Departure posts on LinkedIn are again on rise? Is it because of PIPs, people retiring or leaving in droves? Whats going on? All the departees seem to be saying how good of an experience they have had but yet leaving?
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Now, in this kind of situation; you look fishy leaving the company after many years, and making propaganda for the company; just be quiet or speak the truth. There are another options.
@OP When I interned at PPG, the onboarding email literally came with a pre‑scripted “I’m happy to join…” message. They encouraged everyone not just interns, but all new hires to post it on LinkedIn. It’s all staged and heavily pushed. And if you look at people being groomed for executive roles, they never stop reposting, linking, and commenting on every XOM “success” announcement. It’s part of the performance.Also you barely see anyone liking/commenting negative posts about their companies
@a2 My dream is to delete linkedin, that is gonig to happen after this bullrun of all bull runs that we are at the doorstep, stay positioned and dont get shaken out by the MM, we going to valhalla and delete that sh-t forever. WOOO
"Never burn bridges on LinkedIn posts unless you are independently wealthy."
@a2 That's the plan.
@dx It's cringey AF and everyone can see through the theater. Just keep your mouth shut and don't say anything like a true G. That performative theater is for chicks.
You’ve gotta understand how the LinkedIn game works—it’s pure corporate theater out there. When people get hit with a PIP, ranked poorly, or just see the writing on the wall, they realize they are in an intense public relations operation. They know the cardinal rule of the corporate jungle: you never show total vulnerability on LinkedIn.
The moment you go completely unfiltered and write what you actually think—"Management gutted the team, slashed the 401k match, and the culture was toxic"—you sabotage your own future job prospects. Recruiters see that level of raw honesty, panic, and move on.
So instead, everyone pulls an actor-performance, pretending they are completely unfazed, exactly like a soldier staying focused in a tense environment:
"I am so deeply grateful for my journey here! What an incredible privilege to have worked alongside world-class leaders as I step into my next exciting chapter! #GrowthMindset #Blessed #Opportunity"
It’s an award-worthy performance designed to keep the non-disparagement clause safe, protect any severance, and signal to future employers: "Look how loyal and positive I am, even when leaving!" They are playing the role to secure their next paycheck.
There is also an uptick in thank you posts and hiring posts and intern thank you posts, many including a cube photo.
Apparently S&D encourages/demands cube photos with positive messages after the hundreds of departure cube photos made cube photos to be synonymous with quitting EM. Damage control.
The official EM account puts a comment on all those positive nonagon cube photos.
I know many people PIPed/PILed out (XOM) , laid off (other companies) wrote the nice blah blah posts about their previous appointments. I think it's extra ...
Never burn bridges on LinkedIn posts unless you are independently wealthy.