Movie theater concession stand.
I learned that it’s okay to stick to my principles.
They fired me because I wouldn’t work on Christmas Day.
Discussion
did they offer you any extra salary, or just expected you to with no further reasoning?
Nope. They tried to make it look like it was “mutual” and they made me sign some paperwork that I didn’t read.
I was 17 and my (very Christian) mother was furious. She called a lawyer who sent them a series of threatening letters.
They “settled” by sending me three months wages. I thought that was pretty cool.
It was odd to me because I couldn’t fathom why movie theaters would even be open. I mean, who goes to the movies on Christmas? Well, apparently it’s one of their busiest days of the year and it was an all-hands day. (Except for the manager’s nephew. He got the day off.)