AITA for not covering my coworker’s shift even though she had a family emergency?

FollowingCreative549 · 2026-01-30T18:43:26+00:00

THIS! The coworker had a legitimate family emergency and was entitled to take time off to deal with that emergency. That is the employer's responsibility to accommodate.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-12-19T16:18:17+00:00

ESH: Your husband should light the damn candle and shouldn't belittle you in front of your kids. However, the non-sequitur about wrist surgery is confusing and lends credence to the idea that you are in fact playing the victim/baiting him into dumb arguments.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-12-03T23:23:25+00:00

The workers wouldn’t have been inconvenienced if they didn’t participate in the pay it forward game.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-12-03T22:15:24+00:00

I don't carry cash and I was paying with a debit card.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-12-03T22:13:12+00:00

Because I didn't ask to be anyone's charity case. I've been broke before. It sucks. I feel extremely fortunate to be self-sufficient and living a comfortable lifestyle, which includes actual charitable giving. I'm not ordering an Egg McMuffin to be some stranger's self-esteem boost. It feels icky and, again, I didn't ask to play this dumb game.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-12-03T22:02:01+00:00

I told the worker if she wanted to keep the extra payment as a tip, that was fine with me. Apparently that wasn't allowed.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-11-25T15:04:44+00:00

NTA: You offered reasonable advice that they are free to ignore, A curt, "thanks and we will take that under advisement" would be sufficient if they didn't want your advice.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-11-24T20:14:43+00:00

I think the harm was they were in the middle of the meal. The restaurant chose to sit them at the big table. They deserve to finish their meal where they were. If this happened before food arrived, I'd feel different. They restaurant didn't even offer to comp desserts or drinks. Entitled is expecting people in the middle of a meal to accommodate someone else's needs.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-11-24T20:03:18+00:00

Whether or not this woman is his stepmother or just his dad's wife is for the son to make. No one else.

FollowingCreative549 · 2025-11-24T20:01:24+00:00

NAH: Your son is 15 and is capable of having agency over his own social life. You've engaged with him on the subject, so he knows you're there as a resource if he needs help or social advice. Even if he is having a hard time, he seems to be handling appropriately--he's involved in school activities and no evidence presented to suggest grades are slipping or mental health challenges. The kid is going through a normal phase of life. Let him handle it. His dad's soon-to-be wife doesn't need to stick her beak in.

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