Blocked On Linkedin -

She never overdid it. Once per post. Professional. Insightful. At least, that’s what she told herself.

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.” blocked on linkedin

“I got blocked by someone I really admired today. It stung more than I want to admit. I think I forgot that LinkedIn isn’t a networking cheat code—it’s just people. And people can feel performed to, commented at, or used. I’m not sharing this for sympathy. I’m sharing it because I’ve been treating professional relationships like transactions, and that’s not who I want to be. If you’ve ever been blocked, ignored, or left on read—you’re not alone. And maybe, like me, it’s a sign to stop chasing and start actually connecting.” She never overdid it

Emma had spent six months preparing for this moment. She’d rewritten her LinkedIn headline seven times, curated a grid of polished-but-relatable content, and connected with 312 people in her target industry. Most importantly, she’d been following Marcus Webb—a senior director at a company she desperately wanted to work for. Insightful

He had blocked her.

On the third day, she did something uncomfortable. She opened her sent connection requests. Scroll, scroll, scroll. Twenty-three people she’d messaged without reply. Fourteen “Hey, loved your post on X!” comments left hanging. Two people she’d sent three-paragraph DMs to about “synergy” and “circling back.”