Simple vent and question. Why would you receive my connection request, read it, ACCEPT it, and then ignore it? A week passes and I send you a second message, and get promptly blocked (??). Why not just ignore the request? Genuine question
Is this a case of "500+ connections" hoarders?
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Autism is a bitch, and I get how you feel. You’re constantly wondering if your behaviour is lining up with society’s social norms. So I understand you overthinking.. but we need to understand is that humans are complex and not black-and-white. This person could’ve blocked you for a variety of reasons. I would try not to overthink it
appreciate the feedback. I'm not diagnosed but I do have some traits unfortunately. oh well..
Move on, it doesn't matter, it's one person.
However I am interested in the message you sent haha.
And no one cares about 500+ connections.
message is fine. i have a +40% response rate with a very low-tier background
Dude, you are NOT going to be able to handle how IB Analysts get treated in this line of work if this is frustrating to you lol.
geniunely not frustrated but curious. I thought the typical HYPS/GS guy would not behave like this. first time too
That is precisely how the typical HYPS/GS guys is going to behave.
They’re busy. They’re willing to help, but they’re busy and don’t need to be harassed. Chill out a little bit.
was worried of coming off as such. but this is the first case to be honest. would you say a week is too intense?
Right now, yes. Interns just hit the desk, it’s not even actually recruiting season and M&A volumes are significantly higher than they were last year. For any good junior banker, responding to LinkedIn messages can’t really be a priority right now.
Keep being yourself, it shows more of their character and is probably not someone you’d want to connect with, unless these people are senior professionals it’s understandable they don’t have much spare time.
I understand they're busy. thanks for the comment though. really appreciate feedback
I will admit, I have done the same thing (minus the second message ghosting part - there was no second message) with a person that tried to network with me on LinkedIn (i.e., accept the connection, read the message and never reply). I was planning on responding, but responsibilities kept piling up and I kept procrastinating on it, until I felt it was too embarrassing to reply several weeks later. Not proud of it, but I'm willing to bet the same thing happens to plenty of professionals in the industry.
haha please do reach out. the college junior you're talking to will be grateful
You had to make 2 posts with the same body for that? No wonder you got blocked.
twitter humor on wso?
Also, tired of requests from rando Gen Z kids not explaining why they are reaching out. Something as simple as "interested in your background in equity research in this industry and was wondering if you had any advice for a new grad trying to enter the field." That would seriously suffice and would be happy to reach to a kid like that.
Literally 95% are a request with no context. Hence, I never add them.
understandable haha. i was talking more about adding and then not answering
they just want those 500+ connections 😂
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