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The 8 Most Annoying People You’ll Encounter on LinkedIn, Ranked

It’s just like work, except the office is open 24/7

Omar L. Gallaga
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2 min readJan 27, 2021

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8. The numbers guy

Has 5,000+ network connections. Wouldn’t recognize a single one of them.

7. The financial planner

They have a great plan for your small business (you don’t own a small business) or podcast (you don’t podcast) to save you money by being your tax adviser and accountant (you already have one). They’re eager to hear about your entrepreneurial dreams (you aren’t an entrepreneur). They’ve looked over your profile as carefully as they would your taxes.

6. The headhunter

This person has the perfect job for you — that is, if you don’t mind living in Duluth, working for a psychopathic CEO, and getting paid entirely in bitcoin.

5. The brain picker

You don’t know this person at all, but they desperately want to have a Zoom session, phone call, or socially distanced Starbucks meeting to “pick your brain” about your career. To…

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Omar L. Gallaga
Omar L. Gallaga

Written by Omar L. Gallaga

Tech culture writer and podcaster, now freelancing in Texas. Bylines: Washington Post, WSJ, CNN, NPR, Wired, Texas Monthly. Here for all your wordy needs.

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