Karen tells shopper they're dressed too casually for a job that isn't even theirs: 'I'm not at my job right now'

It's kinda sorta hard to dress too casually for a job you don't have. For one thing, it's not your job, and, for another—well, it's not your job. As long as you're wearing a shirt and shoes, you can pretty much go anywhere you'd like… Although those signs usually fail to mention any requirement for pants, so that one's up to you.

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  • But, that being said, don't expect service from a top-end retailer if you waltz in wearing a tank top and swim trunks, though this probably says more about how presumptuous people are than anything else. Because, as we've learned time and time again from stories online, people's appearance says nothing about how much they're going to spend in your store.

    This shopper was out and about collecting the essentials for a BBQ with some friends on a sweltering summer's day. She stopped at the grocery store, and while browsing for some beans, she was accosted by a wild Karen who demanded to know why she was dressed inappropriately for work. It was eventually discovered that it was a case of mistaken identity, and the shopper's younger doppelganger worked in the store. This aside, Karen should have learned to mind her own business. 

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    Dressed inappropriately for a job I don't have XL Last weekend, it was very warm for this part of the country. I was wearing a tank top and some jean shorts, so I had a lot of skin showing. Nothing indecent, though, just bare arms and legs, and I might have had some cleavage showing. My husband and I were going to have a BBQ for some friends of his, so I went down to the grocery store to pick up a few final items.
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    while I'm looking at the beans, trying to decide how much we need, I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around to come face to face with an older lady who was definitely overdressed for the weather. I ask politely, "May I help you?" and she replies, "Don't you think you're dressed appropriately for this job?"
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    I was confused, and so replied, "Well, yes, but I'm not at my job right now." (I work in a hospital as a lab technician). She scoffed and said, "Well, we'll see what Dave has to say about this." Dave is apparently the manager and a friend of hers, so she races off to find him, and I'm just looking at beans, still trying to figure out how much we need.
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    Just as I put a couple cans into my basket, the lady comes down the aisle, with who I assume is Dave, wearing a manager type apron. She's pointing at me and saying, "Do you let your employees wear things like that? It's shameful" Dave looks at me, starts to look at me like he knows me, then shakes his head and tells the lady, "She doesn't work here."
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    the lady looks at me and tells Dave, "Of course she works here. I've seen her stocking shelves and working at the register. It's absolutely shameful that you allow her to wear that on the floor." Dave looks at me, then as if a light bulb went off in his head, takes his walkie talkie and calls for someone nemed Linda to report to whatever aisle we were on. The lady is still berating him for what I'm wearing (again, nothing wrong with it, just showing a lot of skin for it being such a hot day) whe
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    looked exactly like me when I was back in high school. It was like looking 10 years back in time, and I'm sure for her, she got a glimpse of what she would look like 10 years from now. Linda walks up to us, asking what's up, and the lady quietly says, "My mistake" and starts to walk back down the aisle, but she has to get a last jab in, so she turns around and tells me, "Do you actually go in public like that? That's just wrong, tempting men with your nearly naked body." )I'm married, by the way
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    chung_my_wang "I dress like this just to annoy old, bitchy, jealous prudes, like you, ma'am." Reply Share 4.0k bassman314 Thrown in a "Bless your heart." As well. Reply Share 987
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    JohnStern42 That lady needs a talking to, she's from a prehistoric time and shouldn't be allowed to harass anyone like that. I honestly would not have been able to keep my cool with her 798 Reply Share •●●●
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    CondessaStace Were you showing (gasp) ankles? 4 404 ↓ Reply Share [deleted] Yes, I'm ashamed to say I was. Don't tell my husband. 312 Reply Share ●●●
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