[Rant] Linkedin mentors

Linkedin has become a place where people post about cracking tech interviews without any tech discussion. Every guy with or without MAANG gives guidance to clear interviews but none of them posts a single stuff about the tech itself. Cracking tech interviews in India has become hype like JEE.

If you attend any live session they will preach frameworks are not useful and gimmicky and will end up posting tons of of LinkedIn for reach and infuencer status kaha se aate h ye log??

Rant. Chappri Interns and mid af SDEs on LinkedIn have destroyed the entire point of the platform. Every Tier 1 graduate working at Microsoft or Walmart posts their own pic in some Manali hillstation and give 400 lines of unsolicited gyaan, which virgin btech 2nd year students cant help but drool at. I get it bro/sis, you mugged up 800 LC mediums and Microsoft came to your BITS campus and picked you up because you solved a system design question in the interview which scales infinitely for infinite users. No, i dont want to enroll is PrepCracker's System Design Cohort for just Rs 69,999 and replace Hotstar's CTO. Folks like Arpit Bhayani and Addy Osmani are the only reason I open linkedin to actually get some ground level reality of how to be a better SWE, but all i see is bhaiyya didi telling me why my resume is not getting selected because i didnt pay Rs. 1,999 for their Topmate Resume Review session. Due to them Twitter is full of 2nd year dimwits who think swe is the only path to liberation and their bhaiyya didi will be their guiding angel. They won't. They'll turn out just like your average 3.5lpa employee at WITCH. The only way to become a good swe is figure shit out yourself and do what you love. Its that simple. Im from a shit tier 3 college. I've cracked FAANG and that too with 42 lc solved. What DSA bro? Thankyou to the Grapevine team for building a good platform where genuine watercooler discussions take place. Deleted LinkedIn for good until i get my sanity back.

Have you observed this trend of getting scammed? Early career professionals ➡️ Online Courses Colllege Kids ➡️ FAANG/MAANG didi/bhaiyya School Kids ➡️ JEE cram schools Here’s why career advice is generally bad. 1. Those who share career advice online are generally out there trying to shill you paid courses. They tell you what you want to hear so you pay up. 2. Any career advice that works will lose its edge over time. Because it becomes widely adopted, and that’s precisely because it works. Example: If everyone is building a portfolio website then it becomes the defacto standard. I’m not saying that don’t build a portfolio website. What I’m saying is, that it becomes less effective over time because you building one is not a clear differentiator. Imagine sending a letter by post to an early stage company’s founder where you want to work, he might be more willing to schedule a call with you because you chose an approach that they might not have experienced first hand ever. Also, I’m not saying that the above said approach will work, since it’s unproven you’ll have to experiment and evaluate if it works. Maybe a good heuristic is to “do what it takes to stand out” and that means being creative with how you navigate work life. 3. Those giving advice generally impose their thought model onto you. They make assumptions basis what they think is right. This is not a bad thing but it does not account for your specific constraints. Finally, if you do want to ask for advice. 1. Ask “How” questions to those not much older than you, since they are executing in the trenches. 2. Ask “Why” questions to much older folks, you try to get closer to their first principles, which is the base level truth that cannot be divided further. Avoid asking “What” questions to anyone, generally it’s good to think them through yourself.

All over LinkedIn when I see people thanking their mentors, I wonder where they get them. I mean I hardly had any interactions with any of my college seniors. And don't get me started on my office colleagues. ( They always seem to be in a bad mood). Coming to the point. I think having honest mentors can really help you fast track your developer career. Let's try to help each other out. I am a backend developer of 2 years. I can help you get 20 LPA. I want someone who can help me earn 30 LPA. PS - This is my first post.

Opportunities are so much more then when I stared. We never flaunted getting a job into a Top company even when options were fewer. What is the need to give average gyan on linkedin for getting a job offer. Open question to Gen Z why are you so desperate for social validation?

The platform has made every intern a Leadership coach; charging ₹2999/- for each session. The platform should have at least some decency to verify who is trying to become a mentor.

Corporate catfishing? More companies are posting realistic job listings that don't exist. Companies doing this are trying to trick employees into thinking the company is growing and that they are hiring more workers to alleviate their workload. This is not only manipulative, but immoral. If you want to increase productivity and alleviate stress in your office, start by showing appreciation for your employees and encouraging them. Share some companies you might know that have been doing this.

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