Acting GM told me to turn in my shirt and leave. If you say so.
A while back, I posted about how a Halloween prank got me a promotion (https://www.reddit.com/user/Jolly\_Ad\_5221/comments/1tcfrgg/how\_a\_prank\_got\_me\_a\_promotion/). Later at the same job, an acting general manager (AGM) tried to change my hours, fired me when I said I couldn't, then lied saying I walked out. (Sorry, it's a long one)
Background: I was working 2 full-time jobs then. I worked in a grocery store deli during the day, then I'd walk across the street to work at the fast food place. To save time walking all the way home and walking back in between, I just showed up an hour early. The GM (general manager) and the AMs (assistant managers) loved it, because I was always willing to jump in and start if it was busy (it was always busy). I even stopped by on my days off before going home to see if they needed help, usually they did. When the GM would leave for the day, the lazy AMs would just hide in the office and let me run the shifts as well as my regular duties. (I didn't mind, because I wanted to prove myself and continue getting promoted.)
GM was full aware of my day job but was cool with it, because I was willing to work 6-7 nights a week.
Now on to the story: Our GM was planning on taking a vacation, so an acting general manager (AGM) was brought in. She started working a few day and evening shifts before GM left to get a feel of our staff and store. During this time, she observed how the day shift was always extremely busy and why managers were always happy when I came in early.
When I got to work the first day of GM's vacation, I grabbed a sandwich to have before clocking in. I stopped to take a quick glance at the schedule to see where I was going to be stationed. That's when I noticed I was penciled in for the following day's first shift and it had GM's "initials" next to it.
When I went to the AGM and said I couldn't come in because of my day job, she said I had to because the "GM" signed off on it. I replied, "That's not her handwriting." We went back and forth a bit before she said, "Then turn in your shirt and leave." I said ok and left.
I went straight to another one of our stores where one of our former AMs was currently the new GM, I asked him for a job. He said he would love to have a worker like me on his crew, but he won't without our former GM's approval (we knew she wouldn't be happy)". So I waited for her return.
On GM's first day back, I stopped by after my day job and asked her to talk. When we sat down, I asked if she would please give me the approval.
She stopped me right there and said, "AGM said you walked in, got your free shift meal, and left." In shock, I started to open my mouth when one of the AMs overheard and rushed over. He said, "That's not what happened. I was here and heard AGM tell (me) to turn in your shirt and leave." GM asked why. I replied, "Because I was written in for the following day's first shift with your initials. When I tried telling her about my day job, she insisted that you scheduled me for it." She asked AM and I to wait a moment, and she went and got schedule for that week saying, "That's not my handwriting." I replied, "That's what I said." AM shook his head in agreement.
GM asked about me walking out after getting my free shift meal. I asked, "You mean this meal?" pulling out a receipt. She asked, "You paid it." I said, "Of course. I was starving after working all day and needed a quick bite before working all night. Was saving my free meal for break."
She apologized and gave me my job back with a raise. I haven't seen the AGM at any of our stores anywhere again.