'Sorry Karen, I don't do work I'm not compensated for' : Delusional customer calls employee's manager after being refused service from employee on break

Eleonora Bader

Mar 8, 2023 1:00 PM EST

It's almost alarming how many customers assume it's their right that an employee drops everything to help them, whether the employee is on break, off the clock, or busy helping another customer.

This was Karen's assumption as well, as she scoured the store for someone wearing what resembled a uniform. This same Karen expected a retail worker to help her, even though the worker was on break. She took offense when told that, and went straight to the manager, as any good old Karen would do. There were plenty of other employees available to assist with whatever she needed, but she was hell-bent on this one as if she was at a pet store, and the employee was a hamster.

As if she had any say in the matter at all. We can't expect everyone to have basic manners, or to consider those around them, but it still gets on my nerves when I hear stories like this one. I guess I have too much faith in humanity. For more stories like this one, check out this dude who cleverly outwitted some spam callers, resulting in them donating cash to charity.