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This is an old story of mine. I worked at Macy's in high school. I got home from school and my mom tells me my boss called and yelled at her because I wasn't at work that morning. Thing is leaving work a few days prior I had looked up my next weeks schedule. I guess over the next two we got a new boss who redid the schedule. He scheduled me to work Monday morning when I was in school. I called him back. I was so glad to be dealing with the garbage as soon as I walked in from school. Guy was rude. Out the gate he just yells at me before I can say anything. When I could finally talk I said “I'm 16, I have school in the morning. I can't skip school to be at work”. He said he didn't know my age and…


This is an old story of mine. I worked at Macy's in high school. I got home from school and my mom tells me my boss called and yelled at her because I wasn't at work that morning.

Thing is leaving work a few days prior I had looked up my next weeks schedule. I guess over the next two we got a new boss who redid the schedule. He scheduled me to work Monday morning when I was in school.

I called him back. I was so glad to be dealing with the garbage as soon as I walked in from school.

Guy was rude. Out the gate he just yells at me before I can say anything.

When I could finally talk I said “I'm 16, I have school in the morning. I can't skip school to be at work”.

He said he didn't know my age and that he's me and will meet me when i come in.

I told him “I don't want to meet you. I won't be coming in. I quit, and don't you ever call and be rude to someone's mom”.

Years later I got a check for one cent from Macy's I still have it framed as a reminder of how ridiculous they were.

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