Two former colleagues. I didn't get on with either of them and always felt there was a weird dynamic between them. I happened to look up one of them today and saw a recommendation from the other. Hmm, I thought, I wonder it it's mutual. It certainly is. Read these and see if you can keep your lunch down:
Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
- Sundayjumper
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Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
I wasn't stalking <whistles innocently>

Two former colleagues. I didn't get on with either of them and always felt there was a weird dynamic between them. I happened to look up one of them today and saw a recommendation from the other. Hmm, I thought, I wonder it it's mutual. It certainly is. Read these and see if you can keep your lunch down:
Two former colleagues. I didn't get on with either of them and always felt there was a weird dynamic between them. I happened to look up one of them today and saw a recommendation from the other. Hmm, I thought, I wonder it it's mutual. It certainly is. Read these and see if you can keep your lunch down:
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Re: Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
Not off at all. Perfectly normal behaviour!
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Driving a Galaxy far far away
Re: Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
Those read like they both had to write something as part of a weird settlement to avoid further litigation...
- Sundayjumper
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Re: Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
dinny_g wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:55 pm Those read like they both had to write something as part of a weird settlement to avoid further litigation...
And I forgot to add - those are the ONLY reviews either of them have received.
Re: Mutually Sycophantic LinkedIn Recommendations
This is why I have always refused requests for referrals on LinkedIn. For me they have zero value.
(Caveat - I did one recently for someone in need - on the strict agreement that they didn’t reciprocate).
(Caveat - I did one recently for someone in need - on the strict agreement that they didn’t reciprocate).