'You shouldn't be here': Bartender calls in sick, but boss forces him to come to work anyways; gets saved by boss's mother who pulls the 'mom' card to send him home

Being sick as a little kid isn't so bad because you have Mom around to feed you soup, press her hand on your forehead, and tuck you in for a nap. If she says you're too sick to go out, you're too sick to go out. As an adult, you're forced to gauge your own illness, which, as mother always said, means you're going to be sick for weeks. In this case, OP tried to do the right thing by calling in sick to work, but his unyielding boss wouldn't allow it. 

OP had lost his voice and been fighting a cold all week, warning his boss days in advance that he would likely still need to recover by the time his shift rolled around. As a bartender, not having your voice is a pretty critical part of your workflow success. After a reminder on the day off, OP received an angry call from his boss who hadn't found someone to cover the shift– he demanded that his bartender come into work anyways. Sick as a dog with a waify whisper as a voice, OP headed into work anyways, finding an unlikely savior in the form of an unruly Karen, a gaggle of tipsy women, and the boss's very own mother. 

Scroll for the juicy details of how OP got saved by his boss's Mommy, proving that a mother's word goes a long way when it comes to the common cold. Next, read about a hardworking nurse who got her work frenemy to quit on the spot after a long dramatic battle.