'I get in my car to drive off but she's standing in front of it': Karen accosts random customer after confusing them for an employee

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Apr 2, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

Mistaking another customer for a worker can be an embarrassing, humbling experience… but not if you're so entitled that you are completely incapable of realizing you've made a mistake.

In a thread posted to Reddit's r/IDontWorkHereLady subreddit community by Redditor u/Tactical-Pixie-1864, the original poster shared their tale of being accosted by a wild Karen when they were trying to pick up dinner after a shift. They worked as an EMT and were already at the frayed ends of sanity after their shift when the Karen approached them, thinking they worked for the supermarket just because they were still in a uniform of some type. Karen refused to accept they weren't a retail servant who was ready to bend to her every whim and began to get angry, causing a scene and screaming obscenities. When she followed the EMT out into the parking lot to continue her tirade, the shop saw their chance to close and lock the doors…

Keep reading to see screenshots of the original thread, or visit the attribution links to see the original Reddit thread. For more, check out this HOA Karen, who got her entire neighborhood banned from a pizza place after giving a terrible tip.