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Yeah, def not. If you wouldn’t have fun as a vacation anyway, then that would be a hard no. I’d only consider/agree if you would also enjoy it as a vacation independently of her surgery/situation.
Chief
That's a hard no. She should be covering you if she wants you to go and help her.
No thats a crazy thing to ask of someone for voluntary surgery
This is insane. Way overboard to expect a friend to do this. Your friend is the A **** 😅
Why don’t you say something then? Good lord stick up for yourself and put her in her place
“Hey I want to support you and know surgery can be scary. Unfortunately it’s not financially feasible for me - between the cost and time off, it’s not something I can make work. I hope you can understand that it’s not a reflection of how much I care, but just where I’m at with my own responsibilities and limitations. I can help you find a nurse in the area and look up rates/reviews for them? Or check in throughout the week?”
My best friend went to Miami for a surgery a few years back (we live in Europe). She hired a nurse for aftercare. I am her emergency contact and if anything happened, I’d be there on the next flight. She is my best friend and she means the world to me. She went over a holiday that I spend with my family. Had it been another time, I probably would have gone with her, stayed in another hotel room and worked remotely. The thought of my best friend doing that alone, with all the risks - as it was, I spent a good bit of her surgery day in tears because I was so nervous.
Your friend needs a professional nurse for aftercare. You are not a professional nurse. You should also reflect on your friendship, as you don’t seem aligned.
Girl, lol. You attack OP's reputation and call her character into question, and then when she defends herself and explains her situation/her side of the story (when you seem to be very fascinated about hearing more parts of the story) — you start insulting her and calling her self-centered? What happened to "doing everything you could for a stranger in your culture?"
Refusing to listen and then attacking her is toxic, and I hope you don't show up this way for the people who may work for you or your family, friends, or "strangers" you purport to help. But given your unreasonable standards and goal posts for kindness (that you keep moving, btw), I wouldn't be surprised if you also subjected others to unreasonable, disrespectful requests that you've been defending by saying it's "kindness."
You may purport yourself to be a "good kind person" with a holier than thou attitude, but is that only if your pride is indulged? Not sure if you're truly "generous" then.
Rising Star
Um, no
Go if you also want plastic surgery in the same country and hire someone full time to look after you both (sharing the cost). Otherwise no.