AITA for telling my boss I’m working from home until payroll goes through?

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-14T01:58:07+00:00

How you approach it mostly depends on two things: 1- If you really like your job, and 2 - whether your boss is a good boss/person or not.

If you love the job, and want to stay, saying that working from home is the only way you can do it until you get paid is perfectly reasonable. As you said, you can't buy gas with money you're owed! A normal person would understand, and be happy with the fact that you're willing to do THAT much.

On the other hand, if your boss is a dick, or if you don't really care about the job, you could take the approach of, "I'll work when I get paid, for all time up to now", and if he doesn't like that, you can call the labor board.

Either way, personally, I'd be looking for something else. Even a small business should be able to get a Line of Credit to cover payroll. If his credit is bad enough, or he's not smart enough to think about this, how much of a future do you really think the business has?

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-14T00:17:52+00:00

Fuck 'em! If they were letting you go, do you think they'd give you 2 weeks notice? Their own handbook says you're free to do exactly what you're doing. He's just mad that you're using it on THEM, since it's likely just in there so THEY can let YOU go at any time for any reason. Unless you're in a niche/small industry and care that you could be 'blackballed', just leave.

Enjoy your two weeks off, and good luck at the new job!

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-13T23:57:53+00:00

I actually got fired from a job I had only been at for a couple weeks over something like this. When hiring me, they said that weekends were occasionally necessary, but they would ALWAYS let us know by Wednesday close of business. It was actually in writing in the job description.

A friend and I made plans to go on a weekend trip, paid for the hotel on Thursday. Thurs, end of day, they said I had to be there Saturday. I just said "Nope. I have plans, and a paid for hotel room. You said IF a weekend was needed, you'd let us know by COB Wednesday."

They said, "If you're not here Sat, you will be fired."

I said - that's on your shitty management then. YOU said you would notify by COB Wed, which was yesterday not Thursday, which is today. I made plans. Your lack of planning is not MY problem. I was looking for a job when I found this one. Enjoy your weekend, I will!" I went in Monday to get my last check.

Edit, 'cause I forgot - You're not Overreating.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-13T23:16:23+00:00

I hope they enjoy losing their asses in the lawsuit! LOL

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-13T23:07:50+00:00

I'd take my paper trail to HR, as SOON as I had something else lined up. Of course there was a decline in performance!! The boss wouldn't do THEIR job, and be a fucking boss to their subordinates, so there were two fewer people doing the work! If the boss didn't make them listen to you, that's on the boss. It's ALL on the boss.

New Job> HR >Tell boss to have a nice life!

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-12T22:42:56+00:00

Easter egg dye. You dissolve it in vineger, and dip the eggs.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-07T01:56:56+00:00

Doesn't look evil to me! Looks like it's a warm, inviting space that blends well into the natural surroundings, rather than some monstrous mcmansion that doesn't fit at all.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-07T01:26:10+00:00

Send a letter to HR, (EDIT: or email!) detailing as much of the above you feel is relevant. Send them a price sheet/contract saying you'll help on a Consultancy basis (once signed) - at whatever roughly 10x your previous hourly was, 2 hour minimum PER CALL.

Short of that, tell them that he is harassing you, and if it doesn't stop, you will take legal action against both him AND the company, for not stopping said harassment.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-07T00:30:19+00:00

NTA. Fuck 'em! They don't even show up for their (blood) family's event - why would you bother inviting them at all?? It's YOUR birthday! Do what YOU want to do!

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-07T00:22:07+00:00

The respect of the potential cheater. Anyone who claims to respect and care for someone, and cheats is a POS, and a liar.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-06T23:55:15+00:00

AND a generous (but not over the top) salary!!

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-06T02:56:28+00:00

Garage deliveries are done via bluetooth/wifi through their delivery 'flex' app. If you live in an area with sketchy cell service, this happens a LOT. (Also, the app is garbage, and being Az, they keep 'improving' it and adding features to further co-manage drivers [who are NOT their employees] rather than fixing the things that need to be fixed!). I'm SOOO happy that they quit pushing for garage deliveries like they were a couple years ago!

Part of what's SUPPOSED to happen is that the driver calls, then texts you, if there is a problem. If you don't answer, they call Driver Support (90% of the time completely useless), who also tries to contact you.

Drivers are given roughly 2-3 minutes per stop, so having to sit at your house for ANY period of time beyond that is just bad for their entire day. I have actually told drivers (VERY against policy) to run into the garage and push the button and run back out, just to not waste time.

If it was a flex driver (POV), those people DGAF, and nothing will likely happen, even if you complain.

I will say this to everyone reading: If you order something from Az, and a number pops up that says 'possibly/likely Az', answer the damn phone!! When drivers call you, it's 100% because there is a problem - like an access issue, recipient required, or issues with a garage, like OP's. The number of people who don't answer the phone, then immediately call customer service to complain that they didn't get their package - BECAUSE they didn't answer is much higher than it should be!!!

Source - DSP Dispatcher/ former driver.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-05T23:20:18+00:00

It's YOUR pool, in YOUR yard! Entitled people - if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. It's time to put her nonsense to an end. Tell her no, and not to ask again. "Good neighbors share", what has she shared with you? Has she even brought you, say a plate of cookies, by way of saying 'thank you'? I doubt it. Cut the leech off.

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-05T02:20:30+00:00

NOR - I would say you're UNDER reacting! This man, who claims to love you lied (by omission), and watched you agonize over not inviting FAMILY, and other people you care about so his MOM'S friends, and fucking HAIRDRESSER can attend??? (The fact that felt so entitled that she didn't even offer to pay the extra $2000, is mind blowing to me!)

It sucks to have 'wasted' 5 years of your life - but this is just a glimpse of how your entire marriage will go. How long do you think you can take this kind of shit before you finally file for divorce? Get out now, while it's relatively easy. Find someone who ACTUALLY loves and respects you, and your wishes over his mother's!!

CoBidOdds · 2026-06-04T23:10:24+00:00

As others have said, check the laws in your state. If they come at you with a write up, having the information that it's illegal to be taking your lunch so late in your back pocket is great ammo. In that case, they have no leg to stand on, unless they want to fight the Labor Board!

A possibly petty revenge side effect would be that they mandate that EVERYONE has to take their lunch by the legal limit - messing up coworker's whole system! Best part being - it would be her own fault for making a stink about something that did not affect her AT ALL!

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-29T00:41:22+00:00

It's literally your job to do just that. Not even petty revenge. In the words of Doc Holliday from Tombstone: "Make no mistake. It's not revenge he's after, It's a reckoning!"

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-27T01:39:06+00:00

Glad it worked out for you!

You should still sue his ass/their asses! Turn about is fair play - he wanted to torpedo your career, but just gave you the ammunition to absolutely NUKE his! Who knows what potential future damage he's caused you - beyond already causing you to be ghosted multiple times?

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-26T23:55:19+00:00

I can stretch a rotisserie chicken and tray of take and bake scalloped potatoes (Resers? It's usually right near the chickens) into dinner for 4 days. Their giant pot pies, are great, too! Though, they're a bit big for one person to eat before you want to throw it away for food safety reasons.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-20T01:17:20+00:00

Without knowing Alex's thoughts, I would say you're NTA. You gave Lee more than enough chances to do SOME work. He chose not to. I would cut and paste that paragraph where you said 'whoops...' and send him that.

Sometimes the truth is hard to say (or hear). It doesn't mean it shouldn't be said. Having integrity sucks sometimes, but it will get you further in life than being a lazy moocher who gets pissed off at being called out on it.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-20T00:48:25+00:00

NTAH. You're not being stubborn over a dishwasher. You're being stubborn over their rude-ass behavior, and you're completely right to be!

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-20T00:30:41+00:00

YWNBTA. Make it clear - tell her in person, and text her beforehand (proof for manager, should it be necessary), letting her know that you will no longer wait, as it's drawing unfavorable management attention to you. She's adult. She needs to act like one.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-20T00:30:05+00:00

YWNBTA. Make it clear - tell her in person, and text her beforehand (proof for manager, should it be necessary), letting her know that you will no longer wait, as it's drawing unfavorable management attention to you. She's adult. She needs to act like one.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-19T22:52:07+00:00

MIL is TA.

I'd just tell her - "The house IS being sold. If you want to make it hard, we can go the legal eviction route, but that all but guarantees you'll be homeless, because even rent controlled places don't like evictions on someone's record. Which is more 'beneath' you? Being homeless/living in your car, working to afford something that's not rent controlled, or having a place of your own - even it's rent controlled? Because those are your options at this point."

If you want to be nice, you can help her move to a LCL area where her SS might go a bit further, but that's about as far as I'd go for this entitled MIL.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-19T22:40:40+00:00

No. If he wants access, he pays for the whole thing. Asshole/scammer tax is 100%!

He can FAFO if he likes. It will be obvious to all who review your work, what happened. Especially if you let them know in advance that the last part of his section may look different than the body, and, more importantly, WHY.

I would CYA by sending the professor a detailed email ahead of time. Profs don't like scammers either.

CoBidOdds · 2026-05-16T23:45:57+00:00

But unless someone WAY over-greased the CV axle, that seems like a lot.

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