The main reason is I existed before linkedin and the thing with workmates is you don’t necessarily get their email or phone number. So I have no connection to people I worked with before 2000 but now I have this tacit connection. I also search for jobs on it but that is a bit more of effect that im on it already. Also I would have to host the personal website or if I did not then im getting the worst of both worlds. my stuff is on some other system, but I have more management I have to do, and it does not really get me what I want.
You could always make a personal website instead of linkedin. I deleted mine as it never yeilded anything worthwhile for me.
The main reason is I existed before linkedin and the thing with workmates is you don’t necessarily get their email or phone number. So I have no connection to people I worked with before 2000 but now I have this tacit connection. I also search for jobs on it but that is a bit more of effect that im on it already. Also I would have to host the personal website or if I did not then im getting the worst of both worlds. my stuff is on some other system, but I have more management I have to do, and it does not really get me what I want.