Karens gonna Karen no matter your profession. So whether you work in the service industry or are the CEO of your own company, nobody is safe from a Karen. Take, for example, this electrician's story on Reddit . He was hired, as an electrician, to do some lighting work at a grocery store. This was back when he was a young blue collar worker and still new to the trade. He was alone, on a ladder, working on the lights, very much looking like an electrician and in no way a grocery store clerk. And…

If there is one thing that working in the service industry tends to teach you, it's to hold your ground. You can't let everyone walk all over you, because there will be people who will most definitely take advantage of that weakness. For example, this server who either came encounter with a male Karen or a really empty-headed scammer. He was working a very slow morning shift, we're talking just several orders, enough to count on one hand. So when a mad came storming in demanding a refund, the f…

When it comes to sticky situation, you're going to want an expert in charge, right? Unfortunately, sometimes, like in the instance of this Redditor's story, the “expert” in charge is actually the worst. This Redditor was new to working the service industry. (They have since worked it for many years, but this was from the start.) The were working at a big chain steak house when they got a male Karen . This guy ordered something off the menu that did not exist. When OP pointed that out to him, he…

Welcome to the modern era! Flying cars might not be the regular on the roads like humans hope for back in the day, but technology has advanced well beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we have the internet . *Cue angels singing and sun peaking out through the clouds* Now, with the internet, everything is made to be more convenient, like shopping, communicating, and even banking. (Yes, there are also many many negatives to the internet, but don't get me started on that…) One online banker seemed to g…

It's that time of the year again, everybody! When you work at a place that needs to keep running during the holidays. This can include the service industry, retail, and even tech! Bet you have never even thought about how sight security and coding needs to continue smoothly even during the holidays. That means employees are trading shifts left and right to try and get a day off to spend with their loved ones. Most places you can just discuss it like adults amongst your coworkers and figure out…

Karma is a beast. What goes around, certainly comes back around one day. For those of us who have ever dealt with a coworker's bad behavior– whether they're bad mouthing other employees, stealing lunches from the communal fridge, or just generally being a narc –it's rewarding to see them fall from graces a bit.

The holiday season is upon us and workplaces all over the U.S. are starting to plan their ultimate end of the year shebang! This is the one time of the year that companies' tend to let the budget go over and the wine start flowing. Nobody wants to be a humbug! I mean, it's cold out now and it gets dark super early—we NEED something to celebrate. However, with society evolving, the holiday season can also be an HR nightmare. You get people taking advantage of the open bar at the work party, whic…

Sometimes you just have to act dumb and let the situation unfold on its own…

Do you have that one person in your life that you cling to when you're having a hard time in life and they never fail to put a smile on your face? Even if that smile is just for a second, it is healing. That was Aunt Cookie for this redditor. Aunt Cookie was in remission from her third time having cancer (and is still living life to the fullest to this day, apparently!) and was “all out of effs.” OP was close with her auntie and when her mom passed, she had her Aunt Cookie to lean on. While at…

Have you ever worked in a call center? If you have, you are stronger than I, good person. I salute you! That is a hard job. Sure, maybe they're sitting most of the day, but the kinds of people call center employees have to deal with phone call after phone call is just mind blowing. That takes some real patience and true inner strength. We're talking phone calls from people who are insulting your intelligence for literally no reason! The entitlement that seeps through the phone from these caller…

Oh how the tables have turned! There's nothing more satisfying than when you work in retail and the entitled customer takes themselves to the cleaners. You don't even have to get your own hands dirty. OP here experienced that bliss while working at a store in the mall. The store they worked at closed an hour earlier than the entire mall complex, thus some customers would get confused. Usually, not a big deal to tell them their hours and then the customer usually says, “oops, okay” and then carr…

It's one thing if you're wearing a red collared shirt to Target and you have to keep telling people you don't work there. That one is on you. It's a completely other thing if you're dressed like you're on your way to Margaritaville in some grocery store and a Karen literally starts slapping you around for being an “incompetent employee.” Like, lady… I don't even work here! Speaking of, in the subreddit r/IDontWorkHereLady, one man shared his story of his own similar encounter. He was in his san…

"Welcome to Wendy's, can I take your order?" Imagine taking a breath, and you're about to give your order, your mouth is salivating and your belly grumbling, but then a monstrous Karen comes barreling in and pushes you aside so she can order first. Then when you try to call her out for it, she starts calling you a bad employee because apparently you work there now… Well, that is exactly what happened to these poor souls. They just wanted a Baconator and what not, but instead they were met face…

Have you ever been thrust into the universe a Karen lives in? It's quite a bizarre place. It seems that logic does not exist in this universe and you must be a mindless worker bee for the Karen. It's obviously not a real reality that sane people live in, and yet entitled Karens all over the world seem to believe that is where we all live. It's quite mind blowing , to be honest. A blue collar electrician recently accidentally walked into the world of a Karen. He was shopping at a hardware store…

Parking lots can drive up a lot of tension. Most people try to be polite and park with the thought in mind that other people are parking around them. There are rules to follow in a parking lot and if you don't you can get ticketed just like as if you were parking on the street. It's really not that perplexing. And yet, there is always a parking lot Karen ready to throw down on whatever ridiculous charges she's spewing about. This happened to a Reddit poster who was able to just laugh in her fac…

Traveling should be a fun adventurous time for you and your partner. Sure, planning everything can be stressful and getting there can be exhausting, but even those parts are still pretty exciting. As long as you go into it with an open mind and ready for any sort of hiccup on the road, you're going to have a great time. However, there are the occasional Karen situations that can put a heavy damper on things. This poor couple, according to the Reddit post, had a Karen encounter first thing. They…