'My car's double parked and I don't have time to wait': Karen gets roasted like a coffee bean by an off-duty barista

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jan 15, 2023 11:00 AM EST

There are some moments in life where the stars align and you get to live out your dreams. Such was the case for one off-duty barista. As the OP shared, she had a day off work, and stopped into a coffee location to grab a quick drink. She wasn't alone, there were tons of customers, and the baristas working the restaurant seemed overwhelmed. But does that ever matter to a Karen? No, absolutely not, never ever! But the OP wasn't working, and spotted a chance to get some incredibly satisfying revenge against entitled customers everywhere. 

Keep scrolling to check out the story of this impromptu Karen roasting session. Then, click over to this article of the reddest flags these programmers have ever come across while hiring — like the guy who wrote his resume in Magic the Gathering statistics.

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    Gesture - Michigoose99 AAAAAAAHHHHHHHAHAHA I wish I could see her face when you dropped this truth bomb on her in public! Well done.
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    Font - r/r/starbucksbaristas Posted by u/Arianasagapo Spoke down to a Karen while disguised as a customer today.
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    Font - Here I am, waiting for my morning iced quad at my local Starbucks(not the one I work at). I usually just add half and half to it & go on my merry way. When I went to pour the half and half, it was pretty much empty. Conveniently, there's a evidently annoyed Karen waiting for the half and half. I saw that the store I was at had a small rush of people so I waited, got some ones attention, asked for some more half and half & did what any normal functioning human would do in this situation &
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    Font - embarrassed or upset. Then Karen has the nerve to turn to me and say "sorry, some times you have to be aggressive with them. They just stand around and do nothing most of the time." At this point I turned to the angry Karen and said "no, you don't have to be aggressive. it's busy in here. That girl is obviously drowning in drinks. If you don't have the time to wait, you shouldn't have stopped for coffee. And don't say sorry to me, you should be sorry that you think your time is more impor
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    In the comments, people were positively living for the off the cuff roast session. It was clearly well-deserved!

    Rectangle - Michigoose99 AAAAAAAHHHHHHHAHAHA I wish I could see her face when you dropped this truth bomb on her in public! Well done.
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    Font - XO Arianasagapo OP Her face was priceless omg
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    Font - Blazed CollegeKids "Sometimes you have to be aggressive with them" what bull fu is this? sk
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    Font - philography A lot of people strip workers of their humanity, and it makes it easier to be an as
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    Human body - analiseh18 ohh that line made me PL we're not your dogs to train
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    Font - Marinaseaglass I feel like this is how people used to talk about their slaves. 422 Reply Share Arianasagapo OP That's exactly why I retaliated. Why the howould anyone even have this mentality.
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    Human body - Oejp1 I REREAD THAT 3 TIMES TO MAKE SURE I READ IT RIGHT my blood is boiling
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    Font - Maddyc0709 Not all heroes wear a green apron
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    Font - Kimbrulee44. Yes!! Turn your apron around and wear it like a cape, cause you're a hero!
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    Font - molde37 Thank you for your service
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    Automotive tire - TheBlueSuperNova You the GOAT, OP
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    Human body - stephanonymous Carefully, she's a hero.
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    Human body - maliaashley I kiss the ground you walk upon, kind hero.
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    Font - Undidiridium__. Ugh yes! We have the rudest customers at our sbux but every once in a while we have someone who has worked in customer service come in and take down the Karen. Hopefully she'd think twice next time. Also standing around? Do they look like they're standing around??
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    Font - EzraEpp. I'm a Starbucks barista, and this lady her name was Susan, and she ordered a coffee cake. I finished taking her order, and politely stated I would warm her coffee cake and it would be out in a minute or two. She then said no you're going to do it right now! Lmao wtf. I then said no I'm going to help the next two people behind her and I would then get it, now have a nice day. She was so pissed. When she got it she sat at the table closest to the counter and glared at me for 10 min
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    Footwear - XOArianasagapo OP. People are way too entitled man
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    Font - BoldlyRamiah "Sometimes you have to be aggressive with them" Ex f scuse me?! We are not a machine you can kick until it works right. We're breathing human beings. Fx right off.
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    Human body - Ruthless Maxima She sounds like the kind of person that would be double parked.
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