AITA for Losing My Cool When I Was Fired?

AITA for Losing My Cool When I Was Fired? A few years ago, I worked as a line cook at a high-end restaurant owned by a wealthy woman who was quite out of touch with everyday struggles.

At the time, I was 25, my wife was 21 and pregnant, and we lived in a cramped, run-down apartment. Money was tight, and my boss’s constant complaints about her lavish lifestyle really got to me. She once vented about trying to sell one of her three houses for $3.5 million but only getting an offer of $3.3 million.

She was furious. Another time, her daughter—who didn’t work and had two kids—crashed her Escalade. Even though she was upset, she bought her daughter a new one right away. She told me, “I was young once. We used to drink Courvoisier and Remy and smoke joints. I know how it is.”

For my wife’s 21st birthday, I requested the weekend off a month in advance. My boss didn’t seem to care and kept brushing off my request. On Friday, near the end of my shift, she told me she couldn’t find anyone to cover for me and was leaving for Florida for the weekend.

I laughed and told her I wasn’t coming in. She got really angry and demanded I stay, but I stuck to my decision. She eventually started laughing, thinking I was joking, but I insisted I wouldn’t be there.

The next morning, before we left for our cottage, I left a note at the restaurant saying I wouldn’t be coming in as I had requested time off well in advance. Later, while at the cottage, my boss called, furious that I had ruined her weekend. I asked if she didn’t think she ruined mine, but she just yelled until I hung up.

I was fired. When we got back on Monday, I called the restaurant to pick up my final paycheck. The owner first said she wouldn’t pay me, then claimed she’d already mailed the check, which I knew wasn’t true. Thankfully, I was already at the restaurant when I called.

She was shocked to see me walk in. During the busy lunch rush, I loudly demanded my paycheck. She threatened to call the police, but I shouted even louder, “Bring the police. YOU owe ME money!” The entire restaurant went silent. Not surprisingly, she quickly handed me my paycheck, realizing she could have avoided the whole mess.

The restaurant eventually shut down due to COVID-19, but I felt a sense of satisfaction for standing up for myself.

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A few years ago, I worked as a line cook at a fancy restaurant owned by a wealthy woman out of touch with everyday struggles.

At 25, with a pregnant wife and a cramped apartment, my boss’s complaints about her opulent lifestyle bothered me.

She once raged about only getting a $3.3 million offer for one of her three $3.5 million houses and immediately replaced her daughter’s crashed Escalade with a new one.

For my wife’s 21st birthday, I requested the weekend off a month in advance. My boss ignored my request and, on Friday, told me she couldn’t cover my shift and was leaving for Florida.

I laughed and told her I wasn’t coming in. She got angry but eventually started laughing, thinking I was joking, while I insisted I would be absent.

The next morning, I left a note at the restaurant confirming my absence. While at the cottage, my boss called, furious that I ruined her weekend. I pointed out that she had ruined mine, but she continued to yell until I hung up.

I was fired. When I returned on Monday to collect my final paycheck, the owner initially refused to pay me and then falsely claimed she’d mailed it. Since I was at the restaurant, she was stunned to see me. During the lunch rush, I loudly demanded my paycheck. She threatened to call the police, but I shouted back, “Bring the police. YOU owe ME money!” The restaurant went silent, and she quickly handed me my paycheck, realizing she could have avoided the situation.

The restaurant later closed due to COVID, but I felt good about standing up for myself.

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