Who is right? Does it even matter?
What does matter is the misunderstanding. The lack of clear concise communication. Maybe confirmation prior to the meeting could have prevented this mishap. Prior confirmation can be critically important to prevent potential miscommunication.
Have you ever considered that employee retention just might be a death trap to the growth of your business? Are you holding on to people that should have been terminated long ago? Business, just like life changes every day and hopefully your goal is to grow your business. Things change.
MAKING CONTACT- This is perhaps the single most important reason to use LinkedIn. Making connections on LinkedIn is important, but once a connection is made then what? If you have made a connection with someone then there is a great chance that there is an mutually beneficial opportunity to be explored. PICK UP THE PHONE and call your new connection and begin a dialogue about how you might both benefit from being connected. If someone has requested to be LinkedIn with you then you are being seen as having some type of value.