r/IDontWorkHereLady - Karen Boss ATTACKS Me Thinking I'm HIS EMPLOYEE! Huge Mistake!
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- r/idontworkherelady - OP is shopping at an electronics store when he encounters an entitled Karen boss, who thinks OP is his employee. When OP tells him he's not an employee, the Karen boss gets mad and decides to get aggressive!
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Entitled People Stories in this episode of r/entitledpeople:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Story 1 (SailoLee92)
4:17 - Story 2 (ligamentary)
7:42 - Story 3 (CreepyKookie)
11:16 - Story 4 (endubbya)
16:10 - Story 5 (MoistOwlettesX)
20:42 - Story 6 (RSamson)
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Story 4: your brother's boss is a psycho and you definitely should have pressed charges on both of them.
Absolutely
Assault charge, as well as theft. I'd be calling cops and the head office, and demand those two be fired! 😡
@allenbanks9034 Did you miss how the "man" in this scenario just doubled down on the stupidity and committed assault?
Stop using this one incident to support your sexism dude
100% agreed. No part of how they acted was acceptable, employee or not. These two needed to be taught a lesson that a "free GPU" won't deliver.
Story 4. A free graphics card VS a slam dunk racial discrimination, theft, attempted kidnapping and assault combo lawsuit. I would go for the lawsuit and wring them and the company for everything possible.
As much as I like the sound of that, I’m gonna have to assume that the company upon finding out what two of its employees did to a customer, they thought was one of their employees would immediately concede and want to settle before any lawsuit could reach the courts. There’s no reason!either of those people should still have a job or be allowed to walk free at this point.
It’s not even a versus situation, OP could still go after the criminal charges.
After all that, an apology and a graphics card? This is how you know this story is fake. In the real world, lawyers would be involved.
Take the free graphics card then report the manager to the district manager anyway.
Why not both
Story 2: my local Kroger often has free bananas, Oranges, and sometimes apples for kids to snack on in store. But demanding it is next level.
there's a chain of supermarkets (Tesco) here in the UK that does the same thing, offers free fruit to kids. It's typically bananas and apples. One of my friends who works for this chain had a woman demanding mango for her child as he doesn't like apples or bananas and will only eat mango. She told the Karen no
Sometimes store do have buy one and get one free but with fruit I am not sure unless it is bagged fruit.
Wegman's does that as well
Giant Eagle used to offer a kids card. You paid $1 for the whole year. But every time you came in and showed them the card, your kid got to pick a free fruit, cookie or some cheese from the deli.
My local Loblaws had that program for a while, but not anymore.
Karen "Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot"
Me "Don't act like one and I won't have to."
The woman in that last story needs to take that issue to McDs corporate. There is no way any manager should have an issue with her using a different exit, especially under those kinds of circumstances.
its the fact the boss was like "your making shit up. he did nothing so its not my fault."
Sending employees out to harass people is by definition harassment and a crime.
Nobody would have thought
Would have documented it 3 times, then called corporate GR and told them of the harassment, along with video evidence. There would not be a fourth instance for sure, because Mary would be terminated within an hour, and escorted off premises by armed security.
Sending employees out to harass someone when you're short staffed too lol
Would not just call the cops .. Would have called the head office, and a lawyer for assault,
Assault, theft of property, emotional distress, and attempted kidnapping for trying to physically drag him back to the back room.
@@sasukedemon888888888 Pretty much..
So there was a crowd and OP never once shouted “he stole my phone“? That easily and simply would’ve gotten the crowd on their side. And then the attempted kidnapping.
Story 4: Should've escalated to a lawsuit against the store and the boss.
Story 6: Possible grounds for a harassment suit. I'm glad it was at least partially resolved.
That last story...sending people to your home address after you stopped working there is a damned lawsuit if I ever heard grounds for one, especially if your co-workers didn't know the address to begin with.
That's what I was thinking too. That manager broke all kinds of confidentiality laws!
@@terriwetz6077 Only thing worse than a bad boss, a bad boss that don't understand you quit and asks for you to clock in.
Story 4:
OP should have had the boss and manager charged with assault, and gotten even more than a graphics card as compensation.
Definitely get the police there to look at the security footage too.
Yup story 4 is worth more than a graphic card!! 2 assault charges, taking personal property, , etc, etc. Should be worth 10 or 15 thousand at least, plus seeing them both fired and jail time!! Come man, don't wimp out now!!
I'd be asking for a whole new top of the line PC plus extras. Make it worth my while to keep this quiet.
@@Yeshuah6Since they came in for a graphics card as you said the top of the line computer, 2 or more graphics cards a couple of computer games and/or a switch with multiple games. Then let them know that they should be better managers. Don't harass employees like that. Next time they do it they might not get off so easily. If that next time is me again I'll see you in court.
I'm 6'1" and 1/6 of a ton, you grab me I might just fall on you.
@@user-wm3bf7pi3u , you got me in tonnage! I'm 6'1" but slimmed down from 350 to 288, I was giving the old ticker a hard time!! LOL!!!!
@@benjaminspencer6507 320 last time through, I told 'em that was low for me.
Story 2: In Australia, every major grocery store or supermarket has a basket of free fruit for children. It's there to encorage kids to eat healthy and stop people from opening things off the shelves to give to their kids while they shop and potentially not pay for it. It's such a common thing that even independent grocery stores tend to have free fruit available for kids too.
I think I've seen some reports saying about stores doing this in lower income areas in the US as well
Or in states like Wyoming, where I first saw free fruit shelves.
He should called the cops on the manager for assault and possible hate crime 😈🥃
I really hope that the Karen boss who confused OP with his brother gets fired. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the first time that sort of thing happened had happened
Karen AND the casually clad big boss both need to be summarily fired. Her for openly chastising an employee (assumed or otherwise) on the sales floor. Personnel issues are not something to be discussed in public. I am pretty sure that is something that should always be handled in private, behind closed doors. Then she crossed another line when she put her hands on him ..... simple assault right there. And THEN, siccing the big guy on OP, again discussing a personnel issue on the sales floor, putting his hands on OP, taking his cell phone, etc. OP should have called the police. There was a store full of witnesses. And then a phone call to corporate should have effectively sealed their fates.
Don't forget the security cameras
My favorite stupid manager was the one were he grabs OP and drags OP to the office. He steals ops wallet and puts it into the store safe. In the end the manager was fired for kidnapping a customer and stealing his wallet. Even the store security told the manager he was going to be fired. 😂😂😂😂
If I remember correctly the safe had a time lock on it and they had to send in someone from corporate to override the system so the guy could get his wallet back. 😂 And it wasn't the first time the manager had done something equally stupid in recent months. Apparently he's pretty old, made me wonder if dementia had anything to do with his actions.
Oh geez! Way to bring back memories, LOLOLOLOL!
I went to a Sonic the other day, and I also waited 10 minutes. Except, well, I waiting for them to just take my order, and I gave up after 10 minutes. Not like it was busy or anything, either. There were maybe 3-4 other cars there. Still, I didn't yell at anyone, I just left and went elsewhere.
I don't think I've had that happen before at Sonic, but I did have an issue with another place forgetting a side I ordered. But, I never went "Karen" on them about it.
My sister once worked at a Sonic. She doesn’t speak fondly of it, and hasn’t worked food service since.
Yeah but that’s the difference between you and Karen. You have the common sense to think ‘screw it, I’m going somewhere else to eat’ and walk away while Karens have to make a BIG scene about how their time is wasted, no one is serving her, and whatever else that pops into their pea-sized entitled brain.
Did you consider pushing the order button? I have never been to a Sonic where someone comes to take an order. It's a drive-in with a call box at every parking bay.
@@davidpawson9047 Oh yes, kept it simple for people who may not be familiar. I had pushed the button, it said "we'll be with you shortly" or whatever, and after 10 minutes, I gave up and left.
Story 2: I used to work at a green and black apron store (Publix) and we had a free fruit program. It consisted of small oranges and bananas but never apples. The one thing that shocked me about the story was how none of the employees came and intervened like I was trained to do to attempt to deescalate the situation as well as provide help.
The Krogers chain grocery stores around central USA has implemented a free fruit program for kiddos as a healthy choice and keep them a busy for a bit while you shop. I love the idea, but Karens have unfortunately decided that all grocery stores has this program apparently.
This is a common thing in Australia and has been for a long time now. It really does work well.
It's also to limit food waste
Meijer occasionally has baskets with little oranges/bananas and apples free for children. Also they have small sugar cookies at the bakery if you ask for kids.
My grandkiddos absolutely love free fruit lol.
One wishes they would put baggies of cherry tomatoes lol. They are her favorite 😅
Raley's in California also has this program. Also, Fred Meyers, in Oregon does as well, I believe. Fred Meyers also being the west coast version of Kroegers.
Its common in most Co-Op stores and farmers market
The first story does a great job of spotlighting "small town friendliness" as the myth it is.
I don't necessarily agree with this statement, of course not all small towns are the same. I'm definitely aware of small towns looking suspiciously at outsiders, and every community has their crazy people. But I moved to a small town from Chicago about a year ago, and the people have been pleasant almost to a fault. Again, your mileage may vary, and I feel for you if you've had nothing but bad experiences in small towns.
It depends on the culture. People can be petty anywhere, but I'm from Eastern Canada and here small town friendliness is no myth.
Small town pettiness and small town kindness can and do coexist. The same town that bullied me to oblivion for being different was also the town that came together for my family to make sure we didn't starve after my step dad lost his job. They shunned us for not being Christian, but they always made a Christmas care box for us to make sure we'd be able to enjoy a good dinner over the holidays. There's something to be said for a community that would make sure that even their least favorite family can survive their hardships.
Small towns are aware of their interdependence. Even the least liked person could be someone you’ll need help from one day. So you’re at least civil to everyone.
Yes and no small town friendliness is a thing along with small town pettiness or closeness just because there's an example of one doesn't invalidate the other
In Australia a lot of the grocery stores have free fruit for kids just inside the entrance, usually bananas and apples but occasionally pears and mandarins
It really does work well for such a small cost.
Same here in England. The bigger stores usually, like Asda/Wallmart or Tesco.
I live in CT in the USA and for a short time in the late 1990's and early 2000's this store has a small area with free fruit but that stop
@@konradgreen2567Asda is nothing to do with Walmart.
@@robertsmelt6638 where are you getting that info from? Wikipedia says:
"[Asda] was listed on the London Stock Exchange until 1999 when it was acquired by Walmart for £6.7 billion"
and
"In February 2021, the Issa brothers and TDR Capital acquired Asda, with Walmart retaining 'an equity investment' in Asda"
Story 4: They should be fired for what they did.
And jail time. This is probably not the first time they assaulted someone.
@@LunaP1 Who knows, but sheesh and I love your Username
And imprisoned as far as the big boss goes. The supervisor for battery, and the big boss for kidnapping (in many states).
Story 5: Sounds like she just doesn’t want to admit she messed up years ago and apologize.
That’s exactly what it is 😂😂😂😂
@@tmntfangirl4700 😂
I hope OP became friends with the husband just to annoy her more
@@drakofox1362 Now that would be great revenge
Karen’s have a magical shared trait of never admitting they’re wrobg
Some of the supermarkets in the UK offer free fruit for kids from time to time but from a specific display. You can’t just pick up fruit from anywhere.
Story 4 would be a happy happy lottery win lawsuit for the assault alone.
Then what? OP's brother lost his job?
Gen Z are so thin skinned and lack of tact. 🙄
@@gorilladisco9108 assault is no laughing matter. If they're treating supposed employees that way there's an issue. Thin skinned is getting offended at insults or constantly taking any comment as a personal attack. Being physically manhandled, even mistakenly, when you're innocent is not okay.
@@TheDuke2086 Is it worth the unemployment? That's why older generation look down on gen z. You have no tact at all.
@@gorilladisco9108Perhaps you're missing the part where most people don't want to work for someone who commits literal assault? But lol sure this is clearly a case of gen z being "wimpy". (And hell, op might not even be from that generation)
Considering how fruit is usually sold by weight, they should have charged the Karen (from story 2) by the weight of her child.
"I'm sorry Ma'am, but as we can't tell how much the apple weighed we are going to have to put your child on the scale and charge you that weight" 🤣
Story 6: Wow, Mary wouldn't accommodate a simple request from OP and OP quit as a result.
And you don't know WHEN the ex-BF will show back up, better safe than sorry.
Also, overreacting? What would be Mary’s reaction if OP did wind up dead because of her refusing to let OP take an alternative exit?
I had the same thought; Overreacting until the OP is killed. People just shouldn't be in positions of authority, like OPs former manager
That and if he's as deranged as OP said about stalking her to her home and breaking windows, whose to say he won't come to Micky Ds and start shooting up the place. Like to hear Mary's opinion about overreaction when she's trying to dodge bullets.
Seriously though, if this guy had a habit of staying for hours at her workplace to confront and abuse her when she got off work, she should have had a restraining order placed on him and she should have called the cops the moment he showed up and violated said order.
When some crazy bitch is stalking one of my guys, I pretend I don't know the guy. Then I let him sign out early and get the hell outta dodge before this bitch shows up to start some shit. You protect your workers! You don't give out personal information to nobody and you give them reasonable accommodations to keep them safe. Supv/manager 101 right there.
There's a Price Chopper near me that has a free fruit stand, for kids actually. Apples and bananas usually. But like, that Karen really needs to figure out /which/ stores do this, as not all of them do.
The half Chinese guy. Free graphics card and up into the chain and make the manager regret what he did. And if nothing. One Star review "racist manager man handled me, a half Chinese man out the door thinking i worked there."
Those graphics cards are worth a small fortune these days.
If I was OP, I would have demanded their top of the line model, which can be worth a small car!
That is true. Graphics cards are the backbone of the PC as you need to order all other parts for it to be fully compatible. High end ones are at least four figures and the parts to run it will bring the cost into the high range.
Story 4 - I agree with you, OP should’ve called the police on that Boss and Employee for assault and harassment. That behavior is NOT acceptable!
I wonder what these people think when you tell "I don’t work here."
That's assuming they even think.
Probably just static
Information flow error detected, system crash. Reboot? Y/N
Think.....? Karens....? 😮
One comment on an IDontWorkHereLady video I saw suggested that what they here is essentially "I don't want to do what you say", in a simpler sense. They just think you're saying "No!" to them.
So Karens believe that you aren't allowed to shop at store you work for? 🙄 Just when I thought they couldn't get any dumber...
You are right. That statement was just idiotic. I work at Walgreens and shop there all the time. With my discount and rewards, why would I go elsewhere? Fortunately I've never had anyone who recognized me ask me to help them.
They can always get more hateful. (Karens truly cannot get dumber; they do not think, as I have said repeatedly!)
Haven't employees read their contract terms under the heading, "You will be a slave for Karens?"
@@mbyerly9680 In contract terms (i.e. legalese) that would be a separate section.
And that’s why I simply don’t go to the store I work at on my days off. You never know what crazy entitled people you will run into.
In Australia, Woolworths has a basket of free fruit for parents to give one to their kids.
Regarding story one, here in Australia the major supermarkets have a small few baskets of free fruit for the kids to each while their parents do the grocery shopping.
I'm from Germany. Some stores here do have small baskets in the fruit aisle where kids can take some free fruits. But only from this basket. If it's empty, tough luck.
Final Story - Yeah people like Mary should not even be in a position of power, OP should’ve reported her to the Big Boss and Mary should’ve been fired from her position.
I've not had an IDWHL/G moment, but if I do and L/G demands my name I think I'll respond with, "Alfred E. Neuman!"
Or John/Jane Doe, John/Jane Smith, etc.
Story 2: I've been to a couple small organic grocery stores and sometimes they will have free fruits for kids. It's usually older fruit they'd rather see eaten than thrown out.
Why didn't the McDougall employee get a restraining order on her ex and call the cops on him every time he showed up.
Story 3: Some people are just really ignorant to how this stuff works. If the employee is not working on that day, then that is that.
Also, the dad could have spent less time getting an on-the-clock employee than bothering OP.
for entitled people it's the principle of the matter. they can't take being told no or that they're wrong even when it's something like I don't work here when the assume you do
@@lionheartt15 Confirmation bias goes hand in hand with entitlement.
First story sounds like something that happened in my town, the mayor's wife cost him the next election because we were all sick of her entitlement.
S2: Op made the mistake of answering her in the first place. She made a second mistake by being nice to her. I'm so sick of people being afraid to defend themselves because they're not confrontational. Defending yourself doesn't make you confrontational so stop choosing to be a doormat. Be firm and maintain eye contact.
Blame the schools for teaching people to be doormats when they're bullied.
Story 2 - Some grocery stores do have a small basket of free fruit for kids over in the produce section. These are usually fruits about to go bad or the smallest pieces of the bunch. It's aimed at kids but I'm sure anybody could help themselves.
I’m absolutely appalled by the boss in Story 4 forget the graphics card i’d have been ranting about pressing charges opting to sue him for attempting to kidnap me, stealing my phone, and dragging me around equating assault and battery
"The place that sells heartattacks and advertises it with an ugly clown."
Blight voice: "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"
Last story:
OP should have told the big boss that "Mary" was still trying to get her to come in, and was sending employees to convince her.
... although maybe wait until after either moving or the employees stop coming. No sense depriving the former coworkers of a 1.5+ hour paid break from and courtesy of Mary.
WTH!!! That last person quit AND was fired AND still had to go in😂😂😂😂😂😂
Story 6: If that boss was doing that to me, I'd have called in and said "If you want me to come in, you can come get me yourself," then called the cops. Then let the police drill into her head how big she fucked up. If your work is going to do this to you, might as well start that paper trail to get rid of this piece of work.
Story 6: Why the F didn't you get a restraining order?!! That would have been so much easier than having to try and go out a different exit every day just to get home faster than him. If you were dealing with this for months, he would have been in jail for breaking the law by now if you just taken out a restraining order. 😒
Maybe she did or tried, but the law enforcement in her area sucks? I've seen that kind of thing happen before.
@@mrandisg At least they eventually got it sorted. But then you have her ex-boss harassing her, that's another thing that could get taken to the police or even court, because her ex boss is so stupid. 😒
@@MizuMing True!
Story 2: I kniw the local supermarket here, HEB, will have some free samples of certain foods or drinks. They have a dedicated cart with a fine linen cloth on it. Also, HEB employees were a red polo with black slacks. The polo has a white ring with the HEB logo on the left breast. Certain employees wear a white apron (bakery, poultry, meat market,) but it's REALLY HARD not to mistake a customer with the HEB staff.
Interesting note: HEB is an abbreviation of the founder, who's name is Howard Edward BUTT. (Not sure of the first and middle name, but the surname is Butt. 12 year old preteen powers, activate!)
My inner tween just snorted.
Angels don't wear name tags, but devils went everywhere wearing a large placard.
Kroger does have some free fruit at times for children. Some Publix stores do the same thing
The karen in the grocery store: everybody know you eat before you go to the store (and feed your kid)
Common sense is never taught to any Yank. Is it any wonder why their country is going down the tubes?
"Wow, Mrs. Mayor, sounds like you got exactly the service you deserved."
The last story should have ended in a lawsuit against mary for harassment.
That last story still makes me angry despite hearing that multiple times, and it is a very damning testament to their stance against worker safety. Apparently, earning the ex's money is more important than the welfare of their employee, cause you know, as a customer, you have the right to eat your meal there after purchase, and most stores do not dictate how long you can spend there. OP was right to call it quits, but then again, some people in power just really get drunk on the power and control they have on others.
I worked for Walmart for 18 years. Few weeks ago man stops me while I was on my lunch break with groceries in my hand and headphones on my ears demands that I help him. I tell him I'm off the clock and I can't help him. Similar exchange as in story 3. When I asked him does he work off clock at his work, he swears up and down he does. Because that's what a good employee does. 😂
About the guy who was confused for his brother, I totally get it why he didn’t escalate the issue. His brother still has to work there. Those two coworkers now “owe” his brother for the situation not being escalated and one or both of them being fired.
Story two: ex grocery store employee here. Our local store takes some of the fruit that comes in and offers it to kids who come in with their parents.
Story 2: OP missed out on the opportunity to inform the Karen, “I hope you washed that apple before giving it to her kid. Because the apples fell on the FLOOR.” And leaves as Karen’s pea sized brain connected the dots.
These days people are only looking for satisfaction for themselves. It’s sad that they never think about how a lot of these horrible people go on to do worse things but hey they got free crap right!!
Story 4: Oh I'm going all in with it. They assault me, scream at me and drag me out accusing me of being who I'm not? They offer me a graphics card to keep quiet? I wait till the graphics card is cleared from their inventory and if they don't have me sign anything, I'm still calling the cops. Assault and tack on bribery.
Story 2: Where I live, almost every store have a basket of free fruit for kids, but it stands just inside and have a big sign saying "one per kid"
Here in Sweden it's pretty common for grocery stores to put fruit (usually bananas) that are too ugly to sell but still good to eat in a basket that kids are allowed to take from and eat. Making the shopping experience better for both the family and the people around them (hungry kids have shorter fuses) while decreasing food waste.
Free Fruit - Okay, I work in the Produce department of a grocery store, and we do have a bin, where we place an assortment of bananas, apples, or oranges. Basically -
1. Sometimes there's a bunch of single bananas (why do people just rip off the ones they don't want instead of either finding a smaller bunch, or grabbing the single ones instead?), or -
2. We get a bag that has a few bad apples, yet the rest are good - if we had it in bulk, like say a Red Delicious, we'd put the good ones in the bulk bin. But, if we *don't* have it in bulk, like say Pink Lady, and there's only 5 apples that are good (and we don't have more bags in the Scan Out/ Recovery bins), Welll -
3. Oranges (and most other fruit) following in the same path as the apples -
4. Someone ordered a few too many new fruits, and the old ones aren't selling too good (and aren't at the Rescue/ Reduce Stage) -
We place said fruit in the Free Fruit bin. This is mainly for children to have something to snack on. Sometimes we decorate it up a bit - I like making the bananas look like a fence/ cage, that's protecting the apples and oranges. Now, not to worry, we tend to get credit for the apples and oranges, and there isn't much of a loss on the bananas.
That being said, we try to Rescue if possible, such as the apples - 6 in a weighed pack - over-ripened bananas for banana bread - weighed - and wrapped, and either via weight or count, get a price that's like half the regular price. - $4 apples are now $2 for instance, so, overall, we try to keep the waste down.
Story 2: My store is actually doing a promotion where certain fruit products COULD be free, but you have to use the store card AND spend up to $200.00 first. You don't have to buy that much at once since you're progress is saved to your card, and then it's applied once your eligible, but you still have to ring it up. That's at least what I was thinking during this story, and the woman probably didn't have the full details, assuming some fruit was free no matter what. But then it sounded like that store wasn't doing any such thing, so yeah, Karen and her son were just being petty thieves.
Anytime you encounter a Karen if they talk to you in a condescending tone, you talk back to them the same way they’re talking to you. Don’t be polite to them they don’t deserve it. Story 3. It’s not only because you’re not allowed to, it’s also because you wouldn’t be covered under the safety act. So if you were to pull it down and you got injured you wouldn’t be covered.
A Free graphics card no way I'm walking with half the store but I will settle for the most expensive gaming computer lol
Same 😂 those bosses sound insane
Some groceries let small kids, under 10, have one free banana or apple to eat while their parents shop. It helps the kids stay quiet and the parents are happy to shop longer. But you should ask first, always.
I think some of these bosses like the one at the end just can't quite process 'quit'. Like, it doesn't make sense to them - they've got this power dynamic they're used to where THEY'RE the boss and YOU'RE the underling, and the thought that someone might have just walked away from that comes back with 'does not compute'. They're like 'no no no, you don't understand; I'm the big fish in this small pond, and you can't just leave the pond; that's not allowed. What do you mean, you're not in the pond anymore? What do you mean, you left - with what? Feet? Who authorized you feet? YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW OR I'M CONFISCATING THOSE FEET!'
OP1: If every Karen story involved her getting dressed down with the phrase "Dammit, woman!" the world would be a better place.
Story #5: "The husband waves and smirks. He knows, he definitely knows." I love that line
Story #6: "The place that sells heart attacks as food" Loved how Darkfluff read that line.
3rd story: OP need to learn that "no" is a full sentence, and that he does not own anyone an apology.
One of the supermarkets in New Zealand offers free fruit for kids while they shop with their parents ❤
The supervisor must be friends with the stalker since she is stalking OP with other employees.
Story 4: Graphics cards range between $80.00 to $5000.00 If I were him, I'd get the $5000.00 card because that would put that store out of business! ...eventually. It would be a huge blow and very difficult to recover from that especially if their rent or lease payments are really high.
Wal-mart Employee: so the ED was willing to wait for OP to go to the Employee area, secure the cart they had, find a manager, talk to said manager to OK the employee to work on a day they had off come back and take down a bike? Rather than taking a couple minutes to find someone on the job? Clearly not a long term thinker this one no?
Free Fruit Karen: If this lady is relying on a free fruit sale to feed her kid, there is something wrong here.
Ex-Mickey D employee: Unless the store had a fire escape door wired to an alarm (which doesn't seem to be the case) the store can be charged financially any time it goes off and the fire department responds. That being said, Karen wasn't filing reports or someone would have noticed and asked her why she's filing notices on someone who wasn't employed.
Story 4. There'd be some foul language and a lawsuit.
Story 6. Sounds like a company that needs a lawsuit to shape them up.
Story 4 I would have pressed charges for assault and theft of my property.
The free fruit program story: I live in Australia and the two biggest grocery chains here have a small free fruit basket in their stores for kids to eat. They're generally pieces of fruit that are older or not quite as aesthetically pleasing (my local store tends to stock apples, pears, and bananas the most, however at this time of year there's sometimes stone fruit like nectarines, peaches, and apricots). It seems to stop kids from stealing cherries and grapes, and keeps kids busy so parents can shop without kids wandering around complaining that they're bored or hungry. Additionally, I've seen grown middle-aged men taking the fruit from the basket which probably keeps them from stealing the far more expensive cherries too.
"dammit woman I told you that girl don't work there no more!" 😂😂😂💀
Stalker Ex Story: If I was in OP's shoes, I wouldn't have asked Mary for permission to leave through the back, I'd have talked to the Store manager and simply told them that for my personal safety (explain about Ex), I'm leaving through the back and then done so, Mary be damned! And if/when she complained or tried to forbid me to leave through the back, I'd tell her that I have SM's permission and even if I didn't, due to me Abusive, VIOLENT and Stalker Ex WHO IS IN THE STORE EVERY NIGHT WHEN I GET OFF WORK TO HARASS ME!!!, I will NOT put myself in danger by leaving through the front where he can get to me., then I'd File a Formal Complaint against Mary with SM, the Regional manager and Corporate HR about her Negligence and refusal to take the Safety of her Subordinates seriously. Then I'd call a lawyer to Sue Ex for Harassment and Stalking and get a Restraining Order (No Contact, Stay Away From My Home And Workplace & Stay A Minimum Of 100 Yards Away From ME At All Times!) against Ex. Then I'd call the Police to Press Harassment and Stalking Charges against him...
The fourth story reminds me of something that happened to me very early freshman year of college. Don't judge me until the end. I was standing in line at the cafeteria. Serving us was a man with a dark chocolate complexion and very tightly curled hair that formed a large dome all around his head. Sitting lightly on top of that dome was a baseball cap. One person next to me in line commented on the hat. Another person next to me laughed about it. I said, I guess that's how they wear their hats in Africa." All of a sudden the woman who laughed lays into me, "How dare you! He may be more American than you." I was pretty stoned on good ol' MaryJane, and paranoia kicked in immediately. I was ready to crawl in between the drink dispensers. Fortunately she asked me to justify myself and actually waited for an answer. Fortunately the line moved closer to the serving station, and I was absolutely certain now who was wearing the hat. I was hit by long moments of doubt while being berated, since she should have known who he was too. We were all talking together in his room a few hours ago. I managed to squeak out, "But that's Samuel, he lives on our floor. He's from South Africa." And indeed, as I had realized before her, it was Samuel. I had talked with him a lot in the week or so we had been there and knew this was his first time out of his home country of South Africa. The person who made the hat comment was his roommate, and jumped in to defend me. The liberal outrage directed at me a moment ago was directed at tirade girl (who turned out to be an awesome person). And in case you're wondering, my skin tone varies from pale as a ghost to red as a tomato. And red as a tomato was the color of tirade girl's face, usually a very light coffee color as she apologized. She looked so funny with her almond shaped eyes closed down to slits, I had to laugh and forgive her, with some additional teasing throughout dinner. Oh, and I asked Samuel about the hat when I told him about the incident. He just didn't want to mess up his 'fro. (I didn't really think that's how Africans wore their hats, just a stupid comment).
That first story sounds very much like Mrs Mayor has early dementia. She is going back in time so it doesn’t make sense to her that OP doesn’t work at Sonic and the being arguemenitive is on point.
Last story: manager sent employees to harrass an EX employee, not a current employee. Even bigger face palm.
Story 2 - I’ve seen stores that offer free cookie and muffin samples from the bakery, and at my store a free mini ice cream cone for the kids at the deli during the summer, but I’ve never seen them offer free fruit.
Story 2: There's a whole foods store in my hometown that gave out free fruit to kids so they could eat in the store. I think it was to try and keep them from throwing tantrums, or convince parents to buy the fruit (probably both)
The story of the boss? There's another reddit story from back in 2020 that this made me remember. I don't remember all of it, but the OP went to Target to get some supplies for a party she was throwing, and the target manager mistook her for an employee that was coming in late. She told the manager she didn't work there over and over again.
The manager hauled off and backhanded her so hard she fell. She grabbed her phone to call 9-1-1 and the manager grabbed her phone, threw it down so hard that it shattered and said he was "tired of employees refusing to work" grabbed her by the hair to drag her out of the store shouting she was fired.
I don't remember all of what OP stated, but long story short, cops showed up, manager was put in cuffs, corporate got called, and her phone was replaced.
Last story: had a similar experience but it wasnt my ex. It was a coworkers stalker. She had a restraining order and an order of protection against him. There was a picture of him in the managers office as a be on the lookout kind of thing. His pic gave off this feeling of ick that i just couldn't forget. Well she was working front counter and i was working back drive at the time. I had gone up to the front to refill my drink when i saw him walk into the lobby. She's standing there focused on counting out change for a customer and he's just leering at her like she's a particularly juicy burger or something. Well i got the attention of a male coworker and asked him to cover front counter for a bit because "the gm wanted to talk to her in the office." The coworker said yeah sure and walked over to her telling her to head to the back. She headed to the back and i followed after her. When we both got back there she went to ask the gm what he wanted but i stepped in and said i was sorry for lying but i had to get her out of site because HE (i pointed at the picture) was in the lobby. The gm immediately called the police and she looked like she was about to have a panic attack. I asked the gm if she could learn headset and stay in back drive until the police came and took care of everything. Gm said yes and i took her to back drive while the gm headed up front to be there when the cops showed up. Well he had apparently been trying to demand he be served by the girl but the coworker did right and said he didnt know who the creep was talking about. Cops show up guy gets arrested for violating both orders against him as well as a slue of other charges and apparently a couple of warrants. Plus creep gets banned and trespassed. She had to quit a few months later because she was accepted into college a few towns over. Hope creep was sent to prison for a long time and that she's flourishing in life. She was a nice girl.
The electronics shop story: If I were in OP's position, I'd have pressed charges on the management for attempted kidnapping, assault, theft, and racial discrimination. I'd have also filed a civil lawsuit. Why settle for a measly graphics card when you can lawyer up and squeeze the management and company for every cent you can?
The Walmart story: It's actually ILLEGAL to make an employee work off the clock. It's a liability issue and it's also time that the employee isn't being paid for. I work at a Rite Aid and I never help customers when I'm off-duty. We're actually not allowed to help customers when off the clock AT ALL. I can't even so much as direct them to X, Y, or Z section of the store. I've told some customers that whenever they accosted me for help when I'm on my breaks and they got all pissy at me for it. I don't make the rules! Just because I work somewhere doesn't mean I'm always on duty!
Story 2: My local Schnucks has some free fruit (I think oranges, bananas, and apples) located near the cashier checkouts. They also have a table with some drawings that are for small children to color in. No need to be demanding about it.
10 minutes for a milkshake? That's nothing. I once went into a Steak-n- shake, ordered ONLY a shake, and proceeded to wait for close to 30 minutes while watching people who came in after me get their orders first (and every one of those people ordered full meals)... Needless to say I never went back
The grocery store down the street from me had free fruit for a while. It was for kids to take one while parents shopped. They only did it for a little while because people kept wanting other things free instead.
Start banning people like this from stores and maybe they'll eventually learn and behave in public. Or they won't be able to shop anywhere. Win/win either way.
Story 5: Karen: *throws a hissy fit*
Me: *shuts and locks door in her face*
Story 4. Absolutely scorched earth. Assault, theft, kidnapping, and anything else they could make stick.
Story 6. That supervisor needs some charges as well. Reckless endangerment, maybe for what she did at work. Then maybe stalking and/or harrassment for after OP quit.
Story 4. I would have had not only an expectation of them being fired... but also charges of assault, battery, theft, intimidation, and attempted kidnapping. I would also have a lawsuit against them and the company...
Stories 1-1,000,000: I think if someone threatens to get me fired like that, my first response will be "Who are you? Where do you work?" and flip the script on them.
Woolworths in Australia has free fruit for kids, and I remember seeing it in a Coles or two as well, but not consistently. My kids love it, especially the 11yr old.