Blocked On Linkedin [work] -

The emoji was meant to soften the blow. Marcus did not see it that way.

Marcus wasn’t just any connection. He was the connection. His posts about product strategy got hundreds of likes. His “day in the life” carousels were legendary. Emma commented on every single one: “Such a great perspective, Marcus!” “Love this breakdown!” “Exactly what I needed to read today!” blocked on linkedin

Marcus never unblocked her. But somewhere along the way, Emma stopped checking. The emoji was meant to soften the blow

The responses surprised her. Fifty-two comments. Dozens of DMs from people admitting they’d been blocked too, or had blocked someone else, or had realized their own networking was hollow. One woman wrote: “I blocked a recruiter once because she sent me a ‘just checking in’ message every three days for a year. I still feel bad about it. But also… I don’t.” He was the connection