How do you discern a former colleague/friend’s intentions for trying to re/connect with you? How do you differentiate someone networking with you vs trying to use/mooch off of you & use you without reciprocating?

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I would offer/agree to catch up and assume the best of the situation. See if they even ask you for things and if you feel caught off guard just say you’ll have to think about.

I mean if you moved to a bigger/better firm and you weren’t close in the past, it’s probably mooching. You know the existing relationship, we don’t.

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It’s a simple as going with your gut feeling. If it’s purely business, you treated as purely business and move forward and make it simple.

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