u/monkeys-canada

I work at a decently new store (opened last year) and I used to work at another store in my franchise (we have 3 total in the franchise).

All the managers at my current store are from my old store so they know me, however, my co-workers did not.

Before the store opened, all my crew and managers from my old store were all preparing for this. The employees for the new store trained at a different store. It's a known thing across all stores that we get unlimited free small or medium pop on shift, all shift.

On our first weeks of opening, I went to pour myself a drink and this is how it went down:

[i put the lid on my drink]

Co-worker: You can't have drinks on shift!

Me: Cool. Last I checked though, I can. [sips pop]

Co-worker: [more annoyingly] Well you can't have drinks on shift!

Me: Cool, go do that. [continues sipping drink]

Co-worker: I'll tell [insert floor manager's name]!

Me: Cool. [still sipping drink]

[Co-worker goes to manager]

Co-worker talking to manager (quite loudly too): Emilia has drinks on shift and she's not allowed!

Floor manager who is an old mexican lady and knows me very well talking to co-worker: Everyone is allowed drinks on shift but more importantly. You're not the manager!

[Floor manager comes to me]

Floor Manager: I cannot believe that while it's not busy [co-worker's name] did my job instead of you know, cleaning things that needed to be cleaned.

Me: That's what I thought. I was just taking a few seconds to have a drink before doing the next part of cleaning lobby.

So my question is y'all: Was that the right way to handle it?