'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jun 3, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Getting frustrated at a coworker's promotion is not unusual in the workplace. We're only human, and if we feel ever so slightly envious, that's understandable. However, allowing those jealous feelings to take over and cause a major interruption to everyone else's workflow is nothing more than an act of supreme selfishness, even if you were qualified for said promotion.

This Karen took it too far when she didn't like the fact that her coworker, who managed the volunteer department at a small municipal department, locked the door to the storage room. He did this to monitor the bin of uniforms for volunteers and made it clear that if anyone needed access to the room, that he would give them the key. This, unfortunately, was not enough for Karen, who decided it was within her right to change the doorknob entirely. This only made matters worse for everyone. Eventually, she quit in a fury and ended up owing the company a large sum of money because they had been paying for her education. It seems like none of this rage was worth it in the end.

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