LinkedIn Wrapped Sparks Backlash as Job Seekers Face Harsh Hiring Reality
When LinkedIn unveiled its first-ever “Year in Review” feature in December 2025, the professional networking giant likely hoped to inspire reflection, motivation, and optimism. Modeled loosely after Spotify Wrapped, the feature summarized users’ activity on the platform—how often they logged in, how many connections they made, and how many people in their network found new jobs. But instead of celebration, the rollout ignited a wave of frustration, dark humor, and outright anger across social media. For millions of professionals navigating one of the most unforgiving job markets in years, LinkedIn’s cheerful data recap felt less like encouragement and more like … Read more