Originally Posted by
justinJustQuit 
I go back into work this Monday (sober), and he asked what happened. I told him I fell off into drinking again. He simply looked at me and asked: "did you get it taken care of?". I said "yep". He said: "Good. Don't worry about charging this as vacation. Just take them as sick days. And no more eating at Joe Bucks."
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I think you are exceptionally lucky to have this friend.
I understand how hard staying sober can be, for sure. Can I ask if you are committed to this and what are you doing/changing to make sure it doesn't happen again?
I only ask as you say you've had issues since January, and we are now in May. I think it's dangerous to not start addressing why this keeps happening?
Please give his gesture of friendship and your sobriety, the respect and attention it deserves. In tough economic times as well, to be without a job, a reference and a good friend is a very big risk to take.
But I'm sure you know that, right?