champchamp

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Pseudo-Anonymity: What do you like/not like?

I saw Sahil got some HEAT on LI for posting one of the conversations that happened in the War Room.

What are the things that you like and do not like about pseudo-anonymity overall and particularly here in the War Room?

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Opinionated

Account Executive

Broncosfan

Politicker

Account Manager

Completely agree. It's basically the worst of Facebook at this point.

Ace

Arsonist

CEO

Twitter is worse lol

Salespreuner

Big Shot

Regional Sales Director

Hmm. Other handles even worse at times (twitter!)

sahil

Notable Contributor

Deepak Chopra of Sales

Thanks for the love fam. I posted it to prove a point: LNKD is toxic.

And it was instantly obvious why I'm so thankful to be part of this community ❤️

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

you a G Sahil

CoorsKing

WR Officer

Retired King of the Coors Knights

Big fan. I have co-workers on here, compete with a few people on here, but because of the anonymity I can be open and engage on posts/topics I otherwise would not be able to (interviewing, sales skills, competes, etc). I think the level of collaboration on here is awesome, and would not happen otherwise.

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

FAX

Salespreuner

Big Shot

Regional Sales Director

+tons! for this

GetAHobby

Arsonist

RVP Sales

I think most of the reaction proved his point. The post he shared was pretty well received on here, but in LI world people seemed outraged. They don't live in reality or what to create a false persona for their "professional" network. Public perception/outrage clearly alters peoples real thoughts and opinions.

funcoupons

WR Officer

👑

Totally agree

Stardust

WR Officer

President

totally Agree. LI has turned into another Facebook. Some of the outrage is completely unnecessary.

jackodiamonds

Opinionated

Account Executive

That’s because these are two entirely different platforms. People can post whatever they want here, that’s the whole point. It doesn’t make sense to share anonymous posts from here on LinkedIn as it has an entirely different audience and purpose

DaveFromCollege

Notorious Answer

Account Executive

I love it personally. I hate the cesspool that anonymous forums/social media can create. We also can be more honest on here than on a LinkedIn or Facebook since it is pseudo-anonymous. I like this happy medium and hope that more companies pick this up.

Soldmysoultoselltech

Praised Answer

Account Executive

Salespeople communicate very differently. LI is a joke when it comes to free expression. I really enjoy the ability to connect with like-minded people

Salespreuner

Big Shot

Regional Sales Director

Like-minded folks help you and everyone grow. This platform is apt and so very right 💯

Soiboi

Politicker

Account Executive, EIAS/Compliance

I'm famous.... but to answer your Q, I'm a big fan of Pseudo-Anonymity. Not in the sense of people being able to say whatever they want, good or bad and without consequences, indifferent there, but because language tends to be free-er. I like Reddit for the same reason but you can find really bad channels and really good channels but you won't see that level of conversation going on elsewhere.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Wtf? I missed it. I also haven't been on LI in a few days.

I love it here. I can give truthful advice the way I WANT to present it, without fear of repercussions.

champchamp

Arsonist

Certified Savage

I tried to look for the post the share a SS but I can't find it so maybe he deleted it.

He shared a conversation about someone in the War Room saying that they used a female alias to prospect and the increased success they had with it.

People attacked him saying that it was unethical and that he shouldn't share it bla, bla bla...

Even though he mentioned that he didnt support the tactic, that just wanted to share what happens when people are allowed to have converations without having to worry about being canceled.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Thanks for bringing me up to speed.

beerisforclosers

Politicker

Account Manager

I love the genuine will to help one another. We're a competitive bunch, but at the same time, we want to compete with the best. It's been fun seeing people take time and energy to help fellow savages!

wHaTyAgOtCoOkInG

Executive

Solution Consultant

Like minded savages wanting to pump up other savages

wHaTyAgOtCoOkInG

Executive

Solution Consultant

non savages need not apply

TheWolfofGlengarry

Opinionated

Global Account Manager

First off, what happens in the war room should stay in the war room.

Second, using pseudonyms allows us to be honest and open without fear of retaliation by organizations or others who can identify you professionally.

Keep it this way.

SalesGal

Politicker

Account Executive

I agree. My expectations is that what I say here remains anonymous and same for what my fellow sales savages say. That's what I like most about this platform.

beefpatty

Good Citizen

It takes like 2 minutes to create an account though? I just did it and this is my first comment..

SalesSpectre

Opinionated

There is a place and purpose for both kinds of communities. I enjoy both for different reasons

CaneWolf

Politicker

Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract

To be fair, that heat mainly came from just a few people with the loudest voices. If anything, the responses were the perfect argument for why the style here is so important. Also, props to Sahil for keeping his cool when being attacked.

KGCanada

Arsonist

Senior Executive

Just diving in, hope to really have good honest conversations with other sellers.

tentativeonthecalendar

Opinionated

Account Executive

I think broadly it's really beneficial to having honest conversations on the platform, but like all things it's not perfect. T

There are people who will use tactics (and post in WR about them) that I find morally wrong or questionable - like men posing as women to sell, just my 2 cents - but the majority of the time the pseudo-anonymity of WR lets us share our legitimate experiences and opinions.

You can't stand on your professional reputation on here. That leads some people to feel comfortable sharing things they do that I don't agree with, but it also leads a lot more people to share valuable, authentic things that I am already using to improve my career and skillset.

TLDR: Two sides to every coin. I'd rather we all be honest and sometimes it brings out something ugly than all be performing constantly.

MrMotivation

Politicker

Sales

I think it really works well here because of the tedious process that corp goes through in vetting every person. You look at the anonymity provided to people on social media (insta, reddit, etc.) and it really detracts from the community.

Here, we are all looking to either learn, or teach so it works out very well.

Savagedoge

Tycoon

Account Executive

LOVE it. I used to try and post shit on LI and I legit used to spend 30 mins to come up with a fake ass full o crap post where people would come to agree with me. And on here, let’s just say, I’m not saying anything fake lol

LordBusiness

Politicker

Chief Revenue Officer

I LOVE the anonymity on the WR, given my role I am constantly finding myself having to temper my thoughts and feelings on LI because its public facing in nature. I enjoy the freedom of being able to speak passionately in a community without the BS politics that come with LI. Oh and most "influencers" in sales on LI are garbage.

SalesGal

Politicker

Account Executive

Couldn't agree more.

deviantzen

WR Lieutenant

Consultant

Long time Reddit user. Something I enjoy about there is the use of "alt" accounts to further tighten up pseudo-anonymity. This allows the demographic that want to create and build a following in the pseudo anonymous environment to also use the platform and interact with certain topics/communities safely.

Wolfe

Politicker

BDR

Like the anonymity. Makes it easier to be open and candid.

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

I blame Marketing

RedLightning

Politicker

Mid-Market AE

I'm a big fan. The fact that he got heat and had to pull the post really proves the point.

detectivegibbles

Politicker

Sales Director

I've had some issues with our company asking us to push content on LI on behalf of the company.

It gets zero feedback every. single. time. No matter the hashtags, the fluff, etc.

And I've been doing it for months.

It's MY profile. Not yours. LinkedIn feels like a self glorification feed about how great x company or x individual are and blah blah blah.

LSU

Personal Narrative

Founder

I feel like the mainstream internet needs more of it. Saw the post & immediately knew he would catch 'constructive criticism'.

Likes:
- More honesty with less the fluff
- Less social risk when being blunt aka avoiding cancel culture
- Freedom of influencers who are trying to make a personal name for their 'brand'

Dislikes:
- Can't gauge how legit someone is by seeing their background or researching them
- I sucked at being creative when it came to my pseudonym

Bgame11

Good Citizen

Business Development Manager (staffing sales)

If everything is controversial, nothing is controversial. Don’t be afraid to be edgy, you may be pleasantly surprised by the positive response

StringerBell

Politicker

Account Executive

I can be way more open with my thoughts here given the anonymity.

MMMGood

Celebrated Contributor

Senior Account Executive

I really enjoy it...but also REALLY want a DM feature.

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

Senior Account Executive

I agree it's hyperbole i just use it as a resume dump

Brando

Politicker

Account Executive

I think it's great that people can ask advice on specific questions without everyone finding out specific people involved, like dealing with managers, dealing with reps, helping with deals, without the fear of facing backlash.

You can get real help here,

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