The message regarded Proudman’s appearance, to which she expressed her disappointment in the apparent objectification. In 2015, Charlotte Proudman of London shared a LinkedIn conversation she received to Twitter.
LinkedIn is not your office water cooler it is not your locker room. The way that I see it, to be taken seriously in a professional setting is respect in and of itself. A number of individuals, primarily men, seem to share a belief that their title, their profession, their masculinity is enough to waive respect. Suggestive language on this platform can be demeaning and belittling to a woman’s professional persona. The prevalence of an abuse of professional power on LinkedIn tells me that I am seen as naive, easily manipulated and meek. “A number of individuals, primarily men, seem to share a belief that their title, their profession, their masculinity is enough to waive respect.” How many women, like myself, are receiving unsolicited advances made by men? And why? This got the gears in my huge brain turning. Am I interested in what a man on LinkedIn thinks about my smile? No, baby. Did he just double text me? Listen, I will be the first to say that I am absolutely glowing in my headshot. “Absolutely gorgeous smile by the way!!!” He added in a second message. “Thank you so much for connecting!!!!” he wrote. Some man who owned some company that I had never heard of before. Strictly business.Ībout a month ago, I received a message that made my eye twitch a little.
I try to limit my connections to those who I foresee a mutually beneficial relationship with at some point in my career. Nearly all of my social media accounts are public and I’ll accept almost any follower I can get. Online, I am a particularly open individual. My student loans are not going to pay themselves.
I truly love building my professional network and, let’s face it, I need a job after graduation. Louis, Cleveland, Kansas City, Columbus, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Tulsa, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Paris, Vancouver, Milwaukee, Montreal, Richmond, Charleston, Birmingham, Syracuse, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Louisville, Buffalo, Norfolk, Albany, Madison, Santa Barbara, Providence, Jacksonville, Memphis, Honolulu, Omaha, Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Columbia, Fargo, Mobile-Pensacola (Ft.I have admittedly become a LinkedIn junkie over the past few years. New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, Denver, Miami, Houston, Austin, San Diego, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh, Orlando, Portland, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Hartford, St.
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