So , I don\'t really know where to start from. So 2 years ago I met this guy at

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So , I don't really know where to start from. So 2 years ago I met this guy at college and then soon me and him become school bodies where we were both meeting to do school work together and informing each other about what is going on in classes. That we started to talk about what we do for a living and than he stated that he do carpet cleaning but that his van was broken right now. So I offered to help him fix t and work with him. So he trained me how to clean carpets . I worked for him for about 2 month, than he offered to sell his carpet cleaning van to me but at that moment I didn't not want to buy the van because I know it had mechanical issues but I offered to pay him 10000 if he would sell me his company name also, but he refused, so l went ahead and bought my own van and used the same advertisement a year latter. Soon my company grow and I was doing good. After a few month of operationing my company that person told me that he would hurt me financially. He stated that he would not like to discuss anything outside of school or business related. Until this day after all that happened we still talk and take all of our classes together; but he told me that he would not like to know me or talk to me after college. Lately I been feeling guilty and even thought about selling the company even though it's succesful. I even offered to buy his business now and he refused. My question is do you guys think what I did was unethical. Do you guys think that we should not talk now?

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Hi,

After reading the above scenario I suppose & as per my thinking there was nothing unethical in the entire happening. Your motive was nowhere to hurt or demean your school buddy. Initially when you guys met it was a co-incidence that you happen to have a conversation & which leads to know about of what you do for your livings. Post this you fix his van in return to what he educated you about the carpet cleaning process. There is no harm in sharing knowledge, also in this case you repaired his van for him. Selling his van to you was an offer which he made, if that does not suited you, why would you purchase that. also you knew it wasnt working properly., still you made an offer & to which he refused. That means it did not suited him & that's why he did not took that decision of selling van to you for 10000. Now after all this if you went ahead with your own decision of progressing in carpet cleaning business than this has nothing to do with any decisions yo have made previously. You have attained success beacuse of your hardworkd & dedication towards your work. You do not have to feel guilty about any of your decisions. Post this even you proposed him of buying his business but again he refused. it was his decision. None of the decisions made by you were incorrect. Please do not even feel that you have done anytihng unethical.

Although you have done the best you could have, lastly you can have an open discussion about the entire scenario & let him state what is it that he is not feeling good about. Listen to him & think if anything can be done to save the relationship. If you think so then please proceed otherwise, a relationship cannot be worked upon unless both are interested.

Thanks & hopefully i answered your query.

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