If you cold DM someone on a social media site like LinkedIn and they don’t respond, would you be upset, or would you pretty much expect that?

In today’s story, one man chooses to ignore the questions a stranger asks via DM, that is, until the stranger has a potential job offer.

Does the stranger overreact, or is this revenge perfectly justified?

Let’s see how the story plays out.

He ghosted me when I needed info. So I ghosted him when he needed a job.

Some time ago, I reached out to someone working at a company I was interested in, just to ask about the work culture.

He’d leave me on seen, or respond with one-word, vague replies like “yes” or “okay.” Clearly not interested in helping.

Fast forward a few months, I saw he was now on the job hunt. So I messaged him again with a casual “Hi.”

Predictably, he ignored it.

They tried one more time.

A day later, I followed up with: “I see you’re leaving X company, I might have an opening.”

Boom — instant reply. Full of enthusiasm. Suddenly, he’s writing long messages answering my previous questions and being oh-so-helpful.

So I did the only logical thing. I blocked him. Immediately.

This was the most petty thing I did my whole life and it felt great!

That’s funny!

Only being nice to someone when you want something from them can really backfire.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This person thinks that man got what he deserved.

Another person would’ve played it differently.

Perhaps blocking him was the wrong move.

This person thinks the revenge was petty but not justified.

Another person thinks networking at every opportunity is pretty draining.

This person seems to have too much time on their hands.

Woof.

If you liked this post, check out this story about an employee who got revenge on a co-worker who kept grading their work suspiciously low.