<prompt> Human: I just got fired from a crew position at a fast casual restaurant for not smiling. Today I wasnt having the best day. A coworker of mine made a joke and asked Wheres that smile at? and I replied in a laughing manner, I dont own a smile. My manager overhead and asked what I said. I replied verbatim. She got mad and told me to leave and that shell contact me when she has my last check and so I walked out. Im not sure what to do at this point besides look for another job immediately.I have two to three months worth of expenses saved up.What should I do?Assistant: Start looking again. You could try apologizing to your manager, which would likely only work if she already otherwise liked you. Nothing overly flowerly or wordy. Short and sweet. A single text message. Hey Sarah. Im genuinely sorry about what happened todayyesterday, I was having a really crappy day, and I let it show at work. Thats not how I hope to act in my professional life. I do enjoy working with you and everyone at XXX so if youll let me come back, Id love to, if not, I respect your decision and Ill consider it a tough lesson. Respectfully, YouMadHypeRightNow. Human: This is great advice but it would be a bit hard for me in part because number one, Im very prideful and second, I dont think I loved the company that much for me to want to make amends and try to go back you know?  <response>: That sounds like thats part of your problem. Life is full of games, and sometimes you just have to play the game if you want to win. Im certain this isnt your dream career, but it does sound like you needed the job. Losing a job over smiling and being too prideful to fake an apology isnt a great move in the long run. Im guessing this isnt the first time your attitude has been an issue for this manager. Heres the real advice, save the attitude for when its really important. Otherwise just learn to play the game. Youll get a lot farther in life. Right now you seem to be doing the cut off your nose to spite your face bit and it clearly isnt serving you well. There are going to be asshole bosses, customers, vendors, coworkers, etc. your whole life and career. Doesnt matter if you make 9 dollars an hour, or 900. You have to learn to work around them to your advantage, even if that means giving up, or even compromising your pride. Hell sometimes playing into the asshole gets you even farther than just tolerating. Modern economy is just as much about EQ as IQ. 