This happened about a year after 9/11. I was working at the only national taco joint at the time and I was going through the process of joining the military. My recruiter had scheduled my ASFAB test and an intro physical fitness test on a Saturday night I was scheduled to work at the taco joint.
I called my boss the night before to let them know, which they told me to call the manager, “Karen”, on the day of my shift. I called Karen 8 hours before my shift to let her know I had to cancel my shift for recruiting stuff. Karen sighed in disgust and scolded me for being irresponsible and some day I would need to learn how to act my age.
I took the day with zero ragrets and rocked the ASFAB. I left for basic training 2 months later and never looked back.
Don't let that Taco joint bully you into skipping your future to help their now.