LinkedIn Connection Request Turns Threat: CEO Warns Rival To Not Poach Employees
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The screenshot, shared by Ali Schwanke shows a LinkedIn message from the CEO of Optima Solutions asking her not to poach employees from their company.
A seemingly innocuous connection request on LinkedIn turned hostile when the CEO of one company sent a threatening message to the founder of a rival. Ali Schwanke, founder of Simple Strat, shared a screenshot of the message on X, where it quickly went viral. Instead of being pitch slapped, now LinkedIn comes with threats.WTF is this. pic.twitter.com/pXbPA8DhTc
Carlos Pantoja, CEO of Optima Solutions, connected with Schwanke and included a message that read, "Your first and only warning: do not try to poach my employees or you will have no employees yourself." The message was signed off with a sarcastic "With much love."
Schwanke decided to leave the names of both companies and CEOs uncensored, stating that "an unwarranted threat" didn't deserve the courtesy of anonymity. The post has garnered over two million views and sparked discussions about professional conduct on online platforms.
