tarek_computer

Not only you are paying extra for tips and whatever the restaurant adds additional chargers to cover “employee costs” (yes this is real in the US), you are giving them more money when you put your email address in their payment system. I noticed such a trend when I started receiving advertisements from places I had visited long time ago. So this idea of saving the environment by cutting down on printed paper means more money to companies.

I had Grammarly premium for many years as part of my university studies until it was dropped today. $30 a month for premium is a lot, and I am hesitant to pay the discount annual. Searching the web reveals a lot of alternatives, but I am not sure which is good or bad. Any ideas ?

I posted earlier on HN that LinkedIn permanently banned me without knowing why. It’s a moot point with them because no person on LinkedIn seems willing (or aware) to talk to me and tell me why. All I get is the same automated response that I am banned: “We've deemed the activity in your account is in violation of the LinkedIn User Agreement and Professional Community Policies. Your appeal has been denied, and your account has been restricted permanently. Please see our User Agreement and Professional Community Policies for more information.”

Recruiters expect me to have a LinkedIn link on my resume or portfolio, and they expect job seekers like myself to be searchable on the platform as well. That is no longer an option for me. Besides replacing my LinkedIn URL with my home page on my resume, if that even matters, where do you think I can promote myself as a technology consultant now that I no longer exist on LinkedIn?