‘I've been employed here 17 years… Ok Karen': Blue collar and white collar employees share a laugh at a tantrum-throwing Karen who's demanding they pay her $150-$250 parking ticket

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Oct 21, 2023 11:00 PM EDT

Parking lots can drive up a lot of tension. Most people try to be polite and park with the thought in mind that other people are parking around them. There are rules to follow in a parking lot and if you don't you can get ticketed just like as if you were parking on the street. It's really not that perplexing. And yet, there is always a parking lot Karen ready to throw down on whatever ridiculous charges she's spewing about. 

This happened to a Reddit poster who was able to just laugh in her face. OP's work was doing some construction on their parking lot when the Karen came speeding in. She parked in a handicap spot, though she clearly had no handicap placard, and the construction workers asked her to move. Because she was not only parked illegally, but they needed to work on that area where she was parked. In classic Karen style, she refused and walked away. When she returned, she was unhappy to find a parking ticket on her car. She started throwing a tantrum at the construction workers, telling them they'll have to pay it. And when they refused and laughed in her face, she came barreling in to OP's work and demanded they pay her ticket. Where OP also got to laugh in her face. So blue collar workers and white collar workers were able to unite and share a fun moment together because of this Karen. So maybe Karens are useful after all?

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    Font - Posted by u/billyrko1987 1 day ago Go ahead... call corporate S
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    Font - Where I work, currently our parking lot is under construction. I've been employed here 17 years and this is the 2nd time. Currently the construction crew is going fast and is ahead of their schedule. Well this happened yesterday.
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    Font - A woman decided for whatever reason to park in a handicap parking spot. No handicap placard, no handicap person with her. When the construction crew told her to move for 2 reasons:
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    Font - 1- they will be doing that section of the parking lot next 2 she's in a handicap spot
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    Font - She decided to scream and yell that it's their fault she parked there, she will call corporate, and they will probably be out of a job. 1 of the construction workers told her to go ahead and call corporate.
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    Font - Now to today.... She just stormed in the store in a rage because she did call corporate and they didn't take her side. She is threatening to sue the company and is demanding someone pay her parking ticket
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    Font - because when she returned to her car yesterday, she found a ticket on her windshield for her parking choice. Seriously? It's our fault YOU parked there? It's everyone else's fault for your actions? Ok Karen.
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    Font - billyrko1987 OP. 22 hr. ago Yes, I'm an employee. I don't need the lawyer, I heard her fly into the store ranting and raving. Well probably everyone in a 50 mile radius heard her... She threatened to sue the company so she won't get far with that
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    Font - Safe_Butterscotch239. 1 day ago Let her sue. Be sure to tell her you will hire an expensive Lawyer and she will have to pay for him when she loses.
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    Font - hicctl 19 hr. ago · edited 9 hr. ago LOL simply tell her that you would have gladly helped. but since she is threatening a law suit you are not allowed tio talk to her about the issue and that she needs to adress it with the stores legal
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    Font - deartment. Then if she keeps going repeat yourself, and tell her she needs to leave the premises or you will call the cops on her.
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    Rectangle - Impressive_Teach9188. 1 day ago Construction crew should have boxed her in with heavy machinery and took a LONG lunch, they deserve it for being ahead of schedule.
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    Font - loriteggie 1 day ago That's when you say "I'm sorry, we are no longer able to speak with you. Please contact our attorney." Say you're going to sue? Talk to the lawyer!
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    Font - BuffaloDude19 hr. ago This is very similar to a convenience store I worked at, the manager kept some of business cards under the register. I wised up and started handing them out to the
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    Font - complainers stating 'let me make this easier for you. Here is the managers card. She is the only one with authority and who's giveaf hasn't run dry.' 's well
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    Font - CantBelieveThisIsTru 1 day ago How much is a first offense where you are? It would be good if she went ahead, filed a suit against your company, and lost, because she is doomed from the outset.
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    Font - That might teach her a lesson. It might get her to us all that energy to park somewhere else and walk to the entrance, imstead of screaming at employees.
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    Font - honeybaby2019 - 1 day ago I use a handicapped placard and if the space was being taken up by a poser like this, I would call the police and a tow truck. What is the fine for parking illegally? 500? No attorney will take the case because she is wrong and it isn't worth the time.
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    Font - ThatTotal2020 · 23 hr. ago Parking lot BS is quite rampant - taking two spots, parking crooked, using designated spots that do not apply to the driver (handicap, online pick up, to go orders, etc), and parking in a spot that does not exist. It's about time someone received a ticket for parking lot BS.
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    Font - OregonWoodsChainman. 1 day ago She was lucky the crew were polite enough to talk to her in person. They could have just had her towed, at her expense of course.
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    Font - JTD177 18 hr. ago When she came in demanding to be paid, you should have reached your hand into your pocket like you are looking for money, pulled it out, while starring intently at your empty hand, exclaim, " oh look, I'm all out of f s to give", then just walk away.
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    Font - Irhun 15 hr. ago Hey, I work in the corporate phones! Remember this company rule: When a customer threatens legal action, we can't talk to them anymore. They can only speak to our legal
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    Font - team. We can't even wish them a good day. So, this lady is pretty much supposed to get zero interactions from any team member during their working shift :D
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    Font - the_humdrum. 22 hr. ago Does she think this sort of thing even works??? What else was she expecting for parking somewhere illegally?
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