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Lots of "performance review boilerplate, I don't want to say anything _bad_ about this person but there's nothing particularly good I can say" energy there.

Someone decided that this feedback was worth highlighting:

"Bob demonstrated a level of intelligence and contextual understanding that goes beyond anything I've seen in other tools. Bob goes beyond anything I've seen in other tools."

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If you search those names you'll find most have a LinkedIn page proudly displaying their many "IBM Influencer" achievements and qualifications.

I realise LinkedIn is a surrealist caricature of corporate reality, but just imagine proudly displaying your #1 shill award for all to see

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> I realise LinkedIn is a surrealist caricature of corporate reality

I don't think it's a caricature of reality at all, it very much is like the large US corps I've worked at.

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Exactly, it really is that absurd. If anything, you could say the corporate world is its own self-caricature.
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It's IBM. They leveraged synergies with the thought leaders they could reach out and touch base with.
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One carousel quote literally ends with "Bib is a highly reliable partner."
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Can we look forward to a localized version named 'Bub'?
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Theres even one that says "Bib [sic] is a highly reliable partner."
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It’s actually hard to sell anything to developers, it’s however much easier to do with executives and managers
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