Entitled Karen intentionally makes woman late to yoga class so she can steal her reservation: 'Sorry, she just took the last spot'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Mar 30, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

When it comes to exercise classes, the competition is real. It almost takes you back to middle school when people cared who scored a goal in P.E. class (it was never me). While many of us non-athletic folk outgrow that competitive nature when it comes to exercising, there are some fully grown adults who miss that unnecessarily competitive spirit. These are people who are not athletic enough to be professionals, but their exercise regimen is one of the few parts of their lives that provides them with real meaning.

This usually manifests itself in exercise classes wherein they rank the people taking the class in the most obnoxious way that is more humiliating than motivating for regular people like us. However, in this instance, we have an entitled yoga lady whose competitive nature came through before the class even began.

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  • The author of this story had to drive 40 minutes to get to this yoga studio and was running late. This was one of those studios where if you did not check in five minutes before class began, your spot would be released. The author got into the elevator with just enough time to spare. However, the other lady on the elevator hadn't reserved a spot of her own and decided to purposely stall the author to make her late so she could claim the author's newly released spot. Keep scrolling below to see if she ended up getting away with this shady behavior. 

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    This happened just now and I'm still super mad. After a long break from working out I've decided to get back into it slowly and steadily by joining the yoga class at my gym. They have multiple classes per week in different locations and
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    times, but unfortunately the time and place that suits me the best is very popular and you have to make a reservation at least more than a week in advance.
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    I usually show up 15 minutes in advance and have no problems, but due to traffic caused by a road accident I was running a bit late this time. This gym is on the seventh floor of the building and I
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    got to the elevator in the underground parking 10 minutes before the class so still plenty of time to change and get ready if I am fast.
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    I get on the elevator and there's this lady I've seen in the yoga class before and she starts acting super weird. She starts "accidentally" pressing the wrong buttons. Every stop she stands in the doors "accidentally" blocking them. All while glancing at her watch.
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    As soon it hits 5 minutes before the start of the class she suddenly remembers how elevators work and we quickly get to the 7th floor where the gym is. Instantly she starts sprinting to the front desk, throws her membership card at the worker and asks if there are any no shows for yoga.
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    See in this gym if you are not checked in 5 minutes before the start of the class you are declared a no show and your spot is open for taking on first come first serve basis.
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    On the self check in machine it says im a no show and the front desk says sorry she just took the last spot.
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    So now I drove 40 minutes, now have to drive back for 30 minutes and all for nothing. The next yoga class I can make is in a week and I'm just super disappointed. Oh and probably I'm also getting slapped with the no-show fee.
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    AgreeablePrize - 5 hr. ago Did you tell the people at the gym what she did?
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    hansolox1 OP. 5 hr. ago They were sympathetic but couldn't really do anything. My word against hers.
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    Lilacblue1 4 hr. ago She's definitely done this before. Her behavior was really calculated.
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    Knightsof21 3 hr. ago Oh yea she absolutely does this a lot she's so desperate for the class but is completely unwilling to make a reservation so she pulls this O
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    bugscuz 3 hr. ago Since you didn't make a fuss nothing is stopping her from doing it again. Maybe next time call them to let them know you're running a little late because a mentally ill woman is messing with the elevator while you're trying to get upstairs
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    Itssnowingreddit 4 hr. ago. Sometimes you simply have to cause a scene.
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    Which-Category5523. 2 hr. ago In the future check in as early as you can and then go back down and sit in your car. Ten minutes before class do just as you did this day.
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    Hopefully she takes the bait and is fully disappointed when she reaches the counter and your already checked in.
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    SamiHami24 2 hr. ago I would 100 percent recommend telling everyone in your class about it! Mention it in the locker room!
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    "Hey, y'all! Get this! Karen over there deliberately made me late for the last session by pushing every single button on the elevator to waste time, then practically ran to the the desk to check for no- shows so she could steal my spot. has she done this to any of you?"
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    If they say yes, then you can all talk about what an hole she is and shame her hard. Then go as a group to gym management to make formal complaints against her. If they don't do anything about it,
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    time to find another yoga studio, and hopefully the others will follow in protest.
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