""Woke up this morning to a fun impromptu meeting with HR from J2," the poster wrote. "Turns out, our VP couldn't find me on LinkedIn, so they messaged the recruiting firm who hired me and saw J1 on my profile. I was terminated immediately." When he asked if they planned to contact the first job, they told him they were "in the process of doing so." Within an hour, job one fired him, too. Not long after, job three also got wind of the situation and shut him out."
"Many in the comment section blamed the visibility of his LinkedIn profile. Multiple people said they had either deleted or hidden theirs completely to avoid exactly this kind of situation. One person said, "LinkedIn seems to be the top reason why people get caught... Why people keep their LI active is beyond crazy, it's just stupid." Another advised, "Hibernate your LinkedIn account instead of just blocking people from J1.""
A remote worker held multiple full-time remote roles and maintained an active LinkedIn profile that listed different employers. A vice president at one employer searched LinkedIn, could not find the worker, and contacted the recruiting firm, which revealed the other employer on the profile. Human resources at the second employer terminated the worker immediately, then contacted the first employer, which fired the worker within an hour; the third employer also terminated access shortly after. Commenters recommended hiding or deleting LinkedIn profiles, using vague or stale entries, or hibernating an account to avoid detection. Holding multiple full-time jobs is generally not illegal.
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