My friend is being blamed for something she was never qualified to do in the first place
Problem/goal: Hi, I’m posting on behalf of a friend who’s currently dealing with a stressful situation and needs advice.
She applied as a receptionist at an animal bite clinic here in the Philippines. However, during training, she was instructed to perform tasks that should only be done by a licensed nurse (like administering doses to patients), even though:
She is not a nursing graduate
She does not have a license
She was trained by the staff and told to follow their procedures. At one point, she even asked about their practice of reusing/keeping materials like sterile water instead of replacing them, and she was told that’s how they normally do it.
After a few weeks, a patient she handled developed infected bumps in the area where the procedure was done. She was then terminated.
It’s already been a month since she was fired, but the clinic owner is still contacting her and asking her to take responsibility for what happened.
What do you guys think?
Posted May 2, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC