Waitress Quits on the Spot After Mother’s Day Fiasco

Imagine working two jobs to make ends meet, only to have one of them completely disregard your personal life and commitments. That’s exactly what happened to this 19-year-old waitress who found herself in a Mother’s Day nightmare. Despite making her plans known to her managers, they still refused to let her leave on time. What happened next will leave you questioning the priorities of some workplaces. ‍

Two Jobs, One Struggle

Barely Getting By

The Quest for More Hours ⏰

Planning a Professional Exit

Mother’s Day Scheduling

The Clock Strikes 8

False Hope

Phone Confiscation Threat

Bathroom Break Text

Parents to the Rescue

Manager’s Insensitivity

The Moment of Truth

Manager’s Harsh Words ️

Feeling Like the AH

Edit: A Note of Thanks

A Mother’s Day to Remember (or Forget)

This hardworking 19-year-old found herself stuck between two jobs, with one of them completely disregarding her personal life. On Mother’s Day, she was scheduled to work until 8 pm, but her managers refused to let her leave on time, causing her to miss her mom’s dinner. After an hour and a half of waiting, she finally had enough and quit on the spot. The manager later texted her, saying she was unprofessional and wouldn’t last long in the food industry. Now, she’s left wondering if she was in the wrong. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

Manager’s unprofessionalism and lying causes waitress to quit on Mother’s Day. NTA.

NTA for quitting. Manager should have planned better. Don’t tolerate abuse.

NTA. Don’t let anyone take advantage of your kindness.

Standing up for yourself in a crappy job NTA

Fast food worker quits after Mother’s Day fiasco. Not the a-hole.

Commenter and reply roast bad management with sarcasm

Sometimes, you just have to say ‘enough is enough’

NTA – Waitress quits after being asked to work overtime. Similar experience shared.

Manager breaks promise, NTA for quitting. Prioritize family

Standing up for fair scheduling

No plan to cover shift, NTA for quitting on time

Manager abuses power by trying to take employee’s phone. NTA.

NTA. Quitting without notice is allowed in at-will employment states

Short and sweet: commenter applauds the waitress for quitting

NTA. Management problem. NOT your problem

NTA. Easy to find food service jobs, two weeks abuse time

Stand up for your rights and don’t let your employer take advantage of you. NTA.

Waitress quits after Mother’s Day fiasco, NTA for leaving.

Agreeing with the commenter’s NTA verdict on bad managers.

Protect your spirit at all costs. Don’t let manipulative management win

Standing up for yourself and your time.

Food industry mistreating employees? NTA says it all

Respect your employer? Not in this Mother’s Day fiasco!

Support for employee standing up to bad management

Waitress clarifies confusion over schedule and manager’s actions

Waitress quits after Mother’s Day fiasco, justified or not?

Standing up for yourself at work is never a**hole move

Empowering response to a waitress quitting after Mother’s Day.

Respect your time and know when to quit

Commenter and reply find humor in absurd threat from customers.

Standing up to entitled customers like a boss!

Employee stands up for themselves after unfair treatment

Don’t let a bad experience ruin your passion

Savage comment shuts down industry exploitation with humor

Bad manager? NTA! Waitress quits on Mother’s Day

Prioritizing your own well-being is never unprofessional #NTA

Food service work is tough. Industry sucks, people are quitting ‍♂️

Commenter refuses to be controlled, walks out mid-shift

Redditors support waitress quitting after Mother’s Day fiasco

Respect your time and others will too ⏰

A culinary student quits a lower paying service job. NTA

Employee quits due to disrespectful workplace. NTA.

Former fast food worker empathizes with waitress’s decision to quit

No more excuses for understaffing. NTA

Managerial mistreatment called out by confident ex-waitress.

No job owes you anything, not even a two-week notice

Former fast food manager agrees OP is NTA for quitting.

No one should be expected to work overtime. NTA

Employee’s phone taken by employer, quits on the spot

No guilt in quitting a job.

Standing up for yourself is always the right move

Experienced server explains importance of teamwork on busy holidays

Don’t feel bad about jumping ship whenever you can afford it

No notice owed to employer, even after Mother’s Day disaster

Empathetic comment supports waitress quitting after unprofessional behavior.

Standing up for your rights at work

Don’t let them make you feel bad! You’re NTA.

Encouraging comment reminds waitress she made the right choice

Respect your wishes and don’t work overtime without agreement

Standing up against exploitation in the restaurant business

Taking a stand for fair treatment in the workplace

Don’t let your job control your life. NTA

Standing up for oneself and quitting toxic work environments.

Don’t let anyone take advantage of you in the workplace!

Experienced chef shares advice on leaving toxic workplaces.

You go girl! Stand up for yourself and move on.

Empathetic reply to quitting fast food job with sarcasm

Toxic work environment, unprofessional behavior, and a well-deserved NTA

Standing up against injustice and demanding fair compensation

NTA comment: Standing up for oneself with a sassy comeback

Empowered waitress quits after Mother’s Day fiasco

Stand up for yourself! You don’t owe your job anything