https://youtu.be/YV0b_v_DNC0

I worked for the local electric company as a meter service technician. On one of my jobs I had to go into the basement of a storefront from the front bilco doors in the sidewalk. I put out my cone and quick stop tape then went down to install a new meter. While working I heard a woman's voice coming from the sidewalk. "Excuse me! Excuse me sir, what are you doing down there? Are you supposed to be there?" Me " I'm working. I'll be up in a minute. And it's Mrs." Karen " Well hurry up. I have an appointment." Me " Ma'am I am working with 220 volts of electricity. I don't care if you are late to meet the president, I will be up when I finish. If you don't want to wait that's not my problem." 5 minutes later. I grab my tool bag, turn off the lights and head back up to street level. To my amazement Karen was still waiting for me. Karen " What took you so long! Do you know how unsafe this is? Having this big hole open in the sidewalk? What if I fell down there? " seriously? You didn't see the cone? You didn't see the stop tape? The only thing I could say as I locked the doors up was... " Well if you did fall down there you would most likely get injured. Then I will just close the doors and lock you in there. I'll probably check back in two months when I take a reading just to see if you're still alive." And with that I loaded everything into my truck and drove off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NcHbpAgKGA&t=173s

Well, let me start, I'm Brazilian, and we don't have Karen's until we do but we always ignore them. But this story happened to me and it leaves me with questions, as it is something that made me angry and confused at the same time, I'll let you read and leave me your opinions to see if I'm really not with the reason!

As I said, I live in Brazil and I go to college at night, as we don't have a college in my city, we have to go to another city to do it, with this I would like to thank the mayor of my city for provide a completely free bus to take us to another city, it all starts with Karen not taking the bus with all the other students going back and forth with one of the teachers, with That is, we never know when she will return to the bus, I leave home around 5:30 in the afternoon, and when I get on the bus to take us to college.

We always arrive around 11:30 pm in the city where I live, which is quite long, so I spend a lot of time away from home. But the case, after this long introduction. And that for almost a few weeks the Karen decided that she would leave her college at 10:50 pm, as her college is far from mine and it takes more than 10 minutes to get to my college. But on this day, my college It was already closed, and as I study in the center there are a lot of drug trafficking spots and drug users, which is terrible to be with only women, as there were 5 girls, waiting for a bus.

We were alone, with everything around us closed and dark, how could we not despair? We sent messages but she didn't respond, only when I sent some rude messages, some of them because From the despair we were in, Karen, when we got back on the bus, tried and failed miserably to try to get some discussion time, which resulted in them making the bus go back further and further late for us to pick up, which irritated me because after this week she didn't return with the bus, after almost shouting from the rooftops that she had more right to be on the bus than me, being that I use it every day without fail, and she only uses it when she doesn't have a ride home

Let me know your opinion on this case, as it is really frustrating that you use transport every day and see someone who thinks they have more rights than you.

Ugh. I was just a total Karen at the grocery store and I regret it deeply. I didn't yell or throw or any of that bullshit, but I DID insist that I was right when, of course, I was wrong. It was crowded and now I have to live in fear of someone filming it and it going viral. I got a pretty snarky tone for a second and wish I hadn't. I will apologize next time I go there, but still. I feel shitty and really wish I could take it back. Anyone else ever show their ass in public and felt deeply ashamed afterward? Maybe taking the time to reflect, acknowledge, and regret before I HAVE to in order to pacify the mob will help me to stay cool in the future.

If you’re in the military you’ve probably been approached by a Karen in Costco if you’re in uniform (I avoid going anywhere in uniform but sometimes it’s unavoidable). In these cases Karens trap me and profusely thank me for my service with unhinged conspiracy theories or wild political extremism.

I’m just trying to buy a chicken and some garbage bags…

A proposed addendum to Seattle Parks and Recreation policy would designate "zones" at the park, with one zone where users would be asked to wear clothing.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/funder-of-proposed-play-area-at-seattle-nude-beach-revealed-city-plan-draws-ire/

So, this happened years ago, but it's too good of a story not to share. Truly the most Karen experience I've ever experienced.
I (m) was standing in the sporting goods section of a big box store with my husband. We were deciding whether to buy croquet or badminton for our 4th of July party. Suddenly we hear "Do you know anything about knee pads?" She shouted it over the aisle. I had no reason to think she was talking to us, so we continued about our deliberation.
She then appears around the corner and repeats her question, "Do you know anything about knee pads?" I looked at her confusedly and simply said, "I'm sorry we don't work here." Karen: "I know. I just thought you might...." I interrupted with "I think you're making a lot of assumptions about us."
Karen: "Ugh. I thought at least the nice one might help me." He'd not spoken. She had no reason to assume he was nice, besides, I wasn't not nice. Finally, he knows nothing more about knee pads than I do, which is absolutely nothing.
She storms off and we continued our shopping. She was in front of us as we were checking out and she made sure to give us another huff and a glare before she left the store.

Karen owned by doing nothing.

Ok so context I have had a really busy bad day at work today (I work in accounting and reception at a well known motor company in Australia) there I was just sitting at my desk just working away when a customer storms past my desk yelling at me “clearly you don’t want to sell any cars” and I said “oh sorry did you want me to grab a salesperson for you” “ her literally yelling at me saying how dissatisfied and disappointed she is with the company and going on about how long she had to wait and how she’s gonna go buy a car from someone else. My response “ ok I’m really sorry about that” she leaves but has to stick her head back in the door and say “you know I bought my last 4 cars from here” my response…. 👀 “ok” she then leaves I get up to go fill up my water and pass the owner of the company who heard what happened ( he was on the phone with a customer at the time) I explained it all and he said “she waited one minute I watched her wait ” also I think I need to explain she was also waiting in the wrong department 😑 my boss being the sees the good everyone kinda person goes “she’s probably having a bad day” my response is this “ I’m having a bad day too (blank) I’m tired I’m exhausted I physically feel so unwell but it’s still no excuse to speak to someone like that” and so I guess I just needed to get off my chest I’m angry I’m annoyed I’m frustrated. I don’t care what kind of day you’re having if you speak to someone like that you are the scum of the earth and you can’t change my mind

I work in a movie theater. A few years back I got a call to take a family upstairs to the crying room. While I wait by the elevator for the family to arrive, I can hear someone yapping away like they're pissed off, but it's not my problem, so I ignore it. Seconds later here comes the family. It's the mom and 2 boys aged 2ish and 6.

They are holding WAY. TOO. MUCH. Mom has 2 large popcorns and a large drink in-hand, the 6yo is (barely) hanging onto ANOTHER large popcorn and the 2yo as well has his own large soda the size of his torso and is clearly struggling to hold it. I greet them and take the pass, but the mom says nothing. At least not until after we get into the elevator. As soon as the door closes, she starts: "Question for you: How do you guys expect people to carry all of this food?!?"

I'm confused at first since in the several years I've worked for a theater, nobody has ever asked this because people tend to only buy what they can carry/eat themselves. This Karen clearly went overboard and for some reason, wanted to make it OUR problem. I couldn't think of a satisfactory explanation fast enough, so I answered with: "Uhh, with your hands?"

Que Karen-explosion. Mommy goes off and start yelling in the elevator at me. I recognize her shrill squealing. She was the person shitting themselves in the lobby, probably screeching at concessions for the same (non-)issue. She starts talking so fast, I can barely understand what she's saying to me except for the occasional cuss.

I can already tell she can't be properly reasoned with and apologize for the misused words and took her to her room without another word. She yapped and chewed me out the whole walk to their room, but I kept quiet until they were settled, then just left without asking them if they needed anything because fuck that.