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Aibu to call out LinkedIn harassment

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:37

Have name changed as am probably going to end up outing myself.

I run a business and as such my LinkedIn profile and being “friendly” to new connections who message me is a must.

For about the third time this month, I’ve been harassed by a man (who guess what only seems to have added women to his profile).

I’m sick of this and have publicly published screenshots of the messages.

I think we tend to not talk about this, and I’m
A bit sick of it.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:41

Oh and dh was like “oh just leave it - it’s a weirdo”. I asked just how many “weirdos” he gets harassing him on linked in- guess what.. none.

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AutumnRose1 · 06/12/2019 20:43

I completely get why you’ve done that

It’s ridiculous that a so called professional website has become a platform for this shite. I came off LinkedIn a while ago, not sure what the complaints procedure is.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:45

Tricky for me as LinkedIn really is a good platform for my business.

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Cuddling57 · 06/12/2019 20:47

Could you report it to his company?

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:49

I reported him and it appears he’s been blocked - this was a bad example as he was extreme - but I get it almost once a week.

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redexpat · 06/12/2019 20:50

I believe a female barrister did similar fairly recently.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:50

Not worried about outing as have changed name - but this sort is thing..

Aibu to call out LinkedIn harassment
Aibu to call out LinkedIn harassment
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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:51

Oh photos didn’t post!

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MissConductUS · 06/12/2019 20:51

Report him to LinkedIn for violating the terms of use. You can do so directly from his messages or posts:

www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/37822/recognizing-and-reporting-spam-inappropriate-and-abusive-content?lang=en

If it's really off he'll be warned or suspended.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:52

There were other messages in between that As well which I just deleted

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WhichBin · 06/12/2019 20:52

I have a love / hate relationship with LinkedIn. This shit really gets on my nerves.

Could you do a prolific post about the purpose of LI, harassment etc but blank out his name ensuring that he sees it too? (Not sure if you’ve blocked him)

The PR from it could be good

I had a post that went viral on there a few weeks back. It was a bit “out there” but was very good for various reasons (branding, connections etc). Written correctly, it could hit 2 birds with one stone (embarrassing the knobhead and do good for your business)

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TigerDroveAgain · 06/12/2019 20:53

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:53

@MissConductUS I did. and I imagine it may have been taken seriously. But the point is - why should this even happen. This doesn’t happen to dh.

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HanginWithMyGnomies · 06/12/2019 20:55

@Linkedinshite you can see your full name on those photos.. :/

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Jokie · 06/12/2019 20:56

I've had this on another professional networking site and it really annoys me. I've reported the user to the admin and they just suggested that I block them and move on.

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Butchyrestingface · 06/12/2019 20:57

Did he connect to you? There used to be a facility where you could report people for trying to “connect” when they didn’t know you.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 20:58

@WhichBin I’ve posted it already. Tricky as I think a lot of my clients won’t like it (but likely won’t notice my linked in).

I wish I had a compilation of this sort of stuff - it happens at least weekly.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:00

@HanginWithMyGnomies I know they can. I’ve name changed

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:02

@Butchyrestingface see that’s the issue. I do accept connections from those I don’t know - I sort of have to - they can potentially be clients. It’s different from when I just worked in an organisation.

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HanginWithMyGnomies · 06/12/2019 21:02

@Linkedinshite sorry, you did literally write that right under the photos 😂😂 think I’ll pop my glasses on now!!

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:05

@HanginWithMyGnomies oh no - nice of you to point it out - if I was under my usual username I’d be mortified!!

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MissConductUS · 06/12/2019 21:07

But the point is - why should this even happen. This doesn’t happen to dh.

It's happened to me too and it's shit. It doesn't happen to men because many men think it's acceptable to harass women, especially when they can do so anonymously. Women don't generally have that defect.

This is why I like MN. It's a women friendly space.

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:32

@miss that’s why I’m calling it pot publicly

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:35

Oh and while appreciate that you may not want to collide your mn world with the linked in one - here’s a link to my post of anyone does fancy commenting or sharing
www.linkedin.com/posts/charlotte-sheridan-small-biz_i-never-usually-talk-about-this-sort-of-thing-activity-6608804117030686720-p76A

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Linkedinshite · 06/12/2019 21:39

@Jokie see that’s what annoys me. You should block them and move on. No they should be banned and everyone can move on

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