'I think I now have my favorite Karen story': Fast-food customer mocks the manager when she doesn't get what she wants

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Jul 18, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Every food service worker has that one Karen story that they love to tell. While working in fast food service, employees are bound to encounter crabby customers daily. Customers show up at their hungriest, ready to eat ASAP. They often won't bother being polite to the employees, and if their food takes more than a minute or two, they'll start loudly complaining to everyone in earshot about it.

Other people will get their food, but insist it just "isn't quite right." Maybe they insist their fries are cold, even though the bag is steaming right in front of them. Other times they'll complain about their sandwiches. It's a ploy to get free food and some sympathy from the nearest manager.

Managers deal with these cranky types all day long too, though. They're only willing to put up with so much before asking that customer to leave and not return. There's only so much you can do to help a customer… after a while, it's clear they don't want results, just attention. Check out u/Top_Philosopher5090's story about the way they and their manager dealt with an irritating customer.

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