Woman calls cops on sister who refused to pay for her children's haircuts. AITA?
A 'friends and family' discount can always be a perk but sometimes that privilege can be abused. Hefty-Excuse-6305 shares on Reddit that, when she was stiffed by her sister at work, she went to the police.
"AITA for filing a police report on my sister after she walked out of my store without paying after I gave her kids haircuts?"
I just got state certification to cut hair and am working at a national franchise chain to get experience to hopefully work somewhere more exclusive. When I was in school I would give my family free haircuts for practice but my sister never took me up on the offer which made last night even more strange.
I should add that I have 8 siblings, she and I are the youngest and we never got along growing up.
She texted me and said her kids had some sort of award ceremony for science today and wanted to know if I could cut their hair. I said we were absolutely slammed (wait was over an hour) so just sign in on the app and come in when it told her to.
She came in and she was so rude and just hovering over me the whole time almost like she was waiting for me to screw up. I was told there would be customers like this so as much as she was annoying me I just dealt with it.
Finally after I was done with both kids she tried to give me $3 (yes three 1 dollar bills) I asked her what that was for she said it was my tip since the haircuts were free. I told her actually the haircuts can’t be free, I’m doing this on store property in a middle of the rush I had to charge her. Without saying a word she grabbed her kids and walked out.
A really nice lady who apparently was watching the whole thing said I needed to call the police. I said she was my sister but she cut me off and said even more so I need to call the police. So I did and they must have been close by because they were there in minutes. They said really there’s not a whole lot that can be done but they said they would take a report and talk to my sister.
They must have gone straight to her house because our family text absolutely blew up with her trying to get people on her side. Almost everyone took her side initially but as I explained myself people turned on her. But I think in the end about 2/3 think that I’m an a**hole for getting the police involved and I should have handled it in the family. AITA?
The forum lit up with responses:
YTA, you should have paid the tab and fought with her over in privately. You totally overreacted. Cops have important jobs to do, don’t need to be settling adult sibling issues.
NTA The old lady was right you needed to call the cops, not because they might arrest your sister but to protect your new job. If she didn't pay and someone in your work place had a problem with it corporate/ownership would be all over you. By calling the police you shutdown anyone thinking that you decided to give the kids free haircuts.
Your sister sounds awful, $3 dollar tip for two haircuts she wasn't going to pay for? Even if you'd gone around to her house after hours and cut the kids hair I'd still expect her to give you more than $3 for it.
I wonder if OP consulted the manager about what to do? That's what I would have done. Not sure about calling the police to your place of work without checking with management first. Also I'm from London so the chance of getting a copper to show up within the hour for anything less than being stabbed in some sort of robbery is just beyond any realms of my imagination!
YTA. How ignorant are you? You knew what would happen if you called the police on your sister (who has kids smh). Is a low paying job really worth the legal headache you just caused your family?
NTA she was stealing from your employer, not just you.
NTA. Your sister tried to exploit you. You‘re doing the right thing. She‘ll face the legal consequences of her actions and hopefully learns that you‘re not to be fooled with.