I wanted to be “off” LinkedIn starting 5 or so years ago but still keep my account and contacts (why, I’m not sure). So I just deleted all my personal info and changed my name to a nonsense word.
I haven’t looked at it in a few years.
This thread inspired me to take a look.
Wow! That made me feel kind of bad!
I retired at 50. I’ve always been very secure in my life, accomplishments, etc and I’m not one to compare myself to others. I was able to retire comfortably at 50, which was always the dream.
But holy moly!
A lot of friends/colleagues who I “grew up” starting out with in the late 80s have had a great success at the firms we were (they still are) at. Many are at the highest levels of leadership. Amazing to think, when I knew them when they first started.
My guess is most of them are doing very very well, Covid seems to have increased profits.
I’m happy for them, and incredibly impressed by their accomplishments.
My many years of retirement and being checked out and free have been fantastic, but looking at linkedin does make me feel like a bit of a slacker now.
And put a little bit of a finer point on how much I left on the table, haha.