'First of all, I don't work here': Gas station Karen demands assistance from customer, he claps back, she leaves ashamed

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 13, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

There is nothing like a Karen ruining a gas station pit stop experience!

Picture this: you're on a long road trip and it's time to make a brief trip to the gas station so you can fill up your car and grab some snacks. These trips should, in theory, be quick and painless, but leave it to the Karens of the world to make the experience completely and utterly insufferable. For starters, this Karen assumed that another customer was the gas station attendant. Now, he clearly did not work there, especially given that he was holding snacks in his hands. However, to make matters worse, she doubled down and said his ignorance was why he worked at a gas station, a comment that the actual attendant overheard.

Keep scrolling below to see what happened when the other customer gave the Karen a piece of his mind. For more stories like this, check out this post about a wronged homeowner's revenge.

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    That's why you work in a gas station. Except I don't... L This happened to my husband recently. He went inside the gas station to grab some snacks while I waited in the car. I saw this
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    lady walk in after him and a few minutes later he walked out and got back in the car. While he got himself situated the lady walked back out and he glared at her.
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    "Man I can't stand people like that!" He said gesturing to her. I asked him what happened.
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    He said that while he was browsing the snacks the lady came in all loud yelling "Excuse me, excuse me!" Apparently she was looking for the attendant who had momentarily disappeared. Well then she turns to my husband and says, "Excuse me! I need some help!"
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    He looks up confused and points to himself asking "Me?" And she says nastily, "Obviously. ! So stupid. That's why you work in a gas station!"
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    At that point the gas attendant returned and quite obviously heard her. My husband was 1 because not only was she wrong, he didn't work there, but
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    she had the nerve to belittle someone's profession right where they could hear her. So he gives her a disdainful look and tells her, "First of all, I don't work here.
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    Obviously I'm a customer," indicating his snacks, "second, you need to learn some manners and be patient." Then he walks up to the counter to purchase his snacks, giving the attendant an
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    apologetic look. As he's leaving he sneers at the lady and then walks past her to the door. He said she had the grace to look embarrassed.
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    I made a face when he told me the story and then we both looked up at her through the windshield. She saw us looking at her and likely knew we were talking about her so she quickly walked off looking shamed face
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    and went to pump her gas. The audacity of some people is unbelievable. Unfortunately for her she messed with the wrong one that day. Hopefully she takes his advice and learns some manners!
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    RedDazzlr I have the opinion that everyone should work at least a month in the following: retail cashier, retail stocker, gas station attendant, fast food drive-
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    thru, fast food front counter, fast food kitchen, pizza delivery driver, call center team member, and some job that involves cleaning bathrooms and doing trash.
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    Of course medical exceptions can be made for those who need it, but many people would get a reality check if they had to work those jobs.
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    Disig I used to volunteer at a zoo as a docent (basically I got to take classes about the animals and teach others) I was in the bird exhibit showing kids feathers while a zookeeper was in an exhibit cleaning nearby.
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    Some kids dad looked at her and just loudly exclaimed "see kids, this is why you go to college. Otherwise you end up cleaning bird II
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    To which I immediately said "Actually the zookeepers all have degrees. We don't just let anyone walk through and || clean cages."
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    The kids got excited to learn more and the zookeeper told them about what she had to do to become a zookeeper.
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    The dad just huffed and stayed silent, clearly embarrassed. people who belittle others.
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