Call center employees have to deal with one bazillion Karens, but this one in particular left the call operator with a huge grin. In the r/talesfromcallcenters subreddit, one brave phone operator shared this tale of stunning ignorance . Maybe if Karen reads this story now, she'll finally understand how badly she botched the math in this equation. As the OP tells it, this Karen went on vacation and ran up a lot of money in roaming fees. Say you're on a tropical island and you check Facebook – no…

The things we do to appease the Karens of the world...

Working in customer service, retail, and the service industry is exhausting. Long hours spent almost entirely on your feet, with inconsistent scheduling and shift work being incredibly disruptive and making it hard to get a routine going in your personal life. Despite this, there's one thing that makes these jobs particularly hellish: people. People are why workers in these lines of work have such a problem with people, and there's really no explaining this to someone who hasn't experienced it.…

Two Karens walk into a supermarket and the rest is history!

What's more mildly infuriating than people? The things that people do!

Inspired by the “injury boards” from the floors of dangerous work environments like factories, etc. a candle store in Washington state

Ahhh yes, the hospitality industry. It can be a wonderful place… Until it's not. If you have ever worked in hospitality or have just been in a hotel during a rush, then you can see the kind of entitled monsters it attracts. Because an establishment is providing you a comfortable place to sleep, all of a sudden, people think that means you have to cater to ALL of their comforts. But that's just not the case, now is it? Well, try telling that to a repeat guest who turns out to be an entitled Kare…

Dealing with Karens while waiting tables has to be one of the worst parts of the job. That's what this server had to endure when a group of Karens came into their restaurant at closing and demanded eggs Benedict without the hollandaise sauce.

Going swimming at hotel pools is one of the best parts of vacation — and if you're a kid, it might even be the best part! Unfortunately, one mom and her kids found out the hard way that you can't just use all parts of the hotel any time you please. Pools usually aren't open 24/7 at most places. And as the OP shared in this post to r/TalesFromtheFrontDesk, at their hotel, people can only use the pool for an hour at a time, and it closes at 10 P.M. sharp, so that the OP can complete the rest of t…

Society would crumble without the hardworking baristas who get up very early every morning to clock in and make us our lattes and americanos. I pledge my allegiance to the baristas everywhere who make it possible to order a fine caffeinated drink and receive excellent service each time. Working at a coffee shop is no walk in the park, though, as this collection of memes from barista-focused pages will reveal. You might think you know what goes on behind the counter of your favorite Starbies, bu…

People pay a lot of money to go to sporting events, and although we're all aware that it's not far from what you experience when in a movie theatre with a bunch of screaming kids (no offense), one can still have basic manners — because, we aren't kids, after all. We're adults. And as adults, we're supposed to communicate. Be the grown-up in the situation and all that. But the problem is, a vast majority of people are rude — and this especially goes at sporting events. This is why I'm an introve…

If someone is going out of their way to do your job for you, it would probably pay to be kind and appreciative towards that person. Alas, the types of managers who are putting their subordinates in this position probably also lack the basic people skills necessary to make this realization. The thing is, there are all kinds of clever ways that you can “delegate” your own tasks to subordinate workers; as a manager, I've worked for certain organizations in the past that would dangle the carrot of…

This Karen and Kevin are a match made in heaven.

This world is deeply in need of a little bit of compassion and understanding. This Karen saw fit to accost a wheelchair-bound patron at the cinema they were attending after she was triggered by them turning on their electric wheelchair to adjust their position. Now, I hate theaters; I haven't been to one movie in recent years without having the movie rudely interrupted by people talking or pulling out their phones. The theater experience just doesn't compare to watching a movie at home because…

Oh boy did that manager learn their lesson.

One grocery store manager had an exasperating experience with “Ray,” a young employee with a lot of entitlement at his very first job.