From Boardroom to Bedroom: LinkedIn’s Most Unhinged Trend Yet

It started with humble #HustleCulture grindset posts. Then came the inspirational #5AMClub gym selfies. But now, in the most unhinged evolution of LinkedIn flexing, professionals are proudly posting Post-Shag Productivity Selfies—because nothing says “thought leader” like a bedhead and a ring light.

“I see it as an extension of my personal brand,” said Brad, a self-proclaimed LinkedInfluencer who recently posted a post-coital selfie with the caption ‘Meetings aren’t the only thing I close.’ “If people can share their morning routines, why not their late-night wins?”

The Trend Taking Over LinkedIn

Scattered across the feed between a Senior Executive’s long-winded anecdote about how they “once learned teamwork from a barista” and a recruitment consultant’s 19-paragraph epic on why rejection builds character, a new breed of self-promotion has emerged.

Freshly disheveled but brimming with corporate ambition, these posts typically feature:

  • Women applying makeup with captions like “If I can get up and refresh my look after a ‘late night strategy meeting,’ you can get out of bed and chase your dreams! #Resilience”
  • Men, shirtless or in a dangerously loose dressing gown, hitting a smouldering mirror selfie with a caption along the lines of “Closed deals, opened opportunities. Life is about balance. #PeakPerformance”
  • The truly elite LinkedInfluencers taking a “just finished” snap from the bedsheets with a profound reflection on synergy and maximising efficiency. One went viral last week for posting: “Just as in business, execution is everything.”

A New Era of Engagement

The response has been—unfortunately—engagement gold. The LinkedIn algorithm has been unable to resist the surge in likes and comments from a mix of:

  • Thirsty finance bros commenting, “🔥🔥🔥 Love to see this level of dedication!”
  • HR professionals in distress posting “As a workplace culture specialist, I am begging you all to stop.”
  • The eternally confused accountants who just wanted to see tax updates but are now questioning if they should be taking their own post-intimacy Excel-themed selfies.

“I opened LinkedIn expecting job postings, and now I’m staring at someone’s bedroom lighting setup,” said Karen Patel, a bewildered marketing manager. “What is happening? Is this the end of professionalism as we know it?”

Preparing for OnlyMiddles?

Industry insiders are speculating that this bizarre new trend may actually be part of a wider strategy to warm up audiences for LinkedIn’s much-rumored subscription platform, OnlyMiddles. As we previously covered, OnlyMiddles is expected to be a content hub where middle managers can monetise their wisdom, offering exclusive insights into KPIs, cross-departmental synergy, and the art of forwarding emails.

If that’s the case, then these post-shag selfies may just be the first step in LinkedIn’s transformation into a premium, subscription-driven experience. Picture it: a world where corporate influencers charge £4.99 a month for “exclusive pillow talk leadership insights.”

Where Do We Go From Here?

With LinkedIn becoming more unhinged by the day, experts predict the next logical step will be live-streamed networking pillow talk. Picture it: a blurry, dimly lit video where two exhausted professionals discuss Q1 revenue goals while tangled in corporate-branded bedsheets.

Until then, we can only sit back, scroll, and wait for the inevitable LinkedIn Shagfluencer Course—because if there’s one thing the platform is good at, it’s monetising bad decisions.

#KeepItProfessional (Or Don’t)


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