Some people think that LinkedIn is entering a cringe-worthy age as a result of the recent controversy surrounding its developing nature. The platform performs a number of functions, including acting as a social media platform focused on work, a tool for job searching, and a way to keep track of the performance of former classmates.
It is tough to deny, though, that a lot of individuals have recently seen the platform start to look a little cringe-worthy. LinkedIn now features popular themes like hustle and inspiration culture, both of which have garnered a lot of traction in recent years.
This has even led to the emergence of online communities like the Facebook group "LinkedIn Memes For Go Getter Teens," which collects and disseminates the most offensive memes that represent this culture. Victoria Zhong is the admin of the group, and she revealed what inspired her to create it:
“I was scrolling on LinkedIn and noticed that many posts there seemed to follow a formula—especially those by large LinkedIn influencers. Many of these posts were self-aggrandizing and felt very out of touch with regular, everyday people. I thought the posts were especially funny where people tried to spin mundane events into fables with some lessons.”
Here is a compilation of the group's best and most embarrassing posts below.
"LinkedIn related cringeposting" is the description of the group and it now has close to 50k members. Victoria Zhong had this to say about whether this sizable community is connected by any mission:
“There’s no real mission of the group. It's just a place where people can use humor to discuss or vent about frustrations they have about work or finding work.”
The postings on "LinkedIn Memes for Go Getter Teens" are produced every day thanks to the site's numerous active contributors. When Victoria was asked if she could recall any instances in which the memes posted inside the group had sparked interesting discussions or disputes among the participants, Zhong quickly said that she did not have any.