My taste is a bit all over the place, but the last few books I read and loved are:

• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

They’re all very different from each other so fair warning to you!

This is how I write when I need to fulfill a word count and don’t have anything meaningful to say! 🤠

Makes me wonder if there are any OF creators on LinkedIn. I think those would be the appropriate emojis to use 👍

Also, cute cat!

Someone already beat you to that one buddy 😆 but thank you!

Thank you! I do not want the corporate tone lol. I want friendly, approachable, knows what she’s doing and has real enjoyment towards her field. But I didn’t realize people take LinkedIn that seriously and treat it like you’re submitting a resume/job application. This is news to me!

OK 😔

'Tis not an application or a professional workplace document, just a LinkedIn bio!

But I see what you’re saying. Thanks!

I will be honest - I don’t take LinkedIn very seriously. I’ve never used it to get jobs before nor have any HR folks gone through it to hire me.

Obviously, a resume/cover letter submitted for a job application is different. Email communication in the workplace is different. But this is a social media site at the end of the day, so I figured one emoji in your entire profile would be harmless - especially since I’m not client-facing and work in science, and every scientist I know is a little quirky. My PI when I was in uni had “Fly-pusher” and nothing else as his linkedin bio. He is a professor and Chair of his department. I’m not trying to compare myself to him, I’m just saying I don’t think it has to be that serious.

If I was a recruiter, an emoji or two wouldn’t deter me at all so long as the experience and qualifications are there, and I can see that the person communicates effectively. I definitely don’t equate it to wearing clown shoes or bringing a teddy bear to a job interview. I feel like that’s pretty harsh.

I mostly just wanted to set it up so that if anyone happens to come across it, they can see what I do and reach out if they feel like it. I’m not actively looking for work.

Thank you! 🙂

I read them 😅

Thanks!

I mentioned this in another comment but will just say it again. I guess my intention is to make my bio a bit less formal in a harmless way. I’m not looking for a job right now so I’m not worried about appealing to recruiters, but I would like for people who come across my LinkedIn to view me as approachable and someone who genuinely enjoys the job they’re doing.

I do like to use the 🙂 emoji as well but I thought a fish would be appropriate because I work with them.

I guess the intention is to take my bio and make it a bit less formal in a harmless way. I’m not necessarily looking for a job right now so I’m not worried about that, but I would like for people who come across my LinkedIn to view me as approachable and someone who genuinely enjoys the job they’re doing, if that makes sense?

I knew it was doomed when we started using em dashes as an indicator for chat gpt writing. I actually used them and I had to stop because of it lol. I won’t let them take my emojis too!

Not like that lol. Like this:

I currently work as a Laboratory Biologist where I maintain cultures of both vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic species, and conduct toxicity tests to determine effects on their health, reproduction, and survival. This means I get to work with live organisms (🐟), and includes monitoring water quality, as well as acute and chronic toxicity testing of water, sediment, soil, and effluent samples.

But yes I would un-ironically much rather read linkedin posts 💻 with emojis included 😜. Makes me want to kms ☠️ (and everyone else) a little less ☺️. I’m glad I’m not a recruiter 👍 nor looking to get recruited! And I work 🖥️ with a bunch of fellow GenZ 🧒🧑 who do constantly use emojis 🫢 and gifs in our work group chats.

I hope I did that all correctly 💯.

I’ve added A Liberated Mind to my reading list and bumped it up to the top. I’m not usually a fan of self-help but it seems like it might be good for me. Thank you! 🙂

Programming seems interesting but I don’t know how much more time I can spend sitting in front of a screen each day before I start pulling my eyeballs out of my skull lol

🗺️🧭

I’m ready to go. What now?

I’ve been considering this a lot but really hesitate to commit for whatever reason. I think I’m worried I will not enjoy volunteering and then I’ll feel terrible about abandoning a good cause and failing at yet another thing 😕

Is there anything you enjoy doing? I could use some inspiration

What sorts of things do you like to do or have you tried in the past?