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Ilona Baliūnaitė

“I’m Not Actually Sympathetic To Her Situation”: Person Doesn’t Donate PTO To Dying Coworker

Moral dilemmas aren’t meant to be easy. Sometimes, figuring out the right thing to do is overwhelming and you feel judged by your peers. One internet user, u/AntiYourOpinion, asked the AITA community for some impartial advice on a particularly sensitive matter where pragmatism clashed with social niceties and decency.

According to the author, their coworkers are all donating some of their paid time off to a colleague who has been diagnosed with cancer. All except for the OP who doesn’t see the point in ‘wasting’ the PTO. Now, they’re asking the internet whether they’re in the wrong for being so blunt. Scroll down for the story and to see the mixed reactions it got. Bored Panda reached out to the author, and we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from them.

Many people expect healthcare workers to be empathetic. However, there are times when this clashes with their personal goals

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