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Meanwhile, on LinkedIn…
Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell you anything. Have you ever considered outsourcing?
▶Play the video: Meanwhile, on LinkedIn…Two blokes connect on LinkedIn. Hi mate, how’s your day? Good, thanks. Have you ever thought about investing in my income redistribution scheme? Don’t worry, I’m not trying to sell you anything.
Then it’s ABC DFG Outsourcing. Have you considered outsourcing? Can we set up a meeting? How about 15 minutes? How about now?
It’s a scourge. You connect with someone because they look interesting, and one message later they want a 15-minute Zoom to discuss potential collaboration opportunities. Next comes the webinar you don’t want to attend and the networking event you never asked to go to. I don’t even give people metaphorical eye contact on LinkedIn now. I don’t like a post. I don’t even look at one, because the same thing always happens.
Maybe we could all stop with the connection request nonsense and just learn to get along. That would be nice. It isn’t going to happen.
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Read the full transcript
Hi mate. Hi mate. How's your day been? It's been pretty good. How about you?
Good. My day has been good. Question for you. Have you ever thought about investing in my income redistribution scheme? Don't worry.
I'm not trying to sell you anything though. It's such aing scourge on LinkedIn these days. This you innocently connect with someone because they look interesting and then hi. Hey, how are you? I'm good.
How are you? I'd like to introduce my outsourcing company ABC DFG outsourcing. I don't want to discuss. We specialize in outsourcing. Have you ever considered outsourcing?
No. I'd like to set up a meeting immediately to discuss outsourcing. I haven't got time for that. How about a 15-minute meeting? How about now?
Let's discuss outsourcing. Look, I'm not interested in outsourcing. I mean, I don't even give people the metaphorical eye contact on LinkedIn nowadays. I don't even like a post. I don't even look at somebody's post because the same thing always happens.
Hi. Now that we're connected, I'm I'm wondering if you'd be interested in jumping on a 15-minute Zoom call to discuss potential collaboration opportunities. How long will it take them to invite me to a webinar I don't want to attend or invite me to a networking event I never asked to be invited to? I mean, maybe we could just stop with all this LinkedIn connection request nonsense. Maybe we could just learn to appreciate each other and maybe we could just learn to get along.
But that would be nonsense, wouldn't it? That isn't going to happen.