Jessica Linden, employee of the Bavarian State Ministry, is annoyed by dating inquiries.
She ventures her anger on her LinkedIn profile.
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Woman is typing on the laptop with Linkedin logo
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Munich - Women often get unpleasant inquiries from men on the Internet.
Not just on social networks like Facebook and Instagram.
Even on career portals such as Xing and LinkedIn, they are not safe from unwanted advances.
An employee of the Bavarian State Ministry no longer wanted to put up with this and publicly defended herself.
Jessica Linden's LinkedIn post spread across the web and has garnered more than 16,000 likes so far.
Jessica Linden did not share the exact messages that were sent to her.
More and more women are defending themselves against harassment of all kinds - including recently moderator Mareile Höppner on Instagram, who complained about inappropriate messages from men (tz.de * reported).
At Linkedin, a woman from Munich defends herself over inappropriate letters
Jessica Lindner also tries with her LinkedIn post to dissuade men from sending her online dating inquiries *.
She writes: “Dear gentlemen, I'm only here for business reasons!
I am very happy with my private life!
So whether you write to me privately once, twice or ten times, I will not answer you!
Accepting a LinkedIn contact is not like a match on Tinder. "
Hundreds of comments are collected under the LinkedIn post of the Munich resident.
From encouragement to reproaches, everything is included.
One user even advises: "Then take another photo!" Your picture is not appropriate for a career platform.
Many LinkedIn users agree that the Munich resident is right.
One user writes: “To be honest, I don't know what's so funny about it, dear commentators.
If a person feels so pressured that they have to share it publicly, that's not something I would laugh at.
Now don't say that's a compliment to be turned on.
If someone is here for his: her career and is only perceived as material for male private pleasure, then that is inappropriate and then he is: she is a victim of sexism.
By “laughing away” this problem, you make those affected mute.
Not cool."
LinkedIn is a job placement network, not a dating platform. * That doesn't seem to put many men off.
There must have been a lot of inquiries before Jessica Linden decided to respond publicly.
The Munich resident's homepage shows that she was or is working as a model.
But even an attractive appearance should not be an invitation to try flirting on a career platform like Linkedin.
* tz.de
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