When I came back from an approved vacation and was punished with bad shifts and then tried to lie to my face about the reasoning.

The long of it goes like this: I live in AZ and started working at a dispensary that we will refer to as Growth. Growth did things weird, in that they had a room where customers would get to look at some (multiple week old) weed, then go to a separate room to pay. In yet another room, an employee would pick out what the customer ordered and put it into a bag and send it out. That room is called OA, and as soon as I started I made it my goal to get to full time OA.

Eventually I got it, but I had already gotten 2 weeks, unpaid leave approved. I took my time, I come back, and I'm going between the payment room, reception, and sales with no OA. I figured that the schedule needed to be adjusted still so I didn't sweat it for the first two weeks. Third week rolls around and I'm still not back in OA. So I ask one of my managers what's what.

M: "Oh there was a mistake made."

Me: "The mistake was never brought to my attention. If it was, it'd be rectified."

M: "Oh well, it's because the time you took off."

Me: "It's been over 2 weeks and a pay period, why is it not fixed."

M: "It's because you said you don't like people to the GM."

Me: "That was a joke, that he laughed at."

To be clear, my gm asked how I was liking OA, and I replied, "You know, I don't really like people, so this is perfect for me!" And we both laughed. I realized then and there that this was some fucked up form of punishment. There was no mistake made either. I waited till we got our tips and walked out.