'So [I guess] I work in this story now?': Lady confuses customer as employee, he tries to show her the light but instead she assures him he 100% works there

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Oct 6, 2023 11:00 PM EDT

when you go out to do your usual grocery shopping, you expect to be able to do it in peace. It's not the most fun activity, but is has to get done. You go about your list, get what you need, and get out. There's nothing usually exciting in between. Well, that's unless you become the victim of a Karen. 

Yup, it's another Karen story for you guys! This one we found on Reddit was short and sweet and just too funny not to share. OP was simply grocery shopping when a lady approached him and very aggressively asked him where the sponges were. He was so taken aback, he just racked his brain to remember where the sponges were and just told her. She left him alone and he continued doing his shopping, trying to shake off the strange experience. 

But things were only about to get even stranger. The next time he was grocery shopping, the Karen lady was there too. She approached him again to ask where something was, and he truly did not know this time. He tried to tell her this, and she, of course, went Karen on him and started throwing a tantrum. She kept questioning what kind of employee he was if he didn't know where things were kept?

Finally, when she settled a bit down, he was able to get a word in and told her he did not work there. Well, this Karen did not like this answer and responded by arguing with him that he of course worked there! She could not take his truth for reality. Instead, she stood there aggressively trying to convince him that he 100% worked there. 

Finally, a real employee approached and asked what the matter was and OP explained. The real employee also tried to let the Karen know that he, in fact, did not work there, but she still didn't believe it. Apparently, this whole grocery store had a conspiracy against her. Eventually, she seemed to just get tired out and continue on her way, but she never seemed convinced that OP didn't actually work there. 

Who knew grocery shopping could be such a wild ride?

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    Font - A I was nice to a lady so I work in a store now (apparently) Posted by u/Panman45 21 hours ago L
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    Font - I am still confused but oh well. I was just minding by own business a couple of weeks ago buying a few things at the Big Bazar (It's a Dutch store so that's why you probably haven't heard of it.) But then this lady comes to me and asks me: "Sir, Where the **** is sponge." No joke she said it like that. So I just told her where because why not and just ignored her attitude.
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    Font - Next week I was there once again but the same lady approached me and asked me with a less aggressive attitude where the dog food was, but oh no I did not know either. (It wasn't really dog food but i dont remember what she asked so just pretend I don't have the memory of a goldfish) So I just said to her that she needed to ask a employee. So she was
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    Font - like: "What kind of employee does not know where everything is in the store?" I stood there for a solid 30 seconds looking at her and I said: I don't work here. I am not going to bore you about what happened next but it was just back at forth with her saying that I helped her so I am a employee (Solid reasoning 10/10.) Until a real employee with a employee shirt so he could be recognised
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    Font - approached us and asked what was the problem. So then he carefully explained that I in fact was not a employee. She kept saying that I was a employee she knew better than the real workers apparently. Eventually she gave up and got helped by him instead and I just bought everything I needed and went home. It was certainly a experience I don't know whether I loved or hated it.
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    Font - Well that's it I just wanted to share this experience. I will probably update if she ever approaches me again or not I dunno. (Small edit: Removed a few typing mistakes so it should be easier to read. If not then... oops.)
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    Font - 2piglet 20 hr. ago ● I've noticed that when I wear a scowl on my face, no one approaches me. if I have a pleasant face I get approached.. moral of the story, walk around with a b h face.
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    Font - throwaway_benches 18 hr. ago · I try to and people still approach me to tell me their life story! 11 Reply Share Agreeable_Sea3080 • 5 hr. ago RBF for life!
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    Font - throwaway_benches 20 hr. ago People do this to me all the time (I give off bartender vibe, so people tend to approach me for no reason) and it never fails to amaze them when I don't work at the store we're both currently shopping in
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    Font - SamuelVimesTrained. 33 min. ago Some of these people have 3 braincells. 1 for the autonomous functions (like breathing) 1 for being offended and the other for considering everything that looks human and appears alive to be 'an employee'
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