I told LinkedIn that my friend had died

AuntPeggy

AuntPeggy

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Today, when I checked my email, there was a message from LinkedIn about my friend Sam. They wanted me to wish him a happy anniversary. Well, Sam has been dead for several months, now, so there was really no point.

I looked on the Internet for instructions on how to tell LinkedIn that Sam is no longer with us and found that they have a website form. I looked up Sam's obituary and provided that link to them as well as my link to his online page and other information. Now, there is an email in my list next to the one telling me of Sam's anniversary that says they will investigate.

Next I have to figure out how to let someone remove my presence from the Internet when my time has come.

So long, Sam. It has been good to know you. The world is a little smaller and a little sadder with you gone, but that is only because it was a little larger and a little brighter with you around.
 
I think Sam would smile that you care enough to tell his story.
 
It's Wierd on FB when I see friend profiles who have passed away.
 
On the other hand, I am still alive but I killed off my FB profile a few years ago and am now tempted to do the same to LinkedIn.
 
When I hopefully (semi?) retire next year and move back to Colorado, one of the therapeutic things I'm going to do is cull my LinkedIn profile and connections to next to nothing.

All these people I've known and worked with for almost 30 years in the IT field...gone. I'll never again care where they go or what they do, nor will ever need their assistance or reference to get a job.

It'll probably take me all of 20 minutes to delete them as I'm hopefully sitting in my home somewhere in the Rockies. I'll end up with probably 5 people whom I consider close friends. The rest of the idiots...deleted.
 
LoneAspen said:
When I hopefully (semi?) retire next year and move back to Colorado, one of the therapeutic things I'm going to do is cull my LinkedIn profile and connections to next to nothing.

All these people I've known and worked with for almost 30 years in the IT field...gone. I'll never again care where they go or what they do, nor will ever need their assistance or reference to get a job.

It'll probably take me all of 20 minutes to delete them as I'm hopefully sitting in my home somewhere in the Rockies. I'll end up with probably 5 people whom I consider close friends. The rest of the idiots...deleted.
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So, anyone who helped you when you needed it, or anyone you returned the favor for by helping them is an idiot? Seriously?
 
retailguy said:
So, anyone who helped you when you needed it, or anyone you returned the favor for by helping them is an idiot? Seriously?
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Ok, so "idiots" may have been a bit harsh. But I can honestly say in my almost 30 year IT career, there are only a small handful of people I've remained in contact with over the years whom I consider friends. Seriously, only about 5 of them. I tend not to befriend coworkers because outside of work, I really have no desire to socialize with them. The only reason I ever populated a LinkedIn network was for professional job-hunting reasons, not personal/social reasons.

Other than the handful of people I've known that I do consider close friends, I have no use for the rest of my contacts. Once I quit and walk out the door, it's my intention to never do anything IT related ever again, so won't have a need to have them as any social media contacts.
 
I know of at least two people that I'm linked to on LinkedIn who are deceased. And LinkedIn occasionally lists them with people I haven't communicated with recently. No kidding. I don't have the funeral notices or anything like that to tell LinkedIn to shut down their listings. Oh well...
 
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