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Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

#11

Post by buckbova »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #6

Much ado about nothing. The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right , even if her response to the 20-something went overboard. If she had stopped at "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky" we wouldn't have even known about it. While that would have been a brusque response, it was still correct. I hate cold calls, because every single one (for me) i…

> Both parties could have handled this better.

Bullshit. Kelly was a complete a-hole and deserves everything she gets. There were 100 different ways to handle this without insults.

I don't even treat telemarketers this rudely.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by shock-value »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #6

Much ado about nothing. The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right , even if her response to the 20-something went overboard. If she had stopped at "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky" we wouldn't have even known about it. While that would have been a brusque response, it was still correct. I hate cold calls, because every single one (for me) i…

The requester was cordial, if persistent. The response was condescending, rude, insensitive... and the pejoratives are essentially unending. Even "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky", is egregiously presumptuous. I really hope that's not your attitude towards people doing what they can to find a job, MrZongle.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

#14

Post by MrZongle2 »

buckbova wrote: post #11
MrZongle2 wrote: post #6

Much ado about nothing. The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right , even if her response to the 20-something went overboard. If she had stopped at "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky" we wouldn't have even known about it. While that would have been a brusque response, it was still correct. I hate cold calls, because every single one (for me) i…

> Both parties could have handled this better. Bullshit. Kelly was a complete a-hole and deserves everything she gets. There were 100 different ways to handle this without insults. I don't even treat telemarketers this rudely.

"And deserves everything she gets"

Yes, let's ruin a woman's livelihood over a bloody LinkedIn exchange because somebody's feelings were hurt.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

#15

Post by shock-value »

buckbova wrote: post #11
MrZongle2 wrote: post #6

Much ado about nothing. The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right , even if her response to the 20-something went overboard. If she had stopped at "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky" we wouldn't have even known about it. While that would have been a brusque response, it was still correct. I hate cold calls, because every single one (for me) i…

> Both parties could have handled this better. Bullshit. Kelly was a complete a-hole and deserves everything she gets. There were 100 different ways to handle this without insults. I don't even treat telemarketers this rudely.

Looks like this isn't the popular opinion on HN right now, but I fully agree.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

#16

Post by vbrendel »

She's clearly serious about this. From her blog:

* 6. LinkedIn. Please do NOT shop through LinkedIn for all the important sounding senior practitioners in town, and ask them to connect. It comes across as bush league, it shows poor judgment, and you are ignoring the fundamental rule of connections – reciprocity. Networking is conducted between individuals who have met or worked with each other, and who can provide equal levels of help to each other. If I would be only the 5th connection you have on LinkedIn, and I’m bringing 800+ connections to the table, what you would get is the ability to harvest my contacts for job leads, and I get – absolutely nothing of use or interest out of accepting your invite.

These types of wishful connection requests come across as self-serving and tacky. Of course, if you’ve been an intern for someone, please ask them to connect. Every professional I know bends over backwards to help their interns, give them recommendations, etc. However, if the only way you met a business leader was because they came to class to speak, please hold off on the presumptuous urge to ask them to connect with you. Right now, your LinkedIn connections should be classmates, professors and the people you worked for at internships or part-time jobs.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by SDGT »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #6

Much ado about nothing. The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right , even if her response to the 20-something went overboard. If she had stopped at "Your invite to connect is inappropriate, beneficial only to you, and tacky" we wouldn't have even known about it. While that would have been a brusque response, it was still correct. I hate cold calls, because every single one (for me) i…

> The individual who was on the receiving end of the LinkedIn request is right

Yeah... No.

Don't run a fucking job board and pimp it through LinkedIn if you don't want attention. The request could have just been ignored, and it did NOT deserve this vitriol.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

#18

Post by buckbova »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #14
buckbova wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Both parties could have handled this better. Bullshit. Kelly was a complete a-hole and deserves everything she gets. There were 100 different ways to handle this without insults. I don't even treat telemarketers this rudely.

"And deserves everything she gets" Yes, let's ruin a woman's livelihood over a bloody LinkedIn exchange because somebody's feelings were hurt.

Hey, the NFL forgave Michael Vick. Anything is possible.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by shock-value »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #14
buckbova wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Both parties could have handled this better. Bullshit. Kelly was a complete a-hole and deserves everything she gets. There were 100 different ways to handle this without insults. I don't even treat telemarketers this rudely.

"And deserves everything she gets" Yes, let's ruin a woman's livelihood over a bloody LinkedIn exchange because somebody's feelings were hurt.

The only thing that happened to her was that her email (multiple similarly worded emails, in fact) was posted publicly. If that's all it takes to ruin her career than maybe she shouldn't have written the email the way she did.
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