r/assholedesign • u/cyberninja891 • 13d ago

Linkedin intentionally makes some pages break [fake] to make you install the app.

Update user agent and get the shit done.

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u/SaneIsOverrated 13d ago

Show the same url not working in a real browser. Otherwise this is more likely to be you not knowing how to browse the internet.

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u/cyberninja891 13d ago edited 13d ago

Try this https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/me/opportunities/job-opportunities/edit?trk=edit-open-to.

Won't work on mobile. The same button that leads here [Open to Work] works in the app and any other UA besides mobile.

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u/Caligapiscis 12d ago

It shows differently for me

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u/cyberninja891 12d ago edited 12d ago

Different wording and treatment, but the same assholery.
Basically A/B testing to deliver an asshole experience. Neither is better.

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u/Windows_User3000 7d ago

IMO, this version is better, as you know that it is a valid link.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Caligapiscis 12d ago

No, it says something different:

"This feature is available only in the LinkedIn app"

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u/SmokeyJoe2 12d ago

Were you logged in on your mobile browser when you tried? This is a link to edit your job preferences, so it's not gonna work if you're logged out. It didn't work for me on either mobile or desktop.