We usually see this on Tinder, but now its on LinkedIN.
Check out her story:
Notice that the comments were disabled. I wonder why?
I also looked up the company blog, and her LinkedIN profile.
For those who don't have the patience to read, here is a short analysis.
First - About her:
1. Jayde Phoenix - Probably a 23 year old "Corporate Account Manager" (I believe that her email gives us hints on that), has joined Foursys UK on January 2016. I rate her as HB7 bordering HB8.
2. She has a problem managing her way around LinkedIN (having 2 titles at the same time on the job). Her profile is also a sales pitch (minor No-No on LinkedIN).
3. Probably an attention whore - according to the highly non professional photo on her profile.
Now about the incident:
1. Foursys wanted to raise attention. Jayde had an idea:
3. Trolls rushed in to comment. My favorite:
4. The company was shocked, and Jayde ran for cover. LinkedIN removed the post with all the funny comments. Foursys screams: Cyberbullies!
5. So the competition was aborted. Foursys and Jayde made the video above.
6.
What she says:
1. "I'm good at my job"
Maybe, but you have 8 month record in IT sales. You have nothing to show on your profile to prove that.
2. "People do not believe I'm good because of the way that I dress"
If a man dressed like you, we won't believe it either. You are IT sales, dress the part. You did dress like a booth babe.
3. "We all sit around and say we want more women in the IT industry"
Who said that? "All"?
4. "I know more than 99% of the people you meet on the street", "I can tell you what a denial of service attack is, or how an SQL injection works"
Just because you had 1 week of orientation at an IT company and had seen a lot of presentations does not mean that you are better than 99% of the people.
They can look it up online.
My analysis:
1. Campaign gone wrong - she thought she could leverage her looks and reputation. Misfired.
2. I'm shocked that people on LinkedIN (which can be easily identified) responded like that. It's one thing when you are anonymous in a forum, but this could backfire.
3. Good reaction by LinkedIN - make the "problem" go away.
4. WB for sure
Check out her story:
Notice that the comments were disabled. I wonder why?
I also looked up the company blog, and her LinkedIN profile.
For those who don't have the patience to read, here is a short analysis.
First - About her:
1. Jayde Phoenix - Probably a 23 year old "Corporate Account Manager" (I believe that her email gives us hints on that), has joined Foursys UK on January 2016. I rate her as HB7 bordering HB8.
2. She has a problem managing her way around LinkedIN (having 2 titles at the same time on the job). Her profile is also a sales pitch (minor No-No on LinkedIN).
3. Probably an attention whore - according to the highly non professional photo on her profile.
Now about the incident:
1. Foursys wanted to raise attention. Jayde had an idea:
Quote:Quote:2. This is how they did it:
On Thursday, 11 August, one of our cybersecurity account managers, Jayde, came up with the idea of an online competition, with a bottle of champagne as the prize.
3. Trolls rushed in to comment. My favorite:
Quote:Quote:.
I count 82 USB sticks and two space hoppers
4. The company was shocked, and Jayde ran for cover. LinkedIN removed the post with all the funny comments. Foursys screams: Cyberbullies!
5. So the competition was aborted. Foursys and Jayde made the video above.
6.
Quote:Quote:
In light of the circumstances, we have decided to offer the bottle to Jayde, as a token to remind her of the day she fought back
What she says:
1. "I'm good at my job"
Maybe, but you have 8 month record in IT sales. You have nothing to show on your profile to prove that.
2. "People do not believe I'm good because of the way that I dress"
If a man dressed like you, we won't believe it either. You are IT sales, dress the part. You did dress like a booth babe.
3. "We all sit around and say we want more women in the IT industry"
Who said that? "All"?
4. "I know more than 99% of the people you meet on the street", "I can tell you what a denial of service attack is, or how an SQL injection works"
Just because you had 1 week of orientation at an IT company and had seen a lot of presentations does not mean that you are better than 99% of the people.
They can look it up online.
My analysis:
1. Campaign gone wrong - she thought she could leverage her looks and reputation. Misfired.
2. I'm shocked that people on LinkedIN (which can be easily identified) responded like that. It's one thing when you are anonymous in a forum, but this could backfire.
3. Good reaction by LinkedIN - make the "problem" go away.
4. WB for sure
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