Dingus friends

By Anonymous - 25/02/2015 11:51 - United Kingdom

Today, I was telling my friends that I'd gotten a paid position to cover a worker's bereavement leave for the next three weeks. They then called me an insensitive bitch for "profiting from someone else's misfortune." FML
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Hollywoodgirl79 18

Nice friends you have there, OP. Just ignore them, it's your job so it's not their concern.

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tygerarmy 35

You're a good coworker to cover for someone for three weeks. Don't listen to your friends.

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MidnaLink 33

Then does that mean I shouldn't cover for my coworkers when they get sick, because I'll be "profiting from their illness?"

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Brandi_Faith 33

That's actually a really good way of explaining it to them. Same with a coworker going on vacation or maternity leave (don't you hate when people take advantage of a birth lol). Maybe if op explains it this way they can comprehend the situation?

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militarybrat 21

#24 a lot of people refer to maternity leave as vacation. If only they knew...

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Steve95401 49

The work needs to be covered if someone is out - regardless of it's because of vacation, illness or bereavement. A paycheck is always a good thing to have and your friends are way out of line.

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Goblin182 26

Do they expect you to work for free because the person you are covering for had a loved on pass away?

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lawdogdriver 7

Unless they're willing to pay your bills, they need to shut up

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MrDonSalvetti 27

So this is what "friends" say to their friends... nice to know. So I guess I don't have any friends then :)

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CaroAurelia 12

So because this person lost a loved one, nobody is supposed to do their job for three weeks? I mean, my condolences to your coworker, but somebody has to do the job!

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Vestin 18

If a person does not cause a bad thing, and then gets out of it a good thing, the good thing is actually bad? That's a weird "taint" theory your friends are advancing. Bad things happen all the time. We should not cause them; we should prevent them, but we sure as hell should get every benefit from them we can. If a few eggs have been broken anyway - make that goddamn omelette. Getting good from bad isn't disgraceful, it's being resourceful and making the world a better place instead of just solemnly contemplating its downsides.

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