Spotted on LinkedIn

Sure, let's ask about work-life balance to the trillionaire who works warehouse employees so hard that they're forced to piss in jars instead of taking breaks. 🙄

LinkedIn Update

Spotted on LinkedIn

 A person's profile pic frame "OPEN BUT PICKY".

Her attempt to appear willing to work but still have some discriminating tastes is overshadowed by the phrase "BUTTPICKY".

UAG Update

An IM I got recently from my friend Tom: 

The ProofrEADJer: End of Year Edition

"Gatorade. It's spelled like it sounds."

How To Write a LinkedIn Endorsement For Someone You Don't Really Like

LinkedIn. You do it. We all do it. But what happens when a co-worker you're not to crazy about asks you to write an endorsement for them? Here's a handy guide to get them off your back without suspecting that you secretly hate them:

1) Just describe the job they did rather than how well or poorly they did them.

"Dan is definitely one of the senior management specialists I've worked with. He managed two teams and was in charge of the Fall 2013 marketing plan. Yep."

2) If you have to compliment something about that person, compliment where you both worked.

"Karla and I were lucky to work at an office that had the GREATEST break room countertops!"

3) Be vague enough in your endorsement to sound like an endorsement without actually having endorsed them at all. 

"Samantha's working style is like nothing I've seen. She is truly unique in her leadership approach, and the results speak for themselves."

4) Or simply change the subject in an endorsement.

"Is Jim qualified to lead a team of 20 people for an urgent project? I believe that the Arctic region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 if greenhouse gasses continue to get pumped into the atmosphere at the current rate."

How To Write A Completely Non-Endorsing LinkedIn Recommendation

1) Use vague language to describe the person's job instead of the quality of their work.

2) Focus on how nice they are as a person, not at the quality of their work.

3) Write more about YOURSELF, instead of the quality of their work.

4) Use accurate but verbose language to describe the quality of their work.

5) Sound like an idiot, so that any recommendation you write actually backfires.

Let's Run A Greasy Comb Through The EADJ Mail Sack!

Submitted by Andrew Gall via email:

"I have no idea who this is."

DIDDEL & DIDDEL.

And Now, Vince's Uncle Roberto On How To Update Your Email Address In LinkedIn

To change the primary email address for your LinkedIn account:

1. Click the 'Settings' link at the top of the home page after logging into your account.
2. Click 'Email Addresses' under Personal Information.
3. On the 'Email Addresses' page, click the 'Add email address' button.
4. Enter the new email address.
5. Click 'Add Email Address'.
When you receive the confirmation message at the new email address:
1. Click the confirmation link in that message.
2. You will be taken to a web page on the LinkedIn site.
3. Click 'Confirm'.
4. Sign in to your account using the new email address.
5. The new email address will be confirmed and can be used to sign in to your account.
To make the new email address your primary email address for all LinkedIn communications, return to the 'Email Address' page, select the new address, and click 'Make Primary'. 

And speaking of confirming, when hiring a town car, the reason we call you back after you make a reservation is to make sure you're not a bunch of rich teenagers looking to hire a limo just so they can drink underage. I'm talking to you, group of kids with the 425 area code.