Apparently, it only takes 5-cents to trigger a Karen.

Eighteen years of age is when the training wheels of life really start to come off. Of course, it depends on your personal situation, but for the first time, you really get the chance to start making your own decisions. Many of us will be fortunate enough to still have the guidance of our parents, mentors, and guardians once we reach this age to hopefully prevent us from making life-altering mistakes that could dictate the rest of our adult lives. But, inevitably, mistakes will happen—we're all…

One would hope that most managers who work with student workers would be sympathetic to how challenging it can be to balance education with employment. Let’s face the facts: if it weren’t necessary, most folks wouldn’t take on all that responsibility. And yet, there are still far too many employers in this day and age who become far too concerned with their own insular experience that they are then unable to step outside of themselves and understand how hard things may be for their student work…

No one enjoys being cut off, whether that’s being cut off in the middle of a phone conversation or having your electricity cut off. Obviously, one of these scenarios is worse than the other, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do to make a point. Here, we have a 28-year-old daughter who helped support her father financially and recently had to call him about an upcoming electricity payment. However, her attempts to discuss this with her father were thwarted six times because he had th…

Siblings are a difficult part of growing up—even when you're an adult, you're going to be prone to troubles with them. But, during your developmental years, you're going to be constantly compared to them—both by yourself and others. This creates complex psychological interworking and can create complex disorders and issues. And this is just with normal siblings; I can't claim to have one myself, but I can only imagine that with twins, it's a lot harder. No longer are they only similar to you or…

Dealing with bad customers is one thing, but trying to work with a coworker who can't stand you can make your workday hard to bear. Just ask this person, who realized at age 16 that some people are impossible to please, no matter what you do. Up next, read about what happened when a bowling group scolded a group of youngsters who wouldn't stay in their lane: “ My friends called me a Karen and said kids will be kids ."

There are some people in this world who will do anything but admit when they are wrong. Here, we have a Karen ringleader, who waltzed into a restaurant with an army of Karen friends (or, as the Redditor likes to refer to them, her “sheep”). This Karen made it crystal clear from the get-go that she was looking to start drama. When her food arrived, she decided she needed to have a word with the innocent 20-year-old server who recounted this series of unfortunate events. The customer was upset th…

Leadership will literally blame anything—or anyone—but themselves whenever a clear problem emerges, especially if they or their policies are actually the source of the problem. They may even choose to ignore the problem, dismissing and punishing those who point it out until it becomes impossible to ignore. Of course, by this point, the problem will be much bigger than it initially was, requiring more resources and being much more costly to resolve, in addition to any time wasted in the meantime…

HULK SMASH

“The law is the law,” this person bragged as they made their neighbor replace his whole entire fence . Sometimes the impulse toward pettiness can pay off! U/Sospuff has an awful neighbor who is making a big fuss over the fence the two of them share. It's not an ideal situation: this person has three kids, and the neighbor has a dog that the original poster believes poses a danger. It's understandable that this person would want to protect their kids. However, as they shared in a post to r/petty…

Time to give those Sunday scaries a run for their money (or at least try our best).

Haters are your motivators, as they say. But is that always true? It can, at times, be highly motivating to want to get back at those who doubted you . Maybe you had a teacher who told you you wouldn't succeed, and those words have stuck in your mind for decades since then. On the other hand, words of encouragement from teachers or other students can be just as motivating, and they make you feel good about your abilities from the start. U/Pineapple8900 shared a story of the way their guidance c…

Most employees have had to deal with someone ever so slightly senior at the company thinking they are in charge of them. For those of you who have seen “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” yes, we are talking about the Perpentuas of the world. Here, we have an office Karen who assumed her coworker was her assistant and who frequently took credit for her coworker’s projects. This ultimately did not bother the coworker as she was confident in her work and knew that the real folks in charge were well aware of…

If they shenan once, you know they're gonna shenanigan.

All may be fair in love and war, but when it comes to family board game nights, you can expect the gloves to come off if you go for below-the-belt strategies. Nothing causes family arguments like a competitive board game—heck, even Candy Land games can get heated when someone draws that plum card at the end of a close game—or rockets ahead with a lucky snowflake draw early on. And that's before you get into games that have actual strategy Board games from the beginning of the “Board Game Renais…

In a matter of days, one dude has gone from a smug BF to a single guy whose coworkers won't stop making fun of him. These days, the internet often leeches into the real world, bringing consequences along with it. Even when you want to remain anonymous online, it can be difficult to do that. You can post anonymously, but there are no rules stopping people from screenshotting your post and sharing it with anyone they want to. This is especially obvious when posts gain a lot of buzz, just like thi…