account.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by ResearchCode on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:48PM (#35392503)
Surprised any FAANG uses teams. I think the only headshot you might need is for your badge, can't imagine any serious company mandates LinkedIn (that would be your boss deciding that and not HR).
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