How is LinkedIn considered ok?

amother

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:28 am

I’m on LinkedIn myself. My industry kind of requires it for networking.

BUT

I know LinkedIn works by connections. How is it ok that so many frum men and women are connecting/commenting on each others posts etc etc etc “for the sake of business and networking”?

I see so many times, flirtatious compliments - directed toward a persons work. it nags me to see it. Maybe I’m reading into it too much?

amother

Lime ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:36 am

amother OP wrote:

Flirtatious comments are the problem, not LinkedIn necessarily. If someone doesn't understand inappropriate behavior, it can happen at a store, on whatsapp, by text message, email, etc.

What do you consider flirtatious behavior, by the way? I've never seen flirtatious comments there, even from secular or non-Jewish connections on LinkedIn.

amother

DarkMagenta

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:36 am

I’m not on linked in officially but have an old account and am usually bewildered when I see frum LinkedIn

Genius ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 10:01 am

It’s not ok. Many comments definitely cross lines that shouldn’t be crossed. Especially frum to frum connections.

amother

↑ Lime ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 10:21 am

Genius wrote:

It’s not ok. Many comments definitely cross lines that shouldn’t be crossed. Especially frum to frum connections.

What sort of comments do you see that are crossing lines?

amother

Arcticblue ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 2:51 pm

There are literally hundreds of examples. Yeshivish, chassidish, JPF, you name it, there is often a severe lack of appropriate boundaries between the genders on LinkedIn. I’ll just pull up the first couple of random examples I come across and try to remove identifying details.

Busybee5 ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 3:33 pm

amother Arcticblue wrote:

Not ok. Especially that they're using the first names and not a brand/business name. It's too personal.

amother

↑ Arcticblue ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 3:43 pm

Busybee5 wrote:

Not ok. Especially that they're using the first names and not a brand/business name. It's too personal.

Yep, banter, teasing, “you go girl” type of messages from frum men to married frum women and vise versa. It’s rampant and it’s highly inappropriate.

amother

Tulip

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 3:47 pm

My husband and I always joke that LinkedIn is frum approved social media where people can totally flirt and message people of the opposite gender "for business". It's honestly comical and cringeworthy reading the comment sections.

amother

↑ Lime

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:05 pm

amother Arcticblue wrote:

Oy. BH I've never come across that nonsense.

amother

NeonPurple ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:15 pm

While I agree it's not appropriate for any kind of comments or compliments, you can't judge from any one example. You don't know if they're brother & sister or cousins. Especially if they're so overt like that.

amother

Cognac

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:15 pm

OBnursemom wrote:

I have a profile on LinkedIn with my work history and my current position. Am I doing it wrong?

You're doing it perfect 😂😃

amother

↑ NeonPurple

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:16 pm

amother Arcticblue wrote:

You can do better with removing identifying details...

amother

Snowdrop ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:23 pm

amother Lime wrote:

Oy. BH I've never come across that nonsense.

You didn't? Then you're not on LinkedIn.

Come on. I'm there for years and that's the vibe.

I have received support messages from men and I'm there without a profile picture.

Its just that my comments are always very intelligent and I have great sense of humor so people think I'm a flirt.

I comment on women's posts only btw.

amother

↑ Arcticblue ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:25 pm

amother NeonPurple wrote:

Many posters have similar comments across multiple linked in posts. They must have a ton of brothers and sisters.

amother

↑ Snowdrop ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 4:26 pm

To be dklz many people have ghostwriters on LinkedIn so it doesn't have to be the person themselves commenting.

Its hard to train the culture to a non Jewish or even a more modern ghostwriter.

If a dm is too 'warm' for my comfort level I'll make sure to professionally bring it back to, eh, professional level.