Recounting retail horror stories can be a fun pastime when you've long since moved on. They bring up a sense of bittersweet nostalgia and don't usually cause your brain to swell with rage the way that they used to. It's not that Karens didn't exist in the past, rather you weren't aware of their species name — back in the good ol' days, you just called them a regular swear word. Over the years, only the really ridiculous instances stay with you, and most of the other miserable stories slowly fad…

Society is ready to go back to the bartering system at this point.

“I hope the [Bank Street Bar] realizes this is all because of Tristan’s well-documented poor management skills and fires him and gives the banks staff all their jobs back.”

Why quit with a bang, when you can quit with some solid memes?

Toxic work environments don't even deserve a two weeks notice.

There wasn't an official dress code until she looked TOO good, so she made sure to “tightly” follow the rules, alright…

Surprise, surprise—a TikTok influencer turned out to be a horrible boss…

It was the official “employee crying corner” for me…

The conspiracy unfolding in this TikTok story is insane.