LEAVING LINKEDIN SELF PROMOTION BEHIND

I am not a fan of LinkedIn, whose motto appears to be: Modesty Never Forbids.

The incessant self-congratulation, "I am humbled and honored to be named-(insert questionable achievement here)" is enough to make you sick.

Most LinkedIn accomplishments seem more like a catalog of the participation trophies of the business world.

Actual achievements, to the extent people feel they must blow their own horn, get lost amidst chaff like "Another win in Court today!  Extended Scheduling Order from Track 1 to Track 2".  

So, when I recently received a real award, I was not content with a LinkedIn humblebrag.  

During the pandemic, I saw a lot of lawn signs in the neighborhood, even before the election.  Graduations and such like were front and center for the world to see, for months.

And I thought, what's good enough for my neighbor's kid who graduated from the local preschool (I am not making this up), was good enough for me.  So, I commissioned the lawn sign shown above, as testament to my selection as a Fellow of the Detroit Bar Association.  

And, in a true LinkedIn worthy touch, I enhanced the effect by placing it on the lawn of a house more expensive than mine.

For those who can't read, the certificate is shown below:

This post is to poke fun at LinkedIn and not to show any disrespect to the DBA, a noble and wonderful institution that has been around since 1836, and which continues to amaze me with its continuing efforts to serve the legal community and the citizens of Metro Detroit.