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Seeking business from a former employee’s LinkedIn contacts-Ethics Question
I have found that people who work for a former employer have been
viewing my LinkedIn profile and may possibly be contacting some of the
over 500+ connections I have to solicit their business.A very small percentage of these connections were made during the time I
worked for this company; I would guess that 98% of the connections I
have were made during the (over) twenty year course of my professional
life.I would like to solicit your opinion if their actions are the new
standard or morals of business? Would you consider their actions ethical? -
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I see more and more mechanics listing profiles on linked in . Would love to split premium membership so we could view their whole contact information.
An old guy with a very successful shop once told me if you can’t find a mechanic steal one.Don’t really like that but with Linked in ???
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It doesn’t seem very ethical, but then again a lot of business isn’t ethical, and in this economic climate, people sure tend to get a bit cut-throat.
What you can do is change your privacy settings on LinkedIn, disconnect from those people at the former employer, and hope for the best. If that’s possible – it should be, but I’m not 100%, because it has been a long time since I used LinkedIn. Deleted my account a good while ago. Good luck!
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