I see this all the time. In fact, it’s probably the number one reason I don’t like going on LinkedIn. People boasting and the animated confetti accompanied by, “Happy to announce I’ve started a new position at….”
If you look at the person’s profile, you can see how many times over the last decade or so they’ve posted about how many new positions they’ve had. Well, I have a statement I’d like to make. I’m happy to announce I started a new position at… “I will continue working my ass off for the next 20 years, just as I have done for the last 20 years.”
I think people today really don’t understand how to view their careers. They look at jobs, not careers. They look at bosses, not mentors. They look at opportunities in a different way, meaning, “What’s in it for me?”
While it is a “What’s in it for me?” society, there has to be a component of your career or your job where you’re giving to the company or the entity that is providing for you. This isn’t a high and mighty speech. But it’s a point I’m trying to make about hoping people start to look at their careers differently than just hopping from job to job.
I’m happy to announce I’m starting a new position at “I will continue working as hard for the people who work with me as I always have.”
I’m happy to announce I’m starting a new position at “I will continue delivering for my clients the same excellent level of service that I have always delivered for them.”
I’m happy to announce I’m starting a new position as a better father, a better husband, and someone who makes an effort to improve every day.
I’m happy to announce… I’m just happy to announce. I hope everybody reads this and gets a little bit of humor and a little bit of reprieve from LinkedIn and being happy to announce their new position.