April 3, 2026 at 12:35 am

Employee Was Planning To Move In With His Close Friend, But When Same Friend Applied For A Job At His Company, He Realized It Would Create An Uncomfortable Situation

by Benjamin Cottrell

frustrated employee at his computer

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Some friendships are best enjoyed in small doses.

But when one man realized his close friend was interviewing for a job at his workplace while also planning to move in as his roommate, the situation suddenly felt like a one-way ticket to friendship burnout.

You’ll want to keep reading for this one.

WIBTA if I willingly prevent my friend from getting a job?

A close friend of mine (whom I love but I can only handle so much of) is interviewing at my current workplace, a place where I hold a position of power and have influence over who gets hired or not.

I love my friend. I really do.

But here’s where it gets tricky.

As fate would have it, these friends are about to spend a good amount of time together.

Due to a breakup, I’m left looking for a new place to live.

It just so happens that that very friend is also looking for one roommate, so naturally we’re going to look for a place together.

And if he gets this job…

He just went through his second interview at my job, and it just dawned on me…

If he gets hired, I will literally be with him ALL the time.

Work, then go home together, every… day…

He has legitimate reasons for denying his candidacy, but he has a bit of an ulterior motive too.

The position he’s interviewing for is a role that requires skills he doesn’t possess.

I can say that with certainty (I grew up with the guy).

Now this is a moral dilemma.

What did Reddit make of this?

Going through with this plan would make this employee entirely self serving.

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“Qualifications” aren’t always as powerful as potential.

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Maybe it’s better to just find another roommate.

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The company needs the right hire, and his friend deserves a fair shot.

There’s more to life than just looking out for yourself.

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