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In February, Jess (@jessalbotra) recounted the story of an internship she worked when she was fresh out of college and pursuing journalism. It was a small company, and her manager was only a year older than her, but she hoped she would get some sort of mentorship out of the three-month gig. Unfortunately, the experience wound up being underwhelming, and she says she didn’t really talk to anyone from the company for the next six years. But a month prior to her video, she received a LinkedIn message out of the blue from the aforementioned manager, which she shared on TikTok. It was harmless, just an acknowledgment that Jess has been working for Google and that the former manager has moved on to being a Marketing Manager, and would “love to catch up over a phone call soon.” Jess says she opted not to respond, as she didn’t feel it was “coming from a genuine place,” based on her prior experiences with this person. Another month went by, and then another message came through that prompted her to make the video in the first place. “Wow, it’s a shame to think that you’ve turned into the kind of person that you have,” the manager wrote. “I always detected a selfish opportunist side when you interned for me at [redacted] back in 2017, but for you to actually ignore a message from a former superior is beyond low.”