Shall I de-facebook-friend?

[Streambeam]

Bit of late night facebook browsing. Seen that a one-time friend (travelled together, haven’t spoken in 3+ years) is now a lawyer for virgin care. She’ll be earning way over 100K.
I am horrified, Virgin care sued the NHS last year!! Shall I de-friend her out of disappointment or would that be unreasonable?

Can certainly understand wanting to defriend for ethical reasons. I've known people who did this sort of thing (more accepted in some circles than others) but haven't done so in practice myself, because I didn't feel like I knew enough people in the first place to go pushing them away when I didn't have to. And also it was unlikely to change things that were already fait accompli.

Taking a longer term view, I would say just hide her updates so you don't get irritated by them. In 5 or 10 years time she may not be working there any more and it'll be less awkward if you bump into her, if you didn't defriend her. She might even come to loathe the company herself in due course.

You don’t seem to have a very full grasp of the facts, but in any event it’s not unreasonable to unfriend someone you haven’t spoken to in 3 years for any reason.

It is viewed as pretty rude,but what has magic circle got to do with anything.

Again, if you have something else to say, make new thread about it, this just doesn't add up.

The reason the NHS got sued was because they (allegedly) broke the rules on procurement. The reason these rules are in place are to stop dodgy dealings, like senior managers accepting personal pay-offs to accept a contract which is not in the best interests of the company they work for (and therefore the public). So there can be a good, moral reason in the public interest to challenge them on their processes. This is also what FOI Requests are for, though they are a PITA if you have to complete them as part of your job.

That said, a difference of morals or loss of respect is a totally valid reason to stop being "friends" with someone. You don't have to justify it.