It’s Probably Not OK to Send Naked Pictures on LinkedIn
A lawsuit against SunTrust shows how employers face unique problems when it comes to using the business web platform.
A man enters LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, California,.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Tinder is for dating. Facebook is for friends. LinkedIn is for ... well, it depends whom you ask. The professional networking platform is meant for connecting with colleagues, clients and prospective bosses, but behavior on the site can be far from the diplomacy of a boardroom.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday night in Los Angeles, a mid-level financial industry professional identified only as Jane Doe alleged that a recruitment conversation on LinkedIn took a turn for the inappropriate when she received sexual messages from a banker—using his corporate account—who had been trying to recruit her. One of the messages included a photograph of his genitals.