Linked Out?

[Lizard Queen]

I have a linkedin account that I've barely used, and have a limited amount of connections.  MIL is one of them--seemed harmless at the time.  Earlier today, I got an email notification that she has endorsed me.  WTF  How dumb is that?  Should I disconnect from her, or whatever you call it?

[swamp]

depends on what she endorsed you for.

I get lots of endorsements. I keep them. It lets people who are looking at my profile think that I'm proficient at something.

[Lizard Queen]

Jan 18, 2016 14:58:44 GMT -5 swamp said:

depends on what she endorsed you for.

I get lots of endorsements. I keep them. It lets people who are looking at my profile think that I'm proficient at something.

Microsoft Office maybe?  The thing is, she has no business endorsing me for anything.  She doesn't know if I know that stuff or not.  Will they see who endorsed me?  If so, wouldn't it look bad?

[swamp]

They will see who endorsed you when they click on the picture under the list of endorsers.

Do you actually know Microsoft Office well? If yes, leave it. If no, remove it.

[Lizard Queen]

Jan 18, 2016 15:02:30 GMT -5 swamp said:

They will see who endorsed you when they click on the picture under the list of endorsers.

Do you actually know Microsoft Office well? If yes, leave it. If no, remove it.

I know it fairly well, though there's still lots I don't know.  My concern is the impression left by having a family member involved in this.

[Value Buy]

Jeb endorsed his brother's Presidency.
See how that worked out for Jeb?
Didn' t hurt George though.......

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Jan 18, 2016 14:58:44 GMT -5 swamp said:

depends on what she endorsed you for.

I get lots of endorsements. I keep them. It lets people who are looking at my profile think that I'm proficient at something.

Thai Food?

[giramomma]

Jan 18, 2016 15:01:17 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Jan 18, 2016 14:58:44 GMT -5 swamp said:

depends on what she endorsed you for.

I get lots of endorsements. I keep them. It lets people who are looking at my profile think that I'm proficient at something.

Microsoft Office maybe?  The thing is, she has no business endorsing me for anything.  She doesn't know if I know that stuff or not.  Will they see who endorsed me?  If so, wouldn't it look bad?

Most of my endorsements are from people that don't really have a reason to endorse me, even if they are from people I've run into during the course of my job.

I don't know that I would worry about it.

[garion2003]

Linked in prompts people to endorse you for things. Usually they are accurate, but I had someone endorse me for something that was in no way part of my professional experience (I think it was something like "urban design".). I just deleted it. But if it's a legit thing you really do know how to do, I wouldn't worry about it either.

[Deleted]

I agree with the others. I have some endorsements that are downright silly. My cousin, an accountant in Ohio, endorsed me for reinsurance even though I'm not sure he knows what it is. A former coworker at a consulting firm who supported the owner's assertions that I was a screwup to save his own as* endorses me in LinkedIn two decades later. Whatever.

I pay more attention to recommendations posted in LinkedIn- real words and sentences. Still, I know one woman who extracted 3 recommendations from people who fired her in exchange for leaving quietly.

[ArchietheDragon]

It is social media. No one takes that for gospel

[Lizard Queen]

Thanks for the input, everyone. So, I gather endorsements aren't very, um formal for the lack of a better word. If they don't mean too much, don't I risk more by the impression left from getting an endorsement from "mommy"?
Maybe I just want to get her off my LinkedIn. I added her for her benefit, not mine. She doesn't have much experience at all. It seems like this won't really help, but has some potential to hurt.

Shit, I need to dig up my password to even get into my account....

[Lizard Queen]

I should add, your messages saying that it's no big deal aren't lost. It's just the whole mommy thing, possible wrong impression this could leave for someone inclined to care enough to dig into the specifics is what worries me. (The whole millenial / helicopter mom thing comes to mind.)

[Ryan]

I'm not sure if you're a guy or a girl, but I'm assuming a girl because your MIL would have the same last name as you and people might figure it out?

Did she say something work related or did she say that you do a good job of washing the dishes when you come over for thanksgiving dinner?

[Deleted]

Unless there's a way to delete that endorsement without disconnecting from MIL, I wouldn't panic. If I were looking at your profile as a potential employer, I'd figure it was from a well-meaning relative and ignore it.