'I just shrug and go back to my work': A Karen and a nice lady ask the same question, employee helps the nice lady, but sends the Karen on a wild goose chase

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jul 29, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

A little patience can go a long way. 

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  • Haven't you ever heard that patience can go a long way? That's a very true statement. When you walk into a situation and let everyone around you, including yourself, process what's going on, the results will be a lot more satisfying than if you come rushing in like you know everything already and everyone else is incompetent. Being cranky because you're sleepy is no excuse to treat everyone around you disrespectfully. 

    Unfortunately, if you work somewhere that studies and aids sleeping issues, you're going to encounter a lot of cranky Karens. For example, this front-desk receptionist at a place that does just that. She was working a late shift when nobody was scheduled to come in. Two women came in around the same time, however. One woman politely asked for information, and she wholeheartedly helped her. It turns out she was in the wrong place and was able to swiftly leave and make her appointment at the correct place. However, the other woman treated the receptionist poorly and threw a Karen tantrum, so she just let her do whatever she demanded and in the end, it ruined the Karen's actual plans. But that's what you get for being disrespectful and impatient. 

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    "Cue malicious compliance-I smile and tell her the way, 'first floor, to the right' and so on. [The Karen] walks off...[She] come back after around 15 minutes."
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    Just answer my simple question! S Years back I had a temp job at the reception of a hospital. The concept of the hospital was that external doctors could book rooms for surgery and for their patients after surgery, if they had something bigger to do that they couldn't do in their own medical practice.
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    There was also a sleep laboratory, run by an external practice, where patients stayed over night for their examination/measurements. For that usually the technician and the patients started coming in at around 7pm and they all left at 6am. Usually anything besides the measurements during sleeping were done in the medical practice, which was in walking distance in the same street. Setting: Random day, somewhere way before 7pm, where usually nobody is in the sleep laboratory.
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    Nice woman (NW) comes in and asks about the way to the sleep laboratory. I'm pretty sure that she's at the wrong location and I explain that to her. I ask her to take a seat nearby and to give me a moment so I can check with the practice where she needs to go. She thanks me and takes a seat. While I'm still typing the number of the practice enter awful woman (AW). AW asks the same questions as NW. I try to explain the situation, same as before, but she agressively interrupts me and slams somethi
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    can't be so hard to answer a simple question, tell me where the sleep laboratory is NOW!" in my face. Cue malicious compliance - I smile and tell her the way - 'first floor, to the right, ..' and so on. AW walks off. I call the practice and they tell me that, as I expected, nobody is at the hospital that day and that every patients should go to the practice. And that they all should also know that, because it's on their note with the date and time for the appointment.
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    I inform NW and she gets going to the practice, probably still in time for her appointment. AW comes back after around 15 minutes and tells me that nobody is there. I just shrug and go back to my work.
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    • merrywidow14 18h ago Was a sleep tech. Can't tell you how many times this happened in our clinic. We were on first name basis with lab at the hospital ✰ Vote Reply
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    RJack151 1d ago Should have told her that you warned them she was coming. ○ ↑ 54 ⇓ Reply Hot-Win2571 • 21h ago [intercom echoing] Attention, Sleep Center. Awful Woman Coming. That is all. Vote Reply
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    Aedalas 15h ago "Oh the doctor is running a little late, just go on back and have a seat." Vote Reply
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    Remarkable-Pin-7793 12h ago . She was just cranky, needs a nap. ↑ Vote Reply
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