A recruitment consultant publicly shamed a businessman who branded her ‘doable’ on LinkedIn (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)
A woman who was branded ‘doable’ by a businessman on LinkedIn has publicly shamed him for his vulgar comments.
Recruitment consultant Sarah Jay, who works in the healthcare industry, shared a photograph from a black-tie work event in August on the career-driven social media platform.
But the 24-year-old was left ‘infuriated’ when she received a private message after posting the picture from a businessman who told her ‘you’re so doable’..
After telling the man to keep his ‘vulgar opinions to himself,’ he tried to justify his behaviour and blamed her for sharing a ‘sexy profile picture’.
The person who sent the message tried to defend his vulgar comments (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)
The picture in question showed Sarah smiling at the camera while wearing a long black dress.
She later decided to expose the user’s ‘unacceptable’ behaviour in a public post, which she captioned ‘the reality of being a woman on LinkedIn’.
Many users praised her for ‘speaking out’ against the ‘shocking’ messages and the majority condemned the man’s behaviour – but a small number suggested her pictures were not ‘professional’ enough for the site.
Sarah, from Ipswich, Suffolk, said: ‘It infuriates me. It is a professional photo. It was at a work event. It’s not like it was revealing in any way.
‘But even if it was, it doesn’t mean you’re able to say those sorts of comments. It makes you feel disgusting.
‘I don’t want him thinking of me that way from a professional photo that was taken at a work event.
‘It was just him carrying it on for no reason. I’d already told him “this isn’t professional. This needs to stop. I’ll be removing you as a connection”.
The picture in question was taken at a black-tie work event (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)
‘He still tried to justify it because of my profile picture being “sexy” and it shouldn’t be on a professional platform.
‘That’s why he thought it was acceptable to say such vulgar things because of my profile picture.
‘Even though I shouldn’t have to justify myself I felt like I kind of had to.
‘I’m open to receiving compliments, that’s absolutely fine. But keep it professional and there’s no need to make vulgar comments saying I’m “doable”. It’s not nice.
‘On a professional platform I want to focus on my professional skills. It is not a dating site.’
The recruitment consultant admitted she wanted to expose the LinkedIn user’s ‘disgraceful’ language to spread awareness before blocking and reporting his profile as well as notifying his workplace.
Sarah said: ‘The only reason why I did post it was because I’d had quite a few vulgar, weird messages from men on LinkedIn previously. It’s not just LinkedIn, it has been other social media platforms as well.
Sarah said she wanted to make a point of handling the situation ‘professionally’ (Picture: Kennedy News)
‘Obviously receiving messages like this is gross. You don’t expect it as well, especially from LinkedIn, but it is quite common.
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Source:: Metro