Do you accept social media requests from work or managers? An associate sent me friend requests on both Instagram and Facebook. l typically ignore them until after we no longer work directly together. She then asked me about it. What would you say?

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Say you prefer to connect professionally on LinkedIn. To ease things, perhaps say you don't use other platforms a ton. Otherwise, don't overexplain. No one should be required to connect with co-workers on personal channels.

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“Sorry. I don’t accept friend requests from strangers”

Then walk away smiling to yourself at the bewildered expression now on her face.

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