My old manager keeps asking me to remove my Behance showcases, but all I’ve shared is a public website with a brief UX process overview—no private or unpublished content. What should I do?

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How to respond when asked to remove previous company work

If you are not under any NDA, you don’t have to worry about it.

You can simply respond with something like:

”Thanks for reaching out.

I made sure to leave out any sensitive information.

I really value the time at [Your Previous Company], and it’s important to me to show the impact and the work I did there.

I hope you understand.

Yet again, nothing in this case study should be confidential and I’m happy to make concessions like blurring or removing anything, if you think I’ve over stepped.”

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My old manager keeps asking me to remove my Behance showcases, but all I’ve shared is a public website with a brief UX process overview—no private or unpublished content. What should I do?

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