I once saw a Karen in a store say: "Excuse me" to an obvious non-employee. He looked at her and said: "You're excused, I didn't even hear you belch." The look on the Karen's face was a joy to behold.
I will never understand these people who assault someone, know they assaulted someone, try to lie that they were the ones assaulted, then get a shocked pikachu face when reminded that security cameras are indeed a thing.
They are completely irrational. An angry karen is unable to understand she's in the wrong until she's yelled, cuffed and humiliated. Men with angry issues are the same, except when they are beaten and deflated. Don't make any attempt to reason with a karen. They won't listen, they won't think properly and will act like a rabid dog without remorse until it'll be too late and have to pay for their stupidity. It's really sad.
@@albertocabezas282 I agree, except for the word 'until'. Considering the nutjob that went after the Autistic girl was on probation for similar charges in another state, its pretty clear that she's incapable of ever understanding that she's in the wrong.
Story 3: Never touch anyone because it's a freaking felony assault and you never know if they are ex-military, Police, PTSD or someone capable of beating you black and blue.
Honestly that is a story I was waiting to hear. Its these stories that should be used as examples. The same thing would happen if someone grabbed me due to my anxiety and PTSD.
I always say - you touch me without my permission, you're getting launched and I'm going to stomp you until I'm confident I can get away without you assaulting me again.
I remember the best story from ages ago where some r*pist grabbed a woman walking alone not realizing that her bulky coat was actually pretty thin as she was a female bodybuilder that was BUILT like a brick house. Yes, he got the smackdown he deserved. He was happy to see the cops 😂
I asked someone for help in a store when I was entirely aware they were not an employee. I walk in front of them, but not too close so as not to invade their personal space, and say"excuse me, you're tall and I'm, well, not. Will you get something off the top shelf for me, please?" This is how you ask someone for help.
Same. This is how we vertically challenged people obtain assistance graciously. I have never had a problem doing so, especially if accompanied by a smile and a thank you.
As someone who is 6'5, I have no problem getting stuff off of high shelves for people, as long as they're polite about it. So far, everyone who's asked me to do so has been nice. I suspect my height frightens off the would-be Karens...
@@lancerevell5979 Me to! I'm 5' 10" and the love of my life was a feisty 4' 10" ball of energy who introduced herself to me in the seventh grade by yelling, "I hate tall people!" It was love at first sight, after I looked down. She was behind me in line for the water fountain, so I picked her up and teased her about being so short and cute. Luckily she had a great sense of humor!
PSA to every young person: it doesn't take a disorder of some sort to be petrified by a rude person. Aggressive behavior is supposed to cause you to stutter and sweat and shake... Because it's terrifying!
Yes. Having a justifiable anxious reaction to a stressful situation is not the same as having clinical anxiety. I'm so sick of listening to stories where the OP feels the need to label themselves as having "social anxiety" or similar because they were in an awkward situation and felt awkward.
Or the ones where they're like "I woke up in the middle of the night to see Darth Vader, the boogeyman, and Ghostface from Scream standing over my bed... now, because I have such bad social anxiety, this was really frightening for me..." No! It's frightening because it's frightening! Stop trying to be special! lol
@@jaypark5110 maybe OP does have some major condition. But I'm hearing a dozen stories a month of teens on the spectrum having horrific encounters. I myself am a female who grew up in the early 80s when my Asperger's ass was thrust into public schools and nobody ever said "your life will never be ok because of your diagnosis". So now I'm 40, and besides a sick IQ and a quirky sense of humor I'm normal and functional with all the normal trappings of life. I have four teenage girls... The advent of TikTok and social media has introduced this concept to them of EVERYTHING that is normal growing pains being OCD, PTSD, bipolar, depression, autism ECT. On top of that every condition is a life defining situation that will irreparably displace a normal life. Why aren't professionals and doctors screaming loudly from rooftops that not every angst teen is autistic!! Dozens and dozens of stories on Reddit from young people "on the spectrum" uncomfortable in stores ECT stroking blankets but can communicate in a post. I had to explain to one of my kids at 19 that I am Asperger's and I'm not treating it as my out for life. Everyone is apprehensive in their first go at any new job. Everyone is nervous doing adult things for the first time. It doesn't mean you're irreparably diagnosed! You're normal. I started a new job at 36! It was scary! Even as an Asperger's kid I didn't need a blanket or fall into the floor weeping. I went day after day until it became less scary! Here are some hypothetical ideas 1) the ever predatory drug companies are creating a whole new market of today's youth self diagnosing undiagnosable conditions so a buck can be made treating them. 2) social chaos of the western world when half+ of them aren't members of society or the economy..... I just don't get why everyone is so soft they won't pipe up and say. "Honey, even if you do have some quirk to your normal you still have to go at it like a normal person pursuing a normal adult course". This business of gap years becoming gap decades and 28% of Americans identifying as "disabled" really unsettles me. No not every Asperger's kid is me. But I don't think every depressed 14 year old with some bad memories is set to have life with a failure to launch.
In my opinion being able to keep house plants alive and organize closets is far more important than being an Olympic weight lifter. And if he can help with housework, he’s a champion!
As a Walmart worker twice over. I can tell you that incidents like the first story are the reason why Walmart no longer requires their employees to wear blue polos and khakis anymore. Corporate was tired of complaints from Karen's and Chad's about 'rude and unhelpful employees' as well dealing with police reports nationwide about customers getting assaulted by other customers or even in some cases store management.
"in some cases store management", WTF, if you put your hands on a customer because you think that customer is an employee, you deserve to be fired. At the least it shows that this manager is used to treating the people under him like crap.
@@meh2510 Having a very clearly defined uniform vest was the plan. As a blueboxland employee I can testify that being able to go from worker to customer in a single zip being done or undone is magical.
I was wondering why they changed uniforms. I used to work there many years ago when you could wear regular clothes but not jeans unless they were black.
That if you're being dragged by somebody, go completely limp meaning you are on the floor and they have to drag you that will draw attention to them and that will appear that you are being kidnapped.
About a year ago at outside of Wal-Mart ironically, some older lady said that I shouldn't need a handicap placard. As I seemed to be walking fine( I have recuring/remitant MS which symptoms come and go). I told her that "she was to old to have PMS, yet here you are."
Oh, man, why can't stuff like this happen to me. In that first story when the woman grabbed his wrist, I would have intertwined my fingers with hers and started skipping *AND SHE BETTER KEEP UP, DAMN IT!*
Cameras are really helpful. I'll never understand how some people think they can grab others. Surprisingly these same people seem to forget cameras exist now 😆 Luckily for us most aggressive people are total idiots.
Story 3 is lie. An LT in the Navy has only spent ~6 years in from O1 to O3. Only thing that would make her retire at an LT would be most of her time as enlisted prior then going OCS. Then you are going to tell me a 5' woman decked a guy with a spin kick, broke an orbital socket and a few teeth? Pull the other one.
@@NogginNogs Well, as for the 5' woman decking a guy, I have been a martial artist for 12 years and yes. Yes in fact that can happen. I have seen a woman who was about 5' 2" roundhouse kick through a stack of 6 1" thick wooden boards, held tight together by strong rubber bands. A trained martial artist lands a full, proper hit on you and you don't know how to properly roll with it and mitigate the damage, you WILL feel it, you WILL break things, lose teeth, and be sent to the hospital. And it doesn't matter if the one who does it is a 5' nothing woman. You will not be walking out of that fight in one piece.
I don't understand how the US still has to deal with unemployment, when all you have to do is to put on an blue or red T-Shirt! And *BOOM* you are employed at *RANDOM* retailer! Full wage, benefits and all!
Often wear blue because it is the color of the place I DO work for. Walmart trips are always interesting. I cannot for a manager to angrily ask why I am not doing whatever job they think I do. I am ready to say the magic words "Do you KNOW who I am?" And when they say no, I book it. It will be great, I am sure.
"This is why you always keep your hands to yourself." So true. No stranger has ever tried to grab me, let alone in a hostile manner. My first instinct would be fight or flight and I won't hold back so hopefully I never encounter an entitled person.
Could you imagine living in like the middle east or suddan or something, and being invaded by thousands of people demanding to speak to the manager?!? The absolute horror hahahaha
People think the store is being nice when they give you a discount or pay for your items if you are attacked in the store. They are just trying to keep you from suing them for lax security.
What is lax to one person is overkill for another. All they have to do is take reasonable steps to provide security. A few years back, a man had to be removed from a local grocery store. He came back a little later, walked up to the manager and shot him to death. Are stores supposed to frisk every customer? Maybe escort the each with a SWAT team? How about the supermarket in Florida that had a private plane crash land on its roof and fall into the store where it caused a lot of damage and injuries? How could they not have a force field and anti aircraft guns?
@@michaelterrell Lawyers will sue for anything. I worked in the worst areas of Detroit and needed guards to keep wino's from walking into manholes or injure themselves on job sites to sue the company.
funny that the reddit people always talk how anxious they are yet when someone else made a mistake and shame and doesn't make the perfect turnaround he is wrong. he made a mistake and left the dude alone the other guy didn't do anything wrong after. and what he did, did make sence cause in enough stores there were employers cleaning the carts@@robinb.905
Story 4: I'll never understand how these people know they're screwed when a camera is mentioned but always forget that there are cameras in every modern store.
What is it with people who can't keep their hands to themselves? Even if the OPs were workers at these places you don't just grab someone. And I know for a fact that these Karen's, Richard's and Kevin's would all flip their lids screaming if someone accidentally brushed up against them.
My wife works at Wally World. I was in there the other night, waiting for her to clock out. As I'm waiting in electronics another employee - who had punched out and does NOT work in electronics and was NOT wearing a blue vest - walked by me and I said goodbye to her. Guy in another aisle looked at me and said "are you the one who's supposed to open this case for me?" I look at him, point to my BLACK CASTLEVANIA HOODIE WITH THE HOOD UP, and say "do I look like I work here?" Dude went OFF on me. I even tried to calm things down by going "hey, you asked a ridiculous question, I gave a smartass answer, let's both move on with our night." He started talking about how I have to go outside sometime, to which I said "fine, let's head to the front, come on." He followed me, mouthing off about how he was gonna beat my ass, until I said "we're not going outside, we're going to the security office." Fucker hit the brakes so hard I'm surprised he didn't leave skid marks on the tile and ran back to his wife like the coward he was.
I am under 5' tall, so pretty much everything at stores is beyond my reach. It has been my experience that tall people are usually willing to teach things for me if I just smile & ask politely. If someone should decline I just look around for another tall person. No one needs to have tantrum or assault anyone, no drama, no one gets hurt, no cops.
The ‘Olympian weightlifter story’: if the movers weren’t allowed to move stuff in because of no insurance, how does it make sense she grabs some rando to do it?
It doesn't, I'm a furniture mover for a living there is so much red tape and insurance about you actually being associated with the company as a worker, that we constantly tell literally everyone even our client at that moment Stay Off Our Truck Also no reputable moving company would be operating without insurance so me thinks the ladies were just trying to do it themselves and trick anyone strong looking to come help them
@@johnmetalmikemasecar6775 Meanwhile, I’m thinking, if she can afford all that stuff, she can afford to hire a moving company. We have some really heavy old hardwood furniture handed down from my parents, and the last couple of moves we arranged movers for a half day for the heavy stuff, while we took care of everything else with a U-haul. It costs more than trying to diy, but it’s so worth it.
I purposely wear a blur jacket every time I go shopping at Walmart, hoping to trigger a Karen, but still haven't found one in the wild. Sigh ... I feel so left out
@@davidmcleod5133 Not f she's pregnant. I was shutting down my computer repair business, and offered some shelving to a friend for his shop. I took it to his shop and she was there while he was gone to pick up some parts. She started screaming that he was smarter than me, and that I was trying to 'rip him off' with the free shelving. She was about eight months pregnant and I would have ended up in jail if I hit her. I dodged her punches and let. I called the police, to report her, and was just laughed and, then the moron hung up. I knew he was henpecked, but I don't know how e ever put up with him. She hatted me, because he would come to me with computers that he couldn't repair. I had started respiring computers in 1982, and he was just starting in 1995,
@@michaelterrell Mm, I stand by my statement. You make your own choices in life though. Hope it was at least a nice wool felt fedora you got out of the exchange.
Story 2: OP could have told her, "Oh, I'm not a weightlifter. I was playing one in a film and I didn't have time to change after the shoot." It's, technically, true and just as good, right? No need to volunteer that the "film" in question was a low-budget corporate safety video.
Story one: My brother worked as an RCMP officer for nearly forty years and told about the time he was called to a big box store because a Karen had assaulted a worker who stuttered for "mocking her". In the course of the incident my brother informed her she was under arrest, as the store wanted her charged. The Karen was still complaining that the store shouldn't hire "retards that can't speak English" when the manager stepped protectively between her and the clerk and said, "I can speak for my employee. F-f-f-fuck off!" Then he and the clerk high fived while the considerable crown laughed her out in cuffs. Thirty years later it is his favourite work story, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Story 1 The crazy lady doesn't have time for OP's stutter, but apparently DOES have time for attempting to get him in trouble, at length. Along with the 'your shirt is blue, you work here' nonsense it shows a person with both a minimum at best grasp on logic and driven by constant irritation and resentment. That's a real constant in these stories though.
There's a story on these sites about a Karen using the "you're wearing blue, you work here!" line. The OP of that story pointed out to Karen she was wearing blue too! OP then demands to see Karen's manager! Great UNO reverse. 😆
Probably just tells the cashier she doesn't want it. It goes in the foreign big and someone reshelves it. Hopefully anyway. If she just leaves it in a random place she's a jerk.
@@RunnyBabbitMom Mine was a nurse, so she could treat me afterwards. Anyway she introduced herself to me in the seventh grade with a sneak attack. She punched me in the back, but I didn't see her until I looked down, after spinning around. She was tiny and cute as a button! You just had to watch out for her right hook when she was being playful. She was only 4' 10" fully grown, but she could put a patient back into a hospital bed by herself. She's been gone since 2000, and I still miss her. :(
@@RunnyBabbitMom Thank you We were engaged, but her Karen of a sister refused to let her marry anyone who wasn't a Baptist Minister, and her husband (the minister) called me a heathen because I wasn't a member of HIS church, and that I was an engineer at a Christian TV station. The irony about the church was I attended the same church as his Mother and Father in laws, and had started attending when I was a child. The only reason that I didn't join that church was I was already moving 1000 miles away. He hated Christian radio and TV services for some reason. By that time, she was so spiritually broken by her sister and brother in law that she had pretty much given up. She was only 48 when she died. I tried everything that I could to remove her from that toxic household, to no avail. BTW, I proposed to her the night that I accepted Jesus as my Savior. May you have a Blessed day!
Story 4, NOT surprised that Karen kept demanding that op be arrested til she went pale when she heard about the security cameras. Nor am I surprised that she resisted arrest making it worse on herself. Good on op's parents for pressing charges against her and why am I not surprised that she was on probation for doing the same thing in a neighboring town.
She already arrested for doing the same thing in other place, and I assume there were security cameras there too. Did she think it will be any different? 😏
Story 3 - Depending on the meaning of "alphabet gang", that dude may also find himself charged with assault on a federal agent which would be far worse than a simple assault charge.
The current Walmart uniform is POWDER (PALE) BLUE vest and/or polo, which have been around for a couple of years now. It's very rare to see an older navy-blue polo, although the older dark blue and yellow vests can still be seen. Some Karens just don't pay attention, do they?
Story 1: grab my wrist and pull me? Prepare to meet the floor. "I don't care what evidence you have to prove you don't work here; I insist you work here!" My response: "Do you need me to call someone? Someone who has your meds...?"
Story #3 I don't have autism but I do have a sensory disorder and I'm glad to finally hear from someone who does. It honestly takes over your life. You are awesome and don't forget it. 😀
4th Story: My guess is that the reasons Karens (and their male counterparts) take these things too far is that they can't accept the possibility that some lesser person got the better of them. They would rather be in jail than be ignored by a lowly peon.
For the first story when OP mentioned having a speech problem it came easy for me to understand. I have speech impediment myself and recently it has gotten bad, but not bad enough that I cannot speak. I have gone through a few years of speech therapy and let me tell you speech problems do not go away no matter how hard anyone tries. Sad but true I don't like to socialize or have many friends because of it. I also use hand gestures to make my point across. So a little patience does go a long way. Just don't make people feel bad about the problems they are having in life. I have also thought it would've been easier if I didn't have a voice half the time because I will get frustrated. I know it's a bit of a rant but I just want to say thank you for understanding.
Brilliant! And if/when Karen tracks you down, look at her with gentle confusion to tell her you don't work there and have no idea what she's talking about.
Story 3: OMG that was the best! That pos was going to attack a woman who sounds to be about 2/3 rds smaller than him & he got his ass handed to him! Obviously that idiot missed the lesson when he was a kid to always keep his hands to himself however I believe he may have finally learned it that day!!! Yes it was a lesson learned late in life but he won't soon forget it!!!
Story 1 - What's the point of berating someone for things they can't control? I remember asking a Walmart employee some years ago if they sold rock salt. I couldn't seem to make her understand what I meant. I don't know if she was hard of hearing, or if she simply hadn't heard of the item (maybe I should have called it "ice cream salt"). What did I do? I thanked her for her trouble and found another employee. It's not hard, people! Story 3 - I know it's a trite statement, but -- YOU GO, GIRL!!!
Story 2: All I can think about in my head is the episode of Friends with Ross trying to get a couch up stairs and yelling ‘Pivot’ every few minutes. 🤣🤣🤣
Story 2. Dude was thinking with his little head. Never let your little head make promises your body has to keep. Story 3. When I heard 'Krav megra' I knew the guy was screwed.
You know these Karens who think its good to attack people because they tell them they dont work there and to bugger off need psychiatric assessment and honestly the police and courts need to be told this. Because it will never cross their mind because the police and courts will see it as just mistaken identity.
You are right; in case of sociopathic, psychopathic, and narcissistic personality disorders, it is usually the way they get assessed by psychiatrists after their behavior escalated to criminal and they are court ordered to psychiatric evaluation and treatment. The doctors say they are impossible to treat since they don’t think there is anything wrong with themselves.
Jailbirds comparing what got them jailed: "Grand theft", "Drugs", "B&E".... Our hero: "Got my butt kicked by a tiny girl..." 😆 He'll have a tough time in the joint.
Someone tries to grab my wrist or arm like with the Walmart girl in story 4, they better pray they have all their fingers after, because I don't care if extricating myself from their grip breaks them in the process. It's been said before, never ever put your hands on anyone in a hostile or unwanted way. No clue why some people think that's how you solve problems.
Ya know, I get why burly men do it… (don’t CONDONE, but I get it)… but for the life of me I will never understand when these 50-70 year-old women do things like that. Like, if you could break in half from falling down wrong, maybe don’t look to solve problems by physical altercation? What am I missing here?
@@davidmcleod5133 - You're not missing a thing. It's seriously easy for hostility to backfire in a myriad of ways. A burly guy could get taken out by someone with martial arts experience, or just get his dumb ass arrested, but yeah, if you don't even have the physicality to back up your use of force, it's an extra layer of stupid.
The man of the third story forgot. Be careful of who you mess with. You never know what they're capable of or willing to do. The most innocent looking ones are the most dangerous.
I have a ton of "I don`t work here" in our local B&Q( UK store full of tools,paint,plants, anything DIY etc.) Latest one was after I helped a young teenager find the right tools to fix his bike ( I`m a fix everything yourself guy so I know a bit about just anything worth repairing yourself). I never wear any clothes that would confuse anyone I worked there, but for some reason this loud woman decided it her turn and started yelling about a specific colour of paint and that i need to take her to it immediatelly. I just started laughing and said the F if I know where that is, go find it yourself you rude woman. Stared at me for a good 30 seconds, blinked a few times (assuming realised I dont in fact work there) and just walked away.
On that last one, OP should have said that to the man and maybe even given him the cart. The guy made a mistake and realized it, a kind gesture would make him and likely OP feel better.
These Karens never seem to understand that if you aggressively put your hands on somebody else, they are allowed to hit you. They just have it in their pathetic micro-brains that they can touch employees (or people they just assume are employees) and it's only a legal issue if that person defends themselves. Then they wonder why they get arrested.
I self admit I was a Karen today while canceling a subscription. Finished my transaction then apologized to her. Never felt so bad. Seeing as I have done many types of customer service jobs.
I once worked with an excellent speech therapist when I was an RN at a hospital. She had the worst stutter that I've ever heard. Most of the hospital staff allowed her to take the 5 minutes it took for her to say, "Good morning". She was one of the kindest individuals that one could ask for. Of course, there were some ignoramuses who would talk right over her. After such a public humiliation, she would sincerely thank us - those who allowed her the time to say what she wanted - for understanding that when someone finishes her sentences for her, her ability to talk would end for hours. Stuttering is a neurological condition, but most people who suffer from it are far, far away from mentally challenged. There were other jerks who'd ask her rudely why she went into speech therapy as a profession when she was so much worse than most of her patients; they could not see that she actually was perfect for this! Many of her patients found her inspiring, and were greatly helped by her because she UNDERSTOOD them in ways that none of the rest of us could. The Karen in this story is an ignoramus in the first degree.
I have had people ask me "if I work here?" While being all dressed in dark color clothing. Thankfully no one had become a karen when I replied no, or tried to attack me. Because I always carry something with me that can cause at the minimum, severe injuries if I need to defend myself. That's why it's always good to ask if a person works in a business that you're in before assuming they are, and/or acting like a wild animal that needs to be euthanized.
The last story is kinda wholesome, I mean yeah he made an assumption and didn’t apologize, but he instantly realized his mistake and it’s pretty clear the reason he didn’t apologize was cause he was ultra embarrassed. Compared to all the Karens out there this story is really wholesome
Again as you said I hate it when they do this and don't press charges that put her some puts their hands on you knock their ass to the ground or call the cops
Karen:"I'M GOING TO GET YOUR MANAGER AND-" Manager Me:"Look like an utter clown in front of the ONLY person around here with ACTUAL authority? Good thinking! Now, get out before the Coppers arrive to enforce the Lifetime Ban I just filed against you with Corporate.."
Honestly, I don't know why this happens, but it seems that men always find the tiny, skinny little woman the torment whenever they get angry. Then, of course, they get their ass handed to them. No one ever seems to learn that powerful things are contained in small packages
Because they're actually cowards! They target the 'presumably' small and weak. He thought she'd be a weak little bunny but realized the wife is a Tasmanian Devil! Karma came for his face like a Doc Martin boot!
I'm also autistic, and if someone suddenly touches me, whether they are my family or a stranger, I start to scream and try to shake them off. In such moments, the feeling is almost as if someone was trying to kill me. Can't imagine what would it be like with that crazy lady.
If you can't speak and someone is being rude, put your hand up in a stop motion while shaking your head back and forth. If that doesn't work, flipping the bird usually gets your point of not bothering you across. Although I like the suggestion in the video.🤪 Or maybe look shocked while pointing behind them and when they turn around, book it. 🤣
yknow it’s actually really nice that i can forget you exist for like half a year and then a random thought brings me back to when i used to chill with these vids playing
Last story, I honestly don't know whether to pray that poor dude heard Billy Joel's _Second Wind (You're Only Human)_ over the store PA or hope he didn't. "You better believe there'll be times in your life you''re gonna feel just like a stumbling fool. Well, take it from me, you'll learn more from your accidents than anything you could ever learn at school!"
Funny story about when I was mistaken for a CIVILIAN where I was working once: My husband and I used to work as security guards, and one assignment we had was at a local Sheetz (gas station/convenience store/coffee shop) that is in an area known for problems with loitering, drugs, gangs, etc. Being smart enough to know there’s safety in numbers, we’d work there as a pair, with one of us in uniform and the other in plainclothes with our badge hooked to our belt. To make it even more convincing, we had a _very_ large German shepherd we’d bring to work with us. Conan didn’t know beans about security work, but who’s gonna think twice when they see somebody in plainclothes with Conan on a black harness and lead? We never said he was a police dog-we just never said he _wasnt!_ Anyway, this particular Sheetz also had security cameras monitoring the outside as well as the inside, and if you hung around too long the guards monitoring the cameras (different security company than us) would hit a pre-recorded message telling you to move along. So one night I’m in plainclothes and I’ve got Conan with me, we’re hanging around the entrance watching the people coming and going, and the message blares out telling someone to move along. I don’t know who they’re telling that to, but I have a feeling it’s us. Immediately I whip my badge off my belt, hold it at the nearest camera, and holler that I’m on the job. Immediately a LIVE voice comes over the loudspeaker saying “Sorry about that, Officer-I didn’t know you were working!” I about fell off the curb because I was cracking up at that, and both my husband and the Sheetz employees found it hilarious as well!
My high school uniform was electric blue, light blue or navy polo and either navy pants, a skirt, or khakis. I went to Walmart with my aunt after school one day and thankfully I didn't have any rude Karen's approach me, but I did have several customers and a manager ask me to help with stuff. I wash 14, and over time I've come to realize, it doesn't matter what you wear, some people (me included ig) just give off the i-work-here vibe 😑
1st story. Why the hell don't people protect themselves. If somebody tried grabbing me, the police would definitely be called. And CCTV would exonerate me and ensure the arrest of the looney
Response to the response for story 1. There is a gesture that trumps all, the triple middle finger. Hold up middle finger on one hand, hold up middle and ring on the other, lock pinky from first hand between middle and ring finger on second hand, hold all three middle fingers high and triumph in knowing nobody could possibly one up you.
1st story: where the heck do these people think they get the right to lay hands on ANYONE??!? Anybody did that to me they’d be wondering how they found themselves looking up at the ceiling from flat on their back. 3rd Story: See first story. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😎
"I don't like random people touching me." That's not autism, that's *normal.* Who _would_ like being touched by random people?! Even broken slaves would shiver. Why do we label and medicate *not being a victim?*
for the 3rd story my ex 5'1 is very similar, military trained. As I told confrontational people C4 comes in a small package, DON'T BE THE SPARK! at the bar this chick turned the switch by pinching my butt when I was getting drinks for our group. I get the drinks and turned around the chick is laying on the floor blood pouring out of her nose, and my girl walking back to our table. In less then 5 minutes the cops came, didn't believe me when I said I didn't hit the chick, put me in cuffs. The chick's face was already black and blue. I have been down this road before, I said look at my hands, do they look like I have hit anyone? my girl shoves her hand in the cops face, says I'LL DO IT AGAIN! It still has blood on it. Lesson don't be the SPARK!!!
I once saw a Karen in a store say: "Excuse me" to an obvious non-employee. He looked at her and said: "You're excused, I didn't even hear you belch." The look on the Karen's face was a joy to behold.
Oh, that’s hilarious-I will keep this in mind for any possible encounters in the future!😂
Gotta remember that one
Lmao.😂
Had one use the "Excuse me" once. I look at her and say, "You stepped in whut?" 😄
She turned and walked away.
Are karens really that common that "excuse me?" is only used to get employees attention now?
"I'm wearing blue so I must work at Walmart? Well based on your outfit, you must work the corner of 5th and Main late at night" Mic drop
My side hurts from laughing at this.
OUCH!
Savage!! 🤣🤣🤣
Comment of the month!
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"Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash".
I will never understand these people who assault someone, know they assaulted someone, try to lie that they were the ones assaulted, then get a shocked pikachu face when reminded that security cameras are indeed a thing.
They are completely irrational. An angry karen is unable to understand she's in the wrong until she's yelled, cuffed and humiliated. Men with angry issues are the same, except when they are beaten and deflated. Don't make any attempt to reason with a karen. They won't listen, they won't think properly and will act like a rabid dog without remorse until it'll be too late and have to pay for their stupidity. It's really sad.
I was just about to come here and ask if people just forget that there are cameras I'm most if not all businesses.
@@albertocabezas282 I agree, except for the word 'until'. Considering the nutjob that went after the Autistic girl was on probation for similar charges in another state, its pretty clear that she's incapable of ever understanding that she's in the wrong.
@@meh2510 That woman was evil. That's the difference.
@@PurpleNiobe Once upon a time, a lot of cameras were just for show since they recorded onto VHS tapes instead of saved on a computer.
Story 3: Never touch anyone because it's a freaking felony assault and you never know if they are ex-military, Police, PTSD or someone capable of beating you black and blue.
Honestly that is a story I was waiting to hear. Its these stories that should be used as examples. The same thing would happen if someone grabbed me due to my anxiety and PTSD.
I always say - you touch me without my permission, you're getting launched and I'm going to stomp you until I'm confident I can get away without you assaulting me again.
I'm guessing this idiot was used to beating on helpless women and instead found one that's not helpless.
I remember the best story from ages ago where some r*pist grabbed a woman walking alone not realizing that her bulky coat was actually pretty thin as she was a female bodybuilder that was BUILT like a brick house. Yes, he got the smackdown he deserved. He was happy to see the cops 😂
+ touching people, especially agressively is a good way to get a painfull dose of self defence from that person.
I asked someone for help in a store when I was entirely aware they were not an employee. I walk in front of them, but not too close so as not to invade their personal space, and say"excuse me, you're tall and I'm, well, not. Will you get something off the top shelf for me, please?"
This is how you ask someone for help.
I'm tall (well, old and stooped now...) and never had a problem helping get something high for a lady. I am partial to short women too. 😎
I always ask tall people if I can borrow their height.
Same. This is how we vertically challenged people obtain assistance graciously. I have never had a problem doing so, especially if accompanied by a smile and a thank you.
As someone who is 6'5, I have no problem getting stuff off of high shelves for people, as long as they're polite about it. So far, everyone who's asked me to do so has been nice. I suspect my height frightens off the would-be Karens...
@@lancerevell5979 Me to! I'm 5' 10" and the love of my life was a feisty 4' 10" ball of energy who introduced herself to me in the seventh grade by yelling, "I hate tall people!" It was love at first sight, after I looked down. She was behind me in line for the water fountain, so I picked her up and teased her about being so short and cute. Luckily she had a great sense of humor!
PSA to every young person: it doesn't take a disorder of some sort to be petrified by a rude person. Aggressive behavior is supposed to cause you to stutter and sweat and shake... Because it's terrifying!
Yes. Having a justifiable anxious reaction to a stressful situation is not the same as having clinical anxiety. I'm so sick of listening to stories where the OP feels the need to label themselves as having "social anxiety" or similar because they were in an awkward situation and felt awkward.
Or the ones where they're like "I woke up in the middle of the night to see Darth Vader, the boogeyman, and Ghostface from Scream standing over my bed... now, because I have such bad social anxiety, this was really frightening for me..." No! It's frightening because it's frightening! Stop trying to be special! lol
Get a thick skin, or stay home. You're not entitled to politeness and respect.
@@jaypark5110 maybe OP does have some major condition. But I'm hearing a dozen stories a month of teens on the spectrum having horrific encounters. I myself am a female who grew up in the early 80s when my Asperger's ass was thrust into public schools and nobody ever said "your life will never be ok because of your diagnosis". So now I'm 40, and besides a sick IQ and a quirky sense of humor I'm normal and functional with all the normal trappings of life. I have four teenage girls... The advent of TikTok and social media has introduced this concept to them of EVERYTHING that is normal growing pains being OCD, PTSD, bipolar, depression, autism ECT. On top of that every condition is a life defining situation that will irreparably displace a normal life. Why aren't professionals and doctors screaming loudly from rooftops that not every angst teen is autistic!! Dozens and dozens of stories on Reddit from young people "on the spectrum" uncomfortable in stores ECT stroking blankets but can communicate in a post. I had to explain to one of my kids at 19 that I am Asperger's and I'm not treating it as my out for life. Everyone is apprehensive in their first go at any new job. Everyone is nervous doing adult things for the first time. It doesn't mean you're irreparably diagnosed! You're normal. I started a new job at 36! It was scary! Even as an Asperger's kid I didn't need a blanket or fall into the floor weeping. I went day after day until it became less scary! Here are some hypothetical ideas 1) the ever predatory drug companies are creating a whole new market of today's youth self diagnosing undiagnosable conditions so a buck can be made treating them. 2) social chaos of the western world when half+ of them aren't members of society or the economy..... I just don't get why everyone is so soft they won't pipe up and say. "Honey, even if you do have some quirk to your normal you still have to go at it like a normal person pursuing a normal adult course". This business of gap years becoming gap decades and 28% of Americans identifying as "disabled" really unsettles me. No not every Asperger's kid is me. But I don't think every depressed 14 year old with some bad memories is set to have life with a failure to launch.
If you're "petrified" by rude people you just need to stay out of public.
Story 3. 😂 Both diamonds and dynamite can come in small packages! OP's wife kicks a$$! 😂
In my opinion being able to keep house plants alive and organize closets is far more important than being an Olympic weight lifter. And if he can help with housework, he’s a champion!
As a Walmart worker twice over. I can tell you that incidents like the first story are the reason why Walmart no longer requires their employees to wear blue polos and khakis anymore. Corporate was tired of complaints from Karen's and Chad's about 'rude and unhelpful employees' as well dealing with police reports nationwide about customers getting assaulted by other customers or even in some cases store management.
"in some cases store management", WTF, if you put your hands on a customer because you think that customer is an employee, you deserve to be fired. At the least it shows that this manager is used to treating the people under him like crap.
Sooooo, making it more difficult for customers to identify employees will reduce the number of customers who are aggressively mistaken for employees?
America has a mental health crisis.
@@meh2510 Having a very clearly defined uniform vest was the plan. As a blueboxland employee I can testify that being able to go from worker to customer in a single zip being done or undone is magical.
I was wondering why they changed uniforms. I used to work there many years ago when you could wear regular clothes but not jeans unless they were black.
That if you're being dragged by somebody, go completely limp meaning you are on the floor and they have to drag you that will draw attention to them and that will appear that you are being kidnapped.
Or yell, "Fifty bucks!? You ain't worth that much!" 😆
About a year ago at outside of Wal-Mart ironically, some older lady said that I shouldn't need a handicap placard. As I seemed to be walking fine( I have recuring/remitant MS which symptoms come and go). I told her that "she was to old to have PMS, yet here you are."
Oh, man, why can't stuff like this happen to me. In that first story when the woman grabbed his wrist, I would have intertwined my fingers with hers and started skipping *AND SHE BETTER KEEP UP, DAMN IT!*
Also start singing loudly 'pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows'. Just mind **** her.
Story 3 + 4: A lot of people seem to have this constantly aggressive mindset where they have to lay their hands on people, even physical assault.
Good thing cameras and police exist to eventually teach them a lesson, right? :P
Cameras are really helpful. I'll never understand how some people think they can grab others.
Surprisingly these same people seem to forget cameras exist now 😆
Luckily for us most aggressive people are total idiots.
@@jaymevosburgh3660 sadly they also get to vote
Story 3 is lie. An LT in the Navy has only spent ~6 years in from O1 to O3. Only thing that would make her retire at an LT would be most of her time as enlisted prior then going OCS. Then you are going to tell me a 5' woman decked a guy with a spin kick, broke an orbital socket and a few teeth? Pull the other one.
@@NogginNogs Well, as for the 5' woman decking a guy, I have been a martial artist for 12 years and yes. Yes in fact that can happen. I have seen a woman who was about 5' 2" roundhouse kick through a stack of 6 1" thick wooden boards, held tight together by strong rubber bands. A trained martial artist lands a full, proper hit on you and you don't know how to properly roll with it and mitigate the damage, you WILL feel it, you WILL break things, lose teeth, and be sent to the hospital. And it doesn't matter if the one who does it is a 5' nothing woman. You will not be walking out of that fight in one piece.
Story 3: "I can't take her anywhere" LMBO again. I love it. I am taking her everywhere.
I don't understand how the US still has to deal with unemployment, when all you have to do is to put on an blue or red T-Shirt! And *BOOM* you are employed at *RANDOM* retailer! Full wage, benefits and all!
best part is you dont even HAVE to work. just show up and youre immediately employed!
But, the pay is low, the hours suck and you get fired at the whim of the next rabid Karen. 😄
Often wear blue because it is the color of the place I DO work for. Walmart trips are always interesting. I cannot for a manager to angrily ask why I am not doing whatever job they think I do. I am ready to say the magic words "Do you KNOW who I am?" And when they say no, I book it. It will be great, I am sure.
@@lancerevell5979 Has anyone ever seen a non-rabid Karen? Asking for a friend!
I still believe that people who Refuse to work should Not qualify for SS benefits.
"This is why you always keep your hands to yourself." So true. No stranger has ever tried to grab me, let alone in a hostile manner. My first instinct would be fight or flight and I won't hold back so hopefully I never encounter an entitled person.
"drag me", just let yourself drop to the floor and kick their ankles ... very hard !
"Excuse me!!!" - "Oh, was that you? I thought I heard the sound of breaking wind..." Shuts 'em up a treat.
If we could bottle all of our Karens, and drop them on our enemies, no one would ever touch us.
More environmentally destructive than a nuclear bomb! 😱
Could you imagine living in like the middle east or suddan or something, and being invaded by thousands of people demanding to speak to the manager?!? The absolute horror hahahaha
People think the store is being nice when they give you a discount or pay for your items if you are attacked in the store. They are just trying to keep you from suing them for lax security.
What is lax to one person is overkill for another. All they have to do is take reasonable steps to provide security.
A few years back, a man had to be removed from a local grocery store. He came back a little later, walked up to the manager and shot him to death. Are stores supposed to frisk every customer? Maybe escort the each with a SWAT team?
How about the supermarket in Florida that had a private plane crash land on its roof and fall into the store where it caused a lot of damage and injuries? How could they not have a force field and anti aircraft guns?
@@michaelterrell Lawyers will sue for anything. I worked in the worst areas of Detroit and needed guards to keep wino's from walking into manholes or injure themselves on job sites to sue the company.
@@johnwarner6858 Those same lawyers will try to pleabargain their way into heaven as well.
Story 5: At least the guy accepted his embarrassment. I know a lot of people would've just doubled down
But didn't bother to apologize for trying to steal (by error) OP's cart
funny that the reddit people always talk how anxious they are yet when someone else made a mistake and shame and doesn't make the perfect turnaround he is wrong. he made a mistake and left the dude alone the other guy didn't do anything wrong after. and what he did, did make sence cause in enough stores there were employers cleaning the carts@@robinb.905
Story 4: I'll never understand how these people know they're screwed when a camera is mentioned but always forget that there are cameras in every modern store.
And it turns out that she's a SERIAL KAREN!
It's a classic case of 'Kelly Bundy Syndrome' because like Kelly they can only process one thing at a time.
What surprises me is people will grap yank or touch a total stranger when it's against the law
If Karens ever learned to be better people great RUclipsrs like Darkpluff would run out of good stories.
They just don't learn or they breed like bunnies 🤣🤣
@@audreygoode9321 yeah but they are still good for a laugh.
@@jerichogarry that they are☺️ it's kind of an adult's Aesop's fables 🤣🤣❣️
@@RenTheWren exactly 💯😂
probably both
Always use your right to defend yourself or people in need!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE THEM PAY AND REGRET THEIR LIFE CHOICES!!!!!
What is it with people who can't keep their hands to themselves? Even if the OPs were workers at these places you don't just grab someone.
And I know for a fact that these Karen's, Richard's and Kevin's would all flip their lids screaming if someone accidentally brushed up against them.
Might want to make a mental note never piss your wife off! That woman is my new hero
My wife works at Wally World. I was in there the other night, waiting for her to clock out. As I'm waiting in electronics another employee - who had punched out and does NOT work in electronics and was NOT wearing a blue vest - walked by me and I said goodbye to her. Guy in another aisle looked at me and said "are you the one who's supposed to open this case for me?" I look at him, point to my BLACK CASTLEVANIA HOODIE WITH THE HOOD UP, and say "do I look like I work here?" Dude went OFF on me. I even tried to calm things down by going "hey, you asked a ridiculous question, I gave a smartass answer, let's both move on with our night." He started talking about how I have to go outside sometime, to which I said "fine, let's head to the front, come on." He followed me, mouthing off about how he was gonna beat my ass, until I said "we're not going outside, we're going to the security office." Fucker hit the brakes so hard I'm surprised he didn't leave skid marks on the tile and ran back to his wife like the coward he was.
I am under 5' tall, so pretty much everything at stores is beyond my reach. It has been my experience that tall people are usually willing to teach things for me if I just smile & ask politely. If someone should decline I just look around for another tall person. No one needs to have tantrum or assault anyone, no drama, no one gets hurt, no cops.
Well, as a guy who's slightly over six feet tall, I sometimes get asked for help like that. Ask me nicely, no problem.
A cute smile never hurts when asking. :)
Yeah, I've been asked to help reach for something higher up as well, and if a shorter person does ask me nicely I'm always happy to help.
The ‘Olympian weightlifter story’: if the movers weren’t allowed to move stuff in because of no insurance, how does it make sense she grabs some rando to do it?
A Karen and a simp.
It doesn't, I'm a furniture mover for a living there is so much red tape and insurance about you actually being associated with the company as a worker, that we constantly tell literally everyone even our client at that moment Stay Off Our Truck
Also no reputable moving company would be operating without insurance so me thinks the ladies were just trying to do it themselves and trick anyone strong looking to come help them
@@johnmetalmikemasecar6775 Meanwhile, I’m thinking, if she can afford all that stuff, she can afford to hire a moving company. We have some really heavy old hardwood furniture handed down from my parents, and the last couple of moves we arranged movers for a half day for the heavy stuff, while we took care of everything else with a U-haul. It costs more than trying to diy, but it’s so worth it.
@@johnmetalmikemasecar6775 I hate moving, with a passion, so I have so much respect for people who do it for a living.
I purposely wear a blur jacket every time I go shopping at Walmart, hoping to trigger a Karen, but still haven't found one in the wild. Sigh ... I feel so left out
Maybe buy a blue jacket AT walmart? I heard it's a triple bonus combo... ;)
@@tsherwoodrzero ooh... that may work! If it doesn't, I may have to go to a Wally out of town. Too many people know me here
Story 1: after telling her I didn't work there I would just leave and if she grabbed my wrist she is getting pushed away or knocked down.
In my case, I can ask, "Do you know why I have a spare cane in my truck?
Never hit a woman.*
*…unless that woman is physically assaulting you, then you are within your rights to lay her out just like any man.
@@davidmcleod5133 Not f she's pregnant. I was shutting down my computer repair business, and offered some shelving to a friend for his shop. I took it to his shop and she was there while he was gone to pick up some parts. She started screaming that he was smarter than me, and that I was trying to 'rip him off' with the free shelving. She was about eight months pregnant and I would have ended up in jail if I hit her. I dodged her punches and let.
I called the police, to report her, and was just laughed and, then the moron hung up. I knew he was henpecked, but I don't know how e ever put up with him.
She hatted me, because he would come to me with computers that he couldn't repair. I had started respiring computers in 1982, and he was just starting in 1995,
@@michaelterrell Mm, I stand by my statement. You make your own choices in life though. Hope it was at least a nice wool felt fedora you got out of the exchange.
Story 2: OP could have told her, "Oh, I'm not a weightlifter. I was playing one in a film and I didn't have time to change after the shoot."
It's, technically, true and just as good, right? No need to volunteer that the "film" in question was a low-budget corporate safety video.
In his brain, the logic where not to tell the truth, but to impress a girl, so he could "strike" a date with her
Story one: My brother worked as an RCMP officer for nearly forty years and told about the time he was called to a big box store because a Karen had assaulted a worker who stuttered for "mocking her". In the course of the incident my brother informed her she was under arrest, as the store wanted her charged. The Karen was still complaining that the store shouldn't hire "retards that can't speak English" when the manager stepped protectively between her and the clerk and said, "I can speak for my employee. F-f-f-fuck off!" Then he and the clerk high fived while the considerable crown laughed her out in cuffs.
Thirty years later it is his favourite work story, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Manager of the year right there XD
Story 1 The crazy lady doesn't have time for OP's stutter, but apparently DOES have time for attempting to get him in trouble, at length. Along with the 'your shirt is blue, you work here' nonsense it shows a person with both a minimum at best grasp on logic and driven by constant irritation and resentment. That's a real constant in these stories though.
There's a story on these sites about a Karen using the "you're wearing blue, you work here!" line. The OP of that story pointed out to Karen she was wearing blue too! OP then demands to see Karen's manager! Great UNO reverse. 😆
OP in #4 forgot the most important information. If she gets a blanket to carry in her arms each time shopping, how many blankets has she accumulated?
Probably just tells the cashier she doesn't want it. It goes in the foreign big and someone reshelves it.
Hopefully anyway. If she just leaves it in a random place she's a jerk.
Story 3. What a manly man putting hands on a woman to begin with. He got what he deserves and now I think I have a little crush on a stranger.
Be careful, she would crush you!
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@@michaelterrell would be worth it. 😜
@@RunnyBabbitMom Mine was a nurse, so she could treat me afterwards. Anyway she introduced herself to me in the seventh grade with a sneak attack.
She punched me in the back, but I didn't see her until I looked down, after spinning around. She was tiny and cute as a button! You just had to watch out for her right hook when she was being playful. She was only 4' 10" fully grown, but she could put a patient back into a hospital bed by herself. She's been gone since 2000, and I still miss her. :(
@@michaelterrell oh no. I'm so sorry to hear about your heartbreak. Hugs.
@@RunnyBabbitMom Thank you We were engaged, but her Karen of a sister refused to let her marry anyone who wasn't a Baptist Minister, and her husband (the minister) called me a heathen because I wasn't a member of HIS church, and that I was an engineer at a Christian TV station. The irony about the church was I attended the same church as his Mother and Father in laws, and had started attending when I was a child.
The only reason that I didn't join that church was I was already moving 1000 miles away.
He hated Christian radio and TV services for some reason.
By that time, she was so spiritually broken by her sister and brother in law that she had pretty much given up. She was only 48 when she died. I tried everything that I could to remove her from that toxic household, to no avail.
BTW, I proposed to her the night that I accepted Jesus as my Savior.
May you have a Blessed day!
Story 4, NOT surprised that Karen kept demanding that op be arrested til she went pale when she heard about the security cameras. Nor am I surprised that she resisted arrest making it worse on herself. Good on op's parents for pressing charges against her and why am I not surprised that she was on probation for doing the same thing in a neighboring town.
She already arrested for doing the same thing in other place, and I assume there were security cameras there too.
Did she think it will be any different? 😏
@@gorilladisco9108 apparently she did. Or she just didn't learn her lesson the first time.
Story 3 - Depending on the meaning of "alphabet gang", that dude may also find himself charged with assault on a federal agent which would be far worse than a simple assault charge.
The current Walmart uniform is POWDER (PALE) BLUE vest and/or polo, which have been around for a couple of years now. It's very rare to see an older navy-blue polo, although the older dark blue and yellow vests can still be seen. Some Karens just don't pay attention, do they?
No they don't.
Truly, they put some much energy in talking that they never use their eyes
First Story: OP, haven't you figured it out yet? KARENS CAN'T READ!!!
Yep sounds about right!!
Story 1: grab my wrist and pull me? Prepare to meet the floor.
"I don't care what evidence you have to prove you don't work here; I insist you work here!"
My response: "Do you need me to call someone? Someone who has your meds...?"
Story #3 I don't have autism but I do have a sensory disorder and I'm glad to finally hear from someone who does. It honestly takes over your life. You are awesome and don't forget it. 😀
4th Story: My guess is that the reasons Karens (and their male counterparts) take these things too far is that they can't accept the possibility that some lesser person got the better of them. They would rather be in jail than be ignored by a lowly peon.
Their ego is so fragile…
Karen grabbing someone needs slapped into next week! She should be chasing her teeth like spilled chicklets. 😡
Story 4, that Karen really DOES deserve to meet OP's wife from Story Three.
For the first story when OP mentioned having a speech problem it came easy for me to understand. I have speech impediment myself and recently it has gotten bad, but not bad enough that I cannot speak. I have gone through a few years of speech therapy and let me tell you speech problems do not go away no matter how hard anyone tries. Sad but true I don't like to socialize or have many friends because of it. I also use hand gestures to make my point across. So a little patience does go a long way. Just don't make people feel bad about the problems they are having in life. I have also thought it would've been easier if I didn't have a voice half the time because I will get frustrated. I know it's a bit of a rant but I just want to say thank you for understanding.
If someone grabs your wrist like what happened to OP in story 1, take that as an invitation to whip them around into the nearest shelf.
I keep waiting for someone to say "Wait right here I'll go for help!" And then just never come back...
Brilliant! And if/when Karen tracks you down, look at her with gentle confusion to tell her you don't work there and have no idea what she's talking about.
#1: If you grab my wrist, my other hand punches your face. No speaking neeeded.
That last one! All he had to do was apologize, not skulk around and hide.
Story 3... that is perfect justice... he was clearly going to attack her in an escalation, and she used her training for defense.
As an Autistic adult woman, story 4 is my nightmare.
Thank you Fluff, Stevo, and everyone submiting stories.
Story 3: OMG that was the best! That pos was going to attack a woman who sounds to be about 2/3 rds smaller than him & he got his ass handed to him! Obviously that idiot missed the lesson when he was a kid to always keep his hands to himself however I believe he may have finally learned it that day!!! Yes it was a lesson learned late in life but he won't soon forget it!!!
I love this woman! He deserved every injury.
Story 1 - What's the point of berating someone for things they can't control? I remember asking a Walmart employee some years ago if they sold rock salt. I couldn't seem to make her understand what I meant. I don't know if she was hard of hearing, or if she simply hadn't heard of the item (maybe I should have called it "ice cream salt"). What did I do? I thanked her for her trouble and found another employee. It's not hard, people!
Story 3 - I know it's a trite statement, but -- YOU GO, GIRL!!!
Story 2: All I can think about in my head is the episode of Friends with Ross trying to get a couch up stairs and yelling ‘Pivot’ every few minutes. 🤣🤣🤣
Story of military wife: YOU GO GIRL!
She should have planted her Doc Martin square in his family jewels. Make sure he never spawns again. 😡
Story 2. Dude was thinking with his little head. Never let your little head make promises your body has to keep.
Story 3. When I heard 'Krav megra' I knew the guy was screwed.
My husband came up with a great line "I'm waiting for the day the voices in my head finally say 'I don't work here.'"
You know these Karens who think its good to attack people because they tell them they dont work there and to bugger off need psychiatric assessment and honestly the police and courts need to be told this. Because it will never cross their mind because the police and courts will see it as just mistaken identity.
You are right; in case of sociopathic, psychopathic, and narcissistic personality disorders, it is usually the way they get assessed by psychiatrists after their behavior escalated to criminal and they are court ordered to psychiatric evaluation and treatment. The doctors say they are impossible to treat since they don’t think there is anything wrong with themselves.
S2: I’ve already heard before. Dude was stupid for lying by omission.
Thank goodness that no one was hurt when they dropped the cabinet.
Attacking a woman the size of a 6th grader? What a manly man. I'm sure he'll brag about that in jail.
Jailbirds comparing what got them jailed: "Grand theft", "Drugs", "B&E".... Our hero: "Got my butt kicked by a tiny girl..." 😆
He'll have a tough time in the joint.
Someone tries to grab my wrist or arm like with the Walmart girl in story 4, they better pray they have all their fingers after, because I don't care if extricating myself from their grip breaks them in the process. It's been said before, never ever put your hands on anyone in a hostile or unwanted way. No clue why some people think that's how you solve problems.
Ya know, I get why burly men do it… (don’t CONDONE, but I get it)… but for the life of me I will never understand when these 50-70 year-old women do things like that. Like, if you could break in half from falling down wrong, maybe don’t look to solve problems by physical altercation? What am I missing here?
@@davidmcleod5133 - You're not missing a thing. It's seriously easy for hostility to backfire in a myriad of ways. A burly guy could get taken out by someone with martial arts experience, or just get his dumb ass arrested, but yeah, if you don't even have the physicality to back up your use of force, it's an extra layer of stupid.
Last story - OP should have started chanting, "DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!" as the man reached for a cart for himself.
Whenever a Karen says "exuuuuuse me," you should say, "why, did you fart?"
Story 3: That's a keeper!
And when she has kids, ,"Beware the Momma Bear!" 👍
The man of the third story forgot. Be careful of who you mess with. You never know what they're capable of or willing to do. The most innocent looking ones are the most dangerous.
I have a ton of "I don`t work here" in our local B&Q( UK store full of tools,paint,plants, anything DIY etc.) Latest one was after I helped a young teenager find the right tools to fix his bike ( I`m a fix everything yourself guy so I know a bit about just anything worth repairing yourself). I never wear any clothes that would confuse anyone I worked there, but for some reason this loud woman decided it her turn and started yelling about a specific colour of paint and that i need to take her to it immediatelly. I just started laughing and said the F if I know where that is, go find it yourself you rude woman. Stared at me for a good 30 seconds, blinked a few times (assuming realised I dont in fact work there) and just walked away.
These Karens need to be told, "Ask, and you may receive. Demand, and you get nothing. By the way, I'm a customer. Do you want to try that again?"
On that last one, OP should have said that to the man and maybe even given him the cart. The guy made a mistake and realized it, a kind gesture would make him and likely OP feel better.
That wife needs to wear a yellow jumpsuit lol.
I wanna be like the wife in story 3. Be able to defend myself like that.
These Karens never seem to understand that if you aggressively put your hands on somebody else, they are allowed to hit you. They just have it in their pathetic micro-brains that they can touch employees (or people they just assume are employees) and it's only a legal issue if that person defends themselves. Then they wonder why they get arrested.
I self admit I was a Karen today while canceling a subscription. Finished my transaction then apologized to her. Never felt so bad. Seeing as I have done many types of customer service jobs.
I once worked with an excellent speech therapist when I was an RN at a hospital. She had the worst stutter that I've ever heard. Most of the hospital staff allowed her to take the 5 minutes it took for her to say, "Good morning". She was one of the kindest individuals that one could ask for. Of course, there were some ignoramuses who would talk right over her. After such a public humiliation, she would sincerely thank us - those who allowed her the time to say what she wanted - for understanding that when someone finishes her sentences for her, her ability to talk would end for hours. Stuttering is a neurological condition, but most people who suffer from it are far, far away from mentally challenged. There were other jerks who'd ask her rudely why she went into speech therapy as a profession when she was so much worse than most of her patients; they could not see that she actually was perfect for this! Many of her patients found her inspiring, and were greatly helped by her because she UNDERSTOOD them in ways that none of the rest of us could. The Karen in this story is an ignoramus in the first degree.
I have had people ask me "if I work here?" While being all dressed in dark color clothing. Thankfully no one had become a karen when I replied no, or tried to attack me. Because I always carry something with me that can cause at the minimum, severe injuries if I need to defend myself. That's why it's always good to ask if a person works in a business that you're in before assuming they are, and/or acting like a wild animal that needs to be euthanized.
With story 3 I bet that the man's ego took more hits than anything else
The last story is kinda wholesome, I mean yeah he made an assumption and didn’t apologize, but he instantly realized his mistake and it’s pretty clear the reason he didn’t apologize was cause he was ultra embarrassed. Compared to all the Karens out there this story is really wholesome
Again as you said I hate it when they do this and don't press charges that put her some puts their hands on you knock their ass to the ground or call the cops
I am so glad that wife was capable to beat asses. Imagine the horror of the situation if she could not!
Karen:"I'M GOING TO GET YOUR MANAGER AND-"
Manager Me:"Look like an utter clown in front of the ONLY person around here with ACTUAL authority? Good thinking! Now, get out before the Coppers arrive to enforce the Lifetime Ban I just filed against you with Corporate.."
Honestly, I don't know why this happens, but it seems that men always find the tiny, skinny little woman the torment whenever they get angry. Then, of course, they get their ass handed to them. No one ever seems to learn that powerful things are contained in small packages
Because they're actually cowards! They target the 'presumably' small and weak. He thought she'd be a weak little bunny but realized the wife is a Tasmanian Devil! Karma came for his face like a Doc Martin boot!
my late mother always told me “Dynamite Comes In Small Packages”
So are dangerous things. Like bullets.
I'm also autistic, and if someone suddenly touches me, whether they are my family or a stranger, I start to scream and try to shake them off. In such moments, the feeling is almost as if someone was trying to kill me. Can't imagine what would it be like with that crazy lady.
I still think that these Karen stories are better than Karen videos. It seriously doesn't make my blood boil. Thank you, DF and Stevo!
If you can't speak and someone is being rude, put your hand up in a stop motion while shaking your head back and forth. If that doesn't work, flipping the bird usually gets your point of not bothering you across. Although I like the suggestion in the video.🤪 Or maybe look shocked while pointing behind them and when they turn around, book it. 🤣
yknow it’s actually really nice that i can forget you exist for like half a year and then a random thought brings me back to when i used to chill with these vids playing
Last story, I honestly don't know whether to pray that poor dude heard Billy Joel's _Second Wind (You're Only Human)_ over the store PA or hope he didn't.
"You better believe there'll be times in your life you''re gonna feel just like a stumbling fool. Well, take it from me, you'll learn more from your accidents than anything you could ever learn at school!"
There's a fine example of thinking with his low head
Funny story about when I was mistaken for a CIVILIAN where I was working once: My husband and I used to work as security guards, and one assignment we had was at a local Sheetz (gas station/convenience store/coffee shop) that is in an area known for problems with loitering, drugs, gangs, etc. Being smart enough to know there’s safety in numbers, we’d work there as a pair, with one of us in uniform and the other in plainclothes with our badge hooked to our belt. To make it even more convincing, we had a _very_ large German shepherd we’d bring to work with us. Conan didn’t know beans about security work, but who’s gonna think twice when they see somebody in plainclothes with Conan on a black harness and lead? We never said he was a police dog-we just never said he _wasnt!_
Anyway, this particular Sheetz also had security cameras monitoring the outside as well as the inside, and if you hung around too long the guards monitoring the cameras (different security company than us) would hit a pre-recorded message telling you to move along. So one night I’m in plainclothes and I’ve got Conan with me, we’re hanging around the entrance watching the people coming and going, and the message blares out telling someone to move along. I don’t know who they’re telling that to, but I have a feeling it’s us. Immediately I whip my badge off my belt, hold it at the nearest camera, and holler that I’m on the job. Immediately a LIVE voice comes over the loudspeaker saying “Sorry about that, Officer-I didn’t know you were working!” I about fell off the curb because I was cracking up at that, and both my husband and the Sheetz employees found it hilarious as well!
Story 5: Dude was like ABORT, I'm stupid, ABORT ABORT.
"YOU WILL..." With that, I WON'T!!!
My high school uniform was electric blue, light blue or navy polo and either navy pants, a skirt, or khakis. I went to Walmart with my aunt after school one day and thankfully I didn't have any rude Karen's approach me, but I did have several customers and a manager ask me to help with stuff. I wash 14, and over time I've come to realize, it doesn't matter what you wear, some people (me included ig) just give off the i-work-here vibe 😑
"Nothing in Walmart is that important, guys." That's the kind of wisdom that you don't often get to see while IN a Walmart.
1st story. Why the hell don't people protect themselves. If somebody tried grabbing me, the police would definitely be called. And CCTV would exonerate me and ensure the arrest of the looney
Response to the response for story 1. There is a gesture that trumps all, the triple middle finger. Hold up middle finger on one hand, hold up middle and ring on the other, lock pinky from first hand between middle and ring finger on second hand, hold all three middle fingers high and triumph in knowing nobody could possibly one up you.
With story 3, if he can't take his wife anywhere, I'll take her anywhere she wants to go.
1st story: where the heck do these people think they get the right to lay hands on ANYONE??!? Anybody did that to me they’d be wondering how they found themselves looking up at the ceiling from flat on their back.
3rd Story: See first story. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😎
Navy brat here… story three don’t mess with the Navy!
"I don't like random people touching me."
That's not autism, that's *normal.*
Who _would_ like being touched by random people?!
Even broken slaves would shiver.
Why do we label and medicate *not being a victim?*
for the 3rd story
my ex 5'1 is very similar, military trained.
As I told confrontational people C4 comes in a small package, DON'T BE THE SPARK!
at the bar this chick turned the switch by pinching my butt when I was getting drinks for our group. I get the drinks and turned around the chick is laying on the floor blood pouring out of her nose, and my girl walking back to our table. In less then 5 minutes the cops came, didn't believe me when I said I didn't hit the chick, put me in cuffs. The chick's face was already black and blue. I have been down this road before, I said look at my hands, do they look like I have hit anyone? my girl shoves her hand in the cops face, says I'LL DO IT AGAIN! It still has blood on it.
Lesson don't be the SPARK!!!