There are two interesting patterns that seem to thrive @ LinkedIn. Pattern I – one gets laid-off, fired, managed out but one feels super grateful, happy, cheery. Pattern II – one finds a new job and immediately feels super grateful, happy, cheery.
I find both patterns as pure and immediate red-flags. Indication for potentially unreliable, insincere and fake personality. The type you don’t wish to have anything with. Why?
It’s the context and combination. Feeling happy that you have lost your job (for which, supposedly, you cared) makes you either a moron, immature lad, masochist or all three. Sure, in few years time you may feel grateful about it but until then it sounds like someone is licking some imaginary HR ass. Showing how “resilient” one is, displaying “gratitude”, being cheery about the “ride” and other fluffy bullshit that nobody in his right mind should believe in. This reminds me about the pathetic behaviour of some ex-classmates. They loved to ask questions (pretty dumb ones) during class because that made them look “interested” in the subject hence it could lead to higher grades due the “interested shown”. Or so they thought…
Feeling super happy you have found a job… Here things are a bit different. One can feel happy if that is one’s first or THE JOB. In either case disillusionment follows. When you have 5+ years of experience yet you still feel happy for finding a new job – what’s the fucking matter with you? No, seriously, what is it? How can you feel about something you don’t know what is yet?
Why the lies?
Some people, incorrectly, believe that if they do a, b and c they’ll get a cookie. Tap on the shoulder, some ovations. In reality what they do is to display fakery, insincerity or otherwise desire to lick as much ass as possible in order to “advance”. Grow spines. Standing upright may prove to be a better way to achieve your goals. No need to be pathetic. Too many people are, why compete with the mass? Hm? Cuz it is “trendy” and you have no spine?