Why does my boss keep looking at my linkedin?

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, why does my boss keep looking at my linkedin profile? He has been messaging me sometimes and comes up to me when he knows I'm upset, but this is the third time he has looked at my Linkedin.

Why?

[lericah]

possibly he is interested in you though LinkedIn is an odd place to online stalk someone. Infatuation is definitely a huge leap of logic. Maybe he is considering you for a position and he is checking your profile for information that would qualify you. Checking multiple times could just be him making sure he is right in case his decision is contested. The messaging you seems odd but coming upto you when you seem upset could be explained as him making sure his employees are ok or if he's considering you for a position just making sure he isn't hiring someone who may soon have a problem. We really need information about the job, manager's normal behaviour, his age, and the number of times and context in which he viewed your profile, messaged you and approached you.

[Asker]

He has messaged me 3 times in linkedin and twice in text. He has looked at my profile 3 times too. He is 32 but married with kids. I'm a claims administrator. And he approached me many times asking how I am.

[lericah]

In that case its sounding more like he is probing to see if you could be a friend he can trust in the office which is good for your career. Your worried he wants to be more then friends, which in my opinion is not necessarily the case, but at the same time he wants to be more the friends so he can bring you home to spice up the marriage ;) Honestly with what you gave me I don't see any reason to feel threatened there are plenty of other reasons that he would be trying to get to know you better and I think being polite and friendly is the best course of action. Maybe he will cross the line, maybe he's perfectly fine. There is no way to know for sure at this point.

[lericah]

I have to apologize for the horrible grammer I reread only half of what I wrote. I'm just saying he's not necessarily cheating if he is interested sexually but there is not enough of substance to draw that conclusion in my opinion

[dreamspear]

He might be suspecting that you're looking for another job. People tend to only use LinkedIn to find clients or employees.

He might take you being upset as a clue that you want to leave.

[Darkfairie17]

Perhaps if they have noticed you are upset at work, they are monitoring your activity to see if you are job searching.

Linkedin can be a great place to network, but it can also be a scary place where employers can track what you do. I would be careful what you post on there, as they can see it.

Try to be as professional as possible and keep your profile professional.

[Darkfairie17]

Thanks!

[coolbreeze]

Maybe he has a crush on you and he likes looking and stalking your page because he is infatuated with you.