Why do people add you on Linkedin but cancel it later?

[Dear Summer]

It has happened a few times already. These are people I met them once or twice in the past, or stopped staying in touched and I get an email notification that they added. But when I log in a few days later, it looks like they cancelled it. I'm just curious as to why people do that.

 

[Puppies04]

Beacause you are boring?

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I found your problem right here:

 

[tpin]

Beacause you are boring?

Yes that can be one of the point.()

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Beacause you are boring?

I really think that they may be ashamed that they know the OP. So they "unfriended" yews.

(Just my thought.) or (imho.)

(no hate.)

Cheers Brah!

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Seriously; you have to manage your contacts so that you arn't looked down uppon.

This is why I only have the "right" kinds of people as friends on face book.

 

[darkswordsman17]

My guess, these are just the people that aren't interested in you specifically but rather what networking with you could bring.

They see you either can't help them get ahead or possibly know others that could so they dump you.

Seriously; you have to manage your contacts so that you arn't looked down uppon.

This is why I only have the "right" kinds of people as friends on face book.

Tell us about your business card.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

My guess, these are just the people that aren't interested in you specifically but rather what networking with you could bring.

They see you either can't help them get ahead or possibly know others that could so they dump you.



Tell us about your business card.

I've been thinking that dressing up like american psycho will garner me greater respect in-front of a business class.

 

[Fritzo]

In LinkedIn, there's a button on the first screen that looks like a "Login" button, but it's actually a "send a friend request to all network contacts" button. Noobs might be clicking that.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

This is probably what happened.

Randy: Yo brah, I'm so wasted. Let's be brahs on LinkedIn.
You: Oh snap brah. I love you let's be brahs.
- Randy adds you to LinkedIn
- You accept and put on your Aviators because you're such a bad ass. *Danger Zone*
- Randy looks at your picture and realizes he was wasted and made a terrible mistake
- Randy defriends you.
- You are forever alone.

 

[Saint Nick]

Not sure, but I am guilty of what you describe. I got LinkedIn and added a bunch of people, but ended up getting rid of it. Didn't like LinkedIn. I just want to worry about one social networking interface (only Facebook).

 

[PsiStar]

LinkedIn is not a purely social networking interface ... in the way I use it. If I view you as not at least a potential help professionally for or I to you, then you get de-linked.

I also do not want more than 150 contacts although lately that has been creeping up over 160 so I will be doing some house keeping sometime. Who I de-link depends on how long they have been in my contacts list and if they ever comment to any group. There are certain execs I will keep because they do not hide their contact list & I can use it to shop for my own.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

probably added until they remembered you

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Why LinkedIn do people?

 

[Puppies04]

TBH probably head hunters checking your full profile out then deciding you aren't what they are looking for.