Users are taking advantage of the social network to search for ex-partners and evaluate possible romantic interests.
It is the search for amor in the era of LinkedIn, as Emily Stewart summarizes in .
Users are taking advantage of this social network to look for ex-partners and evaluate possible romantic interests.
Emily has collected testimonials from several people, who use LinkedIn for different purposes – but not for her purpose, which would be looking for a job or looking for employees for her company.
There are those who go to social media to give a look at ex-boyfriendssee what they’re doing, if they’ve changed jobs, if they’ve published anything. A way to stalkinga chase, if you will.
There are those who look for potential partners romantics on the platform. Several times. And without activating incognito mode.
And yes, on a social network that, in principle, would be more professional, for other types of research.
Most unusual episode: the mother of a manager took a look at the profile of a suitor… her daughter.
Another: a woman sent – unintentionally – a connection request to ex-mother-in-law Yes, already after the divorce.
A man caught his unfaithful ex-girlfriend looking at your profile on your birthday.
A woman noticed that an ex-boyfriend of almost 10 years left a nasty comment in one of his publications: he would rather “take the train” than sit next to you on a plane.
Someone else remembered to use LinkedIn to check if all those types of Tinder who said they worked at Vice magazine actually worked at Vice.
Or there are those who use the platform to, years after she disappeared, say they are happy to know she is ok. Because he saw what was happening on LinkedIn. And even suggested renew the brief romance. He was ignored, but he still follows her on LinkedIn.
It’s normal to be curious about people from our past. But “it could be embarrassing if someone realizes that they are doing a kind of light cyber monitoring; and it is disturbing when he catches someone watching him”, describes Emily.
Because it’s hard to get over a relationship when you’re still seeing each other online.
In the midst of all this, there remains the challenge for those who post on LinkedIn: users are forced to find a delicate balance between maximizing professional exposure and maintaining personal privacy.
