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Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by 10feet »

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 funny thing is, to me the 20 something does come of feeling entitled, after posting this personal message everywhere because she did not get here way.

Now obviously the original lady was a rude, but so what? Somehow being rude to someone is grounds for public evisceration these days? Of course being publicly humiliated is way worse than being rude to someone.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by gatehouse »

nsxwolf wrote: post #4
dec0dedab0de wrote: post #3

Am I the only one who never heard of a job bank before?

I've never heard of one either, but it sounds like someone needs to start a competing one in that town...

Yeah I'm a little confused now too. If the operator of the job bank isn't interested in connecting with job seekers, then what is the point of it? Is it somewhere you send your unfilled jobs for safekeeping -- so that they won't be taken by uppity youngsters -- because that seems to be how she's running it.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by mildtrepidation »

loteck wrote: post #9

Summary of this tempest: Girl applies to join a "job bank" email group in Cleveland, in order to find a job. Girl feels like it's also a smart idea to connect with the operator of the email group on LinkedIn. Operator absolutely eviscerates girl for requesting the LinkedIn connection. Girl spreads operator's rude response around the internet. Operator is now sad, and has apologized.

This is not a summary. It's an explanation that lacks a great deal of important context. If you're considering taking this at face value, go read the actual content of this exchange: You'll see very quickly why an apology was warranted, and how incredibly shallow it was.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by duskwuff »

vbrendel wrote: post #16

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 eq…

I feel like there's something to this, but they're still missing the point a bit. The concept of LinkedIn connections is fundamentally supposed to be that they represent that these people know each other. It shouldn't be motivated by reciprocal "help", but it certainly shouldn't be indiscriminate either!

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by icedchai »

ingsoc79 wrote: post #19

Typical Millennial response. You hurt my feelings so I'm going to shame you on social media! Good luck to anyone willing to step in the legal & PR minefield of employing this girl.

Oh no, not social media!!! Please, don't post on twitter!!!

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by mildtrepidation »

exelius wrote: post #23
livejamie wrote: post #2

I feel bad for this lady: http://i.imgur.com/reEDRLx.png

Anyone who has an MBA and puts it in their title is asking for it. I mean really, who does that? Not anyone with an MBA from anywhere worthwhile...

That's phenomenally backwards...

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by kenrikm »

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…

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Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by incision »

>"...if I shared my 960+ LinkedIn connections with you - a total stranger who has nothing to offer me."

It never occurred to me that someone could have so much self-worth tied up in their LinkedIn connection list.

Funny thing is, it's actually reassuring that this is notable enough to go viral and universally decried.

Just swap jobseeking for technology help, 960 connections for 27,000 posts and you're looking at one of millions of noob scorchings that have been taking place since BBS. Being smug, needlessly nasty and aggressively dismissive isn't just ignored in these circles - it's often applauded.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by MrZongle2 »

corresation wrote: post #21
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…

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. Do you actually use LinkedIn? You seem to be assigning a connection with some sort of profound meaning that it simply doesn't have. Indeed, if you follow LinkedIn's standard user flow, it will generate connection invites for anyone who you've ever corresponded with and saved as a co…

Yes, to answer your question, I do use LinkedIn. But I am picky about who I network with, because I feel that my connections also reflect upon me. If I wanted to do otherwise, I'd use Facebook.

The response from the woman in question went too far, and it isn't too hard to draw the conclusion that she probably shouldn't be in a job involving networking if she has that reaction.... but it doesn't change the fact that the connection requestor was looking to get something for nothing, and her subsequent activity to mob-shame the other is equally disgusting.

Re: Talk About An Unprofessional LinkedIn Response

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Post by mikeleeorg »

nsxwolf wrote: post #4
dec0dedab0de wrote: post #3

Am I the only one who never heard of a job bank before?

I've never heard of one either, but it sounds like someone needs to start a competing one in that town...

Looks like someone just did:

https://twitter.com/OtherNEOJobBank

So far, it appears to be just a Twitter account that shares local job listings, but perhaps they are working on a formal email list and website too.

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