Admin worker complies with snarky Karen coworker's request to receive all documentation, overwhelms her with paperwork: '[I] ended up with a stack of over 1,500 pages'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jul 17, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

No one needs that much paperwork! This admin worker relayed a story from earlier in their career when a snarky Karen coworker started to complain about "missing documents." She would ultimately come to regret that she ever made a complaint in the first place.

Essentially, it was the Redditor's job to follow a document distribution matrix model to ensure that all departments within their oil terminal company received the necessary paperwork regarding Bills of Lading. Now, the Redditor had been working at the company for quite some time and had an inherent understanding of which documents were necessary for which department. After all, the matrix model contained several flaws and if the Redditor were to follow it to the letter, then their coworkers would receive up to one hundred times more paperwork than necessary.

So when this Karen decided to make a stink out of the whole thing, the Redditor was prepared to enact some well-deserved malicious compliance. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about an employee who was "quiet fired" just before her wedding.