Nursing Home Drama: Birthday Revenge or Justified Payback?

Picture this: you’re working in a nursing home, understaffed and overworked. You’ve been looking forward to your birthday, only for a coworker to call out and force you to work a double shift on your special day. Fast forward to your coworker’s birthday, and they’re complaining about having to work. Would you feel sorry for them or serve them a taste of their own medicine? ‍♀️

Understaffed and Overworked

The Struggle of Second Shift

A Birthday Off

Amanda’s Partner Gets the Flu

Offering Help

Sleeping Away the Birthday

Amanda’s Birthday Complaints

Serving a Taste of Birthday Medicine

Disapproving Mom Stare

Questioning the Response

Birthday Battle: Fair Game or Crossing the Line?

When Gina’s birthday plans were ruined by Amanda calling out, she couldn’t help but feel a little resentful. Fast forward to Amanda’s birthday, and she’s complaining about having to work. Gina decides to give her a taste of her own medicine, but now she’s left wondering if she crossed a line. Did Gina go too far, or was it a justified response? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

NTA gets justified revenge on birthday, commenters debate Muriel’s intentions

NTA gets justified support for working a double shift on birthday.

Honesty over peace: commenter defends NTA’s hard truth.

Skipping work on your birthday? NTA, according to commenters.

Employee shares terrible work experience, receives support from commenter.

NTA commenter calls out sympathy givers for not helping out

Speaking up for what’s right, even if it’s uncomfortable.

Understaffed nursing homes: a common problem

Commenter stands up for truth, declares NTA

Standing up for oneself against entitled elderly. Not the a**hole.

Suggesting a diplomatic approach to avoid conflict with coworkers

To take your birthday off or not? NTA says commenter.

Don’t be a birthday brat

Commenter finds irony in justified payback.

Birthday work shift: NAH for not celebrating, NTA for working

Birthdays at work: NTA-ish comment normalizes working on birthdays.

Management to blame for birthday work, not coworker.

Calling out call-out culture in healthcare ‍

Mystery surrounds the reason for her call out

Nursing home staff turn on each other instead of blaming management

Comment section turns into high school drama.

Commenter approves of someone’s revenge. Drama ensues.

Understaffed nursing home struggles to meet residents’ needs.

Curious about the motive behind the call-in?

Mixed feelings on coworker’s sick day on OP’s birthday

Not the a**hole, but what happened?

Birthdays aren’t national holidays, NTA for setting boundaries.

Forgetting her own point? Not the a**hole move!

Teacher stands up to lazy partner, gets support from colleagues

Birthdays off work? ESH seems to miss the point.

Calling out a coworker on her birthday: justified or petty? ESH

Birthdays don’t excuse entitlement. NTA brings the truth.

Entitled coworker drama in nursing home, NTA wins the day!

Standing up for oneself, justified revenge or unnecessary drama?

Who is Gina and why do they need to be gotten?

Commenter accuses OP of validation post, sparks controversy.

Calling out hypocrisy: justified payback or unnecessary drama?

Commenter defends OP’s actions, tells complainer to suck it up.

Justified revenge? Commenter says NTA, and we agree!

Not the a**hole, but what happened on their birthday?

Karma strikes back! NTA gets justified payback

Friend ditches on birthday, complains about own ruined party. NTA.

Navigating nursing home staffing can be a real drama

Birthdays off-limits at work? NTA thinks otherwise

Consequences for bad actions. NTA gets justified payback.

Nurse’s Thanksgiving shift ruined her holiday plans. Still bitter. ‍♀️

Calling out hypocrisy. NTA wins this round.

Birthdays at work: petty or justifiable celebration?

Mom approves! Not the a**hole in this nursing home drama.

Justified revenge or petty payback? NTA commenter takes a stand.

Karma strikes back! NTA comment gets sweet revenge

Life’s too short to hold grudges over birthdays

Enjoying cake for someone else? Sweet revenge!

Not the a**hole, but what happened? Tell us more!

Agreeing with the commenter’s perspective on consequences and empathy.

Co-workers laugh as NTA suggests Amanda put on big girl pants

Birthdays aren’t sacred, NTA for seeking revenge

Someone’s not a fan of validation posts ‍♀️

Blaming a co-worker won’t fix a management problem

When a coworker constantly called in sick, I stopped covering.

Supporting policies for all: a mature and fair approach.

Commenter shames birthday celebration, gets no support.

Birthday revenge or justified payback? NTA got what she deserved

Working on your birthday? NTA, according to this commenter

Nurse disapproves of birthday revenge, but was it justified? NTA

Standing up to bullies, NTA takes revenge

Nursing home drama! NTA gets revenge on bossy boss

Truth-telling triumphs: Amanda gets what she deserves.

Empathy wins: Commenter supports not making birthdays all about oneself.

Who cares about working on their birthday? NTA but annoying

Giving the finger to an inconsiderate birthday party guest.

Reminder to entitled people: others have their own lives too

Working on your birthday sucks, NTA for being upset

Skipping work on your birthday: acceptable or unprofessional?