I know this might come across as a very impractical expectation but I wanted to hear from people who have a fulfilling career and also a sense for privacy: How did you do it?

I’ve recently had trouble finding a new job in the tech sector. So far I’ve been doing alright without LinkedIn, just directly applying to companies, but it seems less successful now. So I thought what the hell, might have to do this after all. After I’ve made an account I got quickly banned for logging in once from a VPN connection. Only way to get unbanned is to give my government ID to them - but that really rubs me the wrong way (so many leaks of IDs recently and all).

I’m remaining banned for the moment, contemplating what impact this might have on my career. It gives me a fair bit of anxiety, considering that my sense of where my boundaries are seems to be deemed unacceptable by the monopoly of international job markets. Should I just give in and send my ID? Am I delusional?

As always, I appreciate the discourse of this wonderfully decentralized community we have here on lemmy! ☺️

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    bifurcate a patsy persona that plays by the invasive corporate internet rules for public observation and a private persona that is private and does not and just never mix the streams (two phones, dualboot, etc)

    Now, none of my entrepreneurial businesses use LinkedIn, and I’ve never had an account there. From what I hear, LinkedIn is a pretty fucked up scene. However, sometimes one must do as the Romans do. The trick is, as you say, dividing your private life from your public/business life, and as you mentioned, never cross the streams. It’s difficult because we are social animals, and it is very easy to slip and divulge info from either our private or public/business lives. Loose lips sink ships. Since my businesses doesn’t require a lot of meet n’ greet type affairs, it’s a little easier for me.

    One on my businesses deals with a branch of construction. I’ve found a lot of old heads with split personas. If you cold call one of them, and say you ask for ‘Barney Smith’. The person will automatically assume that persona or I have been asked ‘Who wants to know’. They are kind of practicing dual personas depending on their business angle which are all separate from their personal lives. It’s kind of an interesting phenomenon, and it’s one I’ve adopted.