“I was sick of it happening, because it really made me feel like a joke,” explained Walker, who said a message from a 50-year-old man calling her profile picture “really cute” was the final straw that lead her to write the post. Others shared how men had purported to have job opportunities when they only wanted to hit on them. I have felt the same way and was wondering if it was just me experiencing it,” wrote one user. Walker’s post received hundreds of comments from women echoing similar experiences of receiving unwanted and inappropriate messages from men.ĪLSO SEE: Man sparks debate after breaking up with girlfriend over her ‘influencer’ career: ‘Get a day job’ An unwarranted personal message that has nothing to do with work - on a website that is specifically for professional networking - is unacceptable.” I have worked my whole life to be taken seriously as a professional woman.
“LinkedIn is not a dating app - please do not connect or message me on LinkedIn - unless you want to network. “I'm frustrated that I even have to write this post, but I feel like many women are experiencing the same thing,” Walker wrote in a post that has since received more than 25,000 likes. Last month a post by Chandler Walker, a 22-year-old social media intern, condemning this behaviour went viral. So, when she received a message from a high-level employee at a major tech company commenting on her appearance, she decided to call him out on his behaviour. Normally Scott would ignore these sorts of messages, but the sheer volume of them on a day when she was celebrating a professional milestone hit a nerve. Within minutes, the 25-year-old was inundated with messages some congratulatory, some seeking career advice - but most were inappropriate messages from men commenting on her appearance. “So I wanted people to know that it is possible and I wanted to celebrate my achievement.”ĪLSO SEE: COVID-19 has changed the way people are online dating - and it might be for the better “Changing your career is an incredibly stressful and challenging thing,” Scott said in an interview with Yahoo Lifestyle Canada. When Regina Scott found out that, after a gruelling boot camp, she had received her dream internship at a software company, she was excited: her mid-pandemic career change into the tech industry had paid off.Įager to share her success with friends and colleagues, she posted a photo of herself on LinkedIn with an inspirational caption hoping to motivate others. Female users are speaking out after receiving harassing messages from men on LinkedIn.
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