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Overworked Nanny Requests Time Off For Sister's Wedding, Entitled Boss Threatens to Fire Her

Taking time off, no matter what your job entails, is absolutely crucial for mental health and general wellbeing. But some employers either don't agree with that, or simply don't care. Such is the case of Redditor u/Nannyneedabreak, whose username kind of says it all. By her account, the twenty-two year old woman has been nannying two amazing kids, aged six and eight. And she's never taken any time off. Seven months ago, she decided to request time off for her sister's wedding this coming weekend - a once in a lifetime (well, hopefully) opportunity. Initially, when OP asked for the time off, her boss responded agreeably. But just days before the wedding, the nanny received a text from her boss saying she really needed her that weekend. 

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    Font - r/AmltheAsshole u/Nannyneedabreak • 1d S 2 9, 4 1 猶1 AITA for for saying no to my boss after she asked me to watch her kids this weekend? Not the A-hole So my (22F) sister is getting married this coming weekend and I will be gone Thursday-Sunday. I've had this known that I was going to be gone for 7 months... 7 MONTHS!! I would even remind every month or so just so I knew she knew.
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    Font - I nanny two amazing kids who are 6 and 8. This is the first timeI have ever asked to have some time off. My boss has always been like "Oh yeah sure! Sounds like a beautiful wedding." However I got a text 2 hours ago saying she really needed me this weekend and she couldn't find anyone else. I was pissed but I know how to act calm, since ya know it's my job to stay happy and calm. I texted her back a quick apology but said I really didn't want to miss my sisters wedding as she's my only si
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  • Though OP calmly apologized to her boss, explaining that she would not be able to work, she received a scathing response  - and was told she'd be fired if she didn't show up to care for the children. 

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    Font - Well boss woman went off the deep end and said that if I didn't show up to watch her kids this weekend that I won't have a job come Monday. I replied with this exactly. you are having a hard time looking for someone to cover, I can reach out to a few nanny friends I have and see if any of them would like to pick it up. This is a once in a life time moment for my sister and if it means I will lose my job then sadly I will have to accept that. I love this job and your kids and I hope we can
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  • OP again responded calmly, accepting the punishment from her toxic boss - even offering to help find someone to cover for her. Unfortunately, according to the nanny, “She threw a few insults at me and said I’m abandoning her kids. Idk what to do, I don’t want to get a new job because I work so well with these two kiddos.” 

    While we think that the response was perfect, OP's mom did not agree. She even said that OP should have missed the wedding. Which, to us, is pretty damn surprising. 

    Therein lies the reason u/Nannyneedabreak came to the r/AITA subreddit. When her mom called her an “asshole” for accepting that she might get fired, it seems she began having doubts about her response.

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    Organism - My mom told me I was an asshole for so quickly accepting that I might get fired and told me that work just sucks sometimes and you have to suck it up. Mom says I should be an adult and just miss my sisters wedding... idk should I? Am I really that big of an AH for saying no?
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  • The community has since deemed our hero as “NTA,” and members rallied around her, encouraging her to seek new employment. Bosses like these are a great reminder that sometimes, work isn't worth it. It's better to be unemployed than treated like a slave.

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    Organism - OutlandishnessNew259 · 1d Asshole Aficionado [10] S 3, 2 Awards NTA if you give in on this she will not respect your time ever. Do you really think she's going to find a new nanny by Monday? No chance, it's an empty threat ... and if it's not you don't need to work for that kind of a monster. G Reply 4 5.5k 3
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    Font - JuliaX1984 · 22h Partassipant [2] O 1 Award We all know how this goes: OP calls her bluff. Boss tries to play it off as a joke. OP refuses to agree. • Boss graciously offers to let OP have job back. OP quotes new rate significantly higher than before. Play your cards right, OP. EVERYWHERE is hiring right now, but this wedding will never happen again. NTA 金 365
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    Organism - UWNurse · 22h I recently posted this advice about how to treat employees from one of the best managers I have had the pleasure of working for on another sub: "Treat 'em like sh*t and the good ones'll quit." 6 ŷ 160 ♡ kornberg · 22h Nannies (childcare in general) are in high demand right now. OP could have a week full of interviews before the weekend is over and their employer will be stuck without childcare for weeks. 4 70 3 ...
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    Font - jammy913 · 1d Pooperintendant [53] 19 Awards NTA. Start looking for a new job now, and when they ask when you can start, list it for the day you're done with the wedding festivities. This woman must have a lot of backup options for childcare if she can so casually threaten your job like that and talk to you in that way. She must be used to getting her way to do such a 180 on you like that. You can be the one to teach her this valuable lesson about valuing an employee nice enough to give e
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    Font - claypolejr · 1d Colo-rectal Surgeon [42] NTA Mom says I should be an adult and just miss my sisters wedding That would be wrong. You handled this situation professionally, like an adult, from the outset. G Reply 3.5k 3 ...
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    Font - MsBaseball34 · 1d Colo-rectal Surgeon [38] Your boss threatened to fire you for taking your first time off ever, with 7 months notice, to go to your sister's wedding. Read that again. You need to look for a new job wedding or not, and I say that as an employer who has people ask for time off all the time. NTA. G Reply 1.3k 3 ...
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