'I hope you're ready to lose your job': Hungry guest throws tantrum at hotel concierge for not providing free Thanksgiving meal

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 14, 2024 2:00 PM EST

Now that we're somehow rapidly approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, it's time to brace ourselves for Thanksgiving Karens.

Each year, entitled customers, family members, and total strangers emerge to throw temper tantrums about everything from turkey availability to family traditions. This hotel concierge had the unfortunate experience of being on the receiving end of the wrath of one of the hotel's Karen guests. She somehow assumed that she would be entitled to a free Thanksgiving meal despite having absolutely no evidence that would suggest that a free Thanksgiving meal was incorporated into the price of her hotel room. This comes, of course, as no surprise, considering that entitled Karen guests like this one don't need any evidence to support their claims so long as they feel entitled to something. Here's hoping that she spends this Thanksgiving alone and unable to inflict tyranny on anyone else.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more tales of entitled Karens, check out this post about a mother who asked a cat owner to "loan" her their cat for her daughter's birthday party.

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    "No, we are not required to provide a Thanksgiving meal"
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    No, we are not required to provide a Thanksgiving meal Medium This just happened a bit ago, I tried to post before but got auto-modded for being too short so I will try again with some more descriptive padding.
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    Basically as the title, a guest showed up today and asked me what we do for guests for a Thanksgiving meal. Sorry for formatting, writing on mobile. Simple answer, or so I thought. Me Me, obviously HG= Hungry Guest
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    Me: "Unfortunately we don't provide any such service, there will still be the continental breakfast in the morning." HG: "What do you mean you don't provide that? What kind of resort is this?!" Me: "I do agree that calling this place a resort is a bit of a misnomer but I
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    can't do anything about that. We are a standard service, business hotel." HG: "Well, where CAN I go to get a good meal tomorrow?" Me: "Well there are a number of restaurants located nearby, you could try any one of those, and in addition I believe there are a few churches in
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    town that host Community Meals for Thanksgiving, anyone can go, you don't need to be a resident." HG: "I don't like churches. You seriously don't do anything for people stuck here over the holiday?" Me (wincing at the phrasing 'stuck here'): "No we do not."
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    HG: "I can't believe this. I have never had a RESORT do this to me. I really hope you're ready to give me a discount for this inconvenience." Me: "Again, I do apologize about the misunderstanding regarding the name of the hotel, but there really isn't much else I can do or say.
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    Thanksgiving meals for guests is not something we've ever offered in the six years I've been here, and therefore not having one this year isn't something I can swing a discount for." HG: "I want to speak with your manager."
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    Me: "No problem, she'll be back on Friday morning, here's her card." HG: "So you're saying you're not going to provide me a meal for Thanksgiving and I can't even get a discount until Friday?! This is ridiculous, I'm calling the corporate line, I hope you're ready to lose your job."
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    I am awaiting the call back from Customer Care any minute, I'm sure they and I will have a good laugh.
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    sylvar 4 hr. ago Are you saying I can't even get a discount until Friday?! No, I'm saying you'll have to wait until Friday for my manager to tel you exactly the same thing while stifling the same laughter.
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    Ru8yGold 4 hr. ago Love how you are going to lose your job like not putting on a Thanksgiving spread was entirely your idea/choice just so you could inconvenience this one guest in particular lol
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    Do people not check in advance what facilities are available for holidays??? That's quite literally the first thing I would do if I knew I'd be away from my kitchen on a major holiday.
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    XxTrashPanda12xX OP 4 hr. ago The thing that got me was like... I provided options. Even free ones. Sure the options aren't right here right now but frankly.... I didn't even have to do that.
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    What I get for trying to be nice right? ✓ Vote D Reply Share Ru8yGold 4 hr. ago "No good deed goes unpunished"
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    LocalLiBEARian . 4 hr. ago We will allow you to stay at the same rate as the rest of your stay, without charging extra due to the holiday. Failing that, offer a selection of popcorn, jelly beans, and toast.
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    Ekd7801 4 hr. ago I'm going to lose my job too! My guest is going to call corporate because I told her she booked through a third party and she knows she didn't. She said she'll make sure I'm fired for saying this to her. We can job hunt together!!
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    XxTrashPanda12xX OP 4 hr. ago OMG Twinsies! D Edit: Seriously tho can you imagine if we actually got fired every time a guest claimed we would? I'd be out of a job hundreds of times over lol
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