'I give it 3 months tops:' New employee overhears Karen coworker gossiping about her, confronts Karen on her last day

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 18, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Overhearing your coworker gossiping about how long you'll likely stay at the company on your very first day does not exactly inspire confidence. For many people out there, an incident like that on day one will inevitably make you feel like your days are numbered. However, for this new hire, it made her grow a thicker skin.

This employee wound up staying at the company longer than the Karen coworker who claimed she would last only three months. In fact, the employee stayed there for more than two years and waited until the perfect moment to confront her coworker. On the Karen's last day, the original poster (OP) walked up to her desk and told her, "So, I guess I lasted longer than 3 months." 

Sure, it was a triumphant moment for OP, but at the same time, she did admit that this was the worst job she ever had and ended up giving her notice just one week after the Karen's final day. Perhaps this wasn't exactly the victory she thinks it is. For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee who was pressured into moving her own surgery for her boss's convenience.

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    "I didn't quit just to make her mad..."
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    I didn't quit just to make her mad.... This is very mild compared to some stories, but for some reason this is on my mind today....
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    Many years ago I started working at this behavioral health facility. The set up consisted of a large room. with desks for each case manager. We could hear everyone else's calls, etc.
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    My first day I walk in all young, precious and ready to learn the job. This lady (picture the nastiest woman you've ever seen) calls her friend
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    at another desk (right in front of me) and said, "I give her 3 months tops," and then both of them cracked up laughing.
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    I stayed there for 2 years, wanting to quit every single day. It was (hands down) the WORST job I've ever had. But, I waited for HER to leave first. On her last day, I
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    said, "So, I guess I lasted longer than 3 months." She turned white, and tried to act like she had no idea what I was referring to.
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    I quit a week after she left. I'm sure she found out, because her mother (sweet woman) worked there too.
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    It still gives me satisfaction to this day, and that was more than 15 years ago. :) :)
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    karer3is • 3h ago That's some serious persistence... I wonder how often she played that "game" with her friend that she'd have such a horrified reaction
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    • Alert_Ad_... 2h ago That's a huge commitment- glad you got that satisfaction in the end, and lucky she didn't stay any longer →
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    TPatches... • 2h ago Sounds like you cut off your nose to spite your face
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    cozmicch... 1h ago • You forced yourself to stay employed somewhere just to stick it to someone else? It looks like you were the one who suffered unnecessarily.
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    Dippiddy_... 1h ago Should have waited till month 4 and just loudly exclaim at nobody in particular "Yayy. I made it 4 months" while staring her down.
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    JaguarOk9693 · 7m ago • I had someone do that to me well.I started working overnight maintenance at walmart.
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    In his. Defense thoughthere was a lot of turnover in that department.Cause people thought there was very little work to be done when there's actually a lot, And when
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    you first start out they make you do the hard woods and bathrooms. so there is a lot of mopping.
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