He Was Accused Of Being Selfish After He Skipped A Friend’s Wedding So He Could Get A Flight Home Before A Hurricane Hit
Do you know people who expect you to be at their special event or party no matter what?
Disappointing those kinds of people is often not fun and can lead to tons of drama.
One man was recently accused of being selfish after he skipped a friend’s wedding ceremony, which was scheduled during a hurricane, to get an earlier return flight home so he could get back to work on time.
He was recently invited to his friend’s wedding, which was out of town in her fiancé’s home state. He had to beg his boss to get off the Friday before the wedding, as he was very busy working on his company’s budget.
He got the day off and flew into town on a Friday, with the wedding scheduled for the next day. He was able to enjoy the rehearsal dinner and little bachelor party for the groom.
Unfortunately, there was word that a hurricane was heading to town the weekend of the wedding, and it only got worse as the weekend progressed.
On the day of the wedding, he woke up to chaos. He learned the hurricane was getting stronger and that the wedding had to be moved to a different venue due to the weather.
“I panicked and started checking flight statuses and saw most flights for that day were canceled,” he said.
He started getting really anxious, as he knew his boss would be very angry with him if he weren’t back to work on time the following Monday.
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Because the hurricane was worsening, he figured his original return flight, scheduled for Sunday, was bound to get canceled.
So, he decided to prioritize work and booked the last flight home he could find, which meant he’d have to leave during his friend’s wedding ceremony.
“While I was leaving, I saw a group of friends, including the bride, in the hotel lobby while they were waiting for their Uber to the wedding venue,” he recalled.
“I told them I had a personal situation and had to get back home. They enjoyed the wedding, [though] it was cut short due to the hurricane.”
He later learned that the day after the wedding, the local airport had been closed due to the bad weather, and all the other guests were panicking, figuring out how they would get home.
So, although he made the right choice work-wise, his friends have begun to make him feel guilty for skipping the wedding ceremony.
“They think I’m selfish for not going to the wedding, trying to sneak out, not being forward about my reason being not wanting to get stranded, and putting my job first,” he explained.
Should he feel guilty, or did he have to do what he had to do to keep his job?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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