The story is pure BS, the wife of an 06, a full bird, would never act this way. If he was an 01 I'd believe she could act like it, but not an 06. Also even an 01 would never act this way, pure BS.
@@TheDgdimicksorry, I beg to differ. While I was a military spouse, I was employed at one of the military banking facilities. I can’t tell you how many times I saw spouses “wearing” their sponsor’s rank, including O6’s. They were less common, but they still existed. Nine times out of ten, they were second or third spouses rolling into the rank instead of growing into it with their spouse. I waited on the wife of an O5 who pulled that “don’t you know who I am“ bit because she didn’t to show her ID. The general in line behind her tapped her shoulder and said “show the lady your ID before I call your husband”. There are all sorts who make it to high rank, and sometimes their wives’ heads swell a bit too much.
@@TheDgdimickJust because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I knew a major's wife when I was enlisted who thought that she crapped gold bricks. She was a nightmare. She treated anyone who was enlisted like they were nonentities at best or like dirt on the bottom of her shoes at worst. No one like dealing with her. The standing threat of her getting us demoted, extra duty or having pay taken away were her go-to threats whenever we wouldn't bow down to her and kiss her ample back side. It wasn't until she tried to pull that power play with another officer's wife when finally something was done about it.
"I am a patient. I do not work at this hospital." "No, you are not. I have seen you here a lot of times." "Since you've been here so many times to recognize me, YOU must be an employee. Just ask someone on your team."
Karen: I’ve seen you here all time and have been watching you. Op: ew gross did you just admit to stalking me, you creep! Get away from me!!! That is what I would’ve done, use the reverse uno card on Karen.
It's just like all the times Karen's say "I saw you talking to a staff member so that means you must be staff as well" and I'm just thinking 'by that logic, because you are talking to me, and you think I'm staff, that must mean you are staff as well' I just can't wrap my head around how dense people can be
14:10 ... I am the son of an 0-6 (Navy Captain). One thing my dad made clear to my brother and I (and my mom) was that the behavior of an officer's dependents reflect the officer's ability to lead, and any misbehavior directly reflects onto that officer. My brother and I have been invited to Admiralty as well as US Congressional member's homes due to how well-behaved my dad's children are. By the time I was in high school, I had already met several US Senators, Representatives AND both Al and Tipper Gore, yes, Vice President of the US Al Gore and his wife... along with half of the Admirals in and around the Pentagon where my dad mostly worked. I am, however, not shocked at OP's commanding officer's wife's behavior. We saw it ALL the time growing up. So many high-ranking officers are married to women who think their husband's rank is THEIR rank and they can push around the lower peons by threatening an Article 15 or Court Martial... there are two outcomes to this behavior: the officer puts his wife into her place by warning her she is jeopardizing his future and then just like OP's story the officer who believes his rank means he is god of the base... when he is actually just a demi-god... and enough "pulling rank" later ends up getting that officer either permanently stuck at that rank or in trouble, losing rank. Dad retired an 0-7 and his family lived happily ever after, until his passing two years ago this coming Christmas. We're still a happy family, we just miss the man who provided for his family and did so with respect and honor. Did I mention how, when he was assigned to the Pacific Fleet in the 70s he was aboard the ship that plucked the astronauts from the sea and how my brother and I got to meet the Apollo and Skylab astronauts? Yeah... on top of the good upbringing and values my dad instilled into my brother and I, we had a blast at school telling about meeting this person and that person... and here's the Polaroid to prove it ;) I miss my dad.
The Admiral taught you well. I know of a Colonel, fast burner who was in line to become a General and fill a billet at SHAPE, whose dependents kept intruding into restricted areas, among other things. His star was red lined and he went to SHAPE, but as a gopher instead of a mover and shaker. I don't have the privilege of calling the Admiral shipmate, but I do wish him fair winds and following seas.
Wanted to add to this, did some googling: an O6 today at least makes $92k per year to START. That means an $1800 entertainment systems represents a little under a quarter of their monthly earnings, and again that's to start (2 years or less in grade). It's not a purchase you can make without planning sure, but depending on base accommodations and whether or not they had children that was stupidly affordable for them, especially for something that would probably last several years.
Ok, so anything I know about the military is what I would call "laymen's terms", at best, but I do know that the behavior of the officer and his wife cannot be described as civil or ethical in any way, shape or form. The last type of people that I would want serving in the military, LET ALONE in COMMAND positions are the type that will use any power they possess (perceived or real) to their own advantage, or worse, use their rank in order to get revenge on anyone who offends them (getting them thrown in jail/court martialed/ruining careers should be considered a serious offense, and worthy of having them banned from serving in the armed forces). And this is only on a domestic base, and not near a combat zone... It also teaches any people under their command (what you refer to as dependents) that this sort of bullying behavior is okay. I wouldn't trust people who consider this sort of behavior to be acceptable in any offensive or defensive role.
@@assemblyrequired7342 Subordinates are under the leader's command. Dependents are those who depend on the military member to supply shelter and sustenance. Spouse and kids, in other words.
o7 to his service. Although I never got to meet any representative of the US due to how often my dad had to be deployed within the states before my mom divorced him in late 2000’s, I knew how passionate he was. Although he’s retired now with military benefits (along with military disability benefits), he’s still a hero to the country, especially in my eyes. Oorah to him and all who served our country.
I'm pretty sure that in most western militaries, but especially in the US, using your spouse's rank to get favors is a surefire way to get said spouse a disciplinary hearing. It's treated exactly the same as the spouse misusing their authority.
At my last Navy assignment at Norfolk, Va , a female enlisted coworker in my shop was married to an Officer. She caught Hell from the other officers wives, for the crime of being () an enlisted! It's one reason that relations between enlisteds and officers is frowned on.
True. Sometimes even those in the higher enlisted ranks try this nonsense. When I lived in base housing my neighbor thought she was queen bee of the block. The deflated expression on her face when she found out my husband actually outranked hers was a thing of beauty to behold. 😂
I remember this from my days in the navy. At sick call a woman came in and demanded immediate attention.The personnel tried to explain that the que was by the seriousness of the illness. When she tried to pull her husband's rank to jump the line for something very minor. Unfortunately for her one of the women waiting her turn was the base commander's wife. She then pulled her husband's rank and position right back. She stated that she would be next to last with the Karen following her. The story was all over the base the next day. And it wasn't a small base. I was there and saw it all first hand. I was a base driver and supplying transport to a patent.
@@francit4856 Good military spouses know how to support their spouses' careers. At the very least, don't flash rank. Much better, be of service to the military community. For nearly everyone involved, military service is disruptive and stressful, and working to be helpful both alleviates your own stress and makes the whole facility work better. That actually works for the rest of society too - it's just more intense with military.
That’s so classy of her (the other lady/commander’s wife). She could’ve easily just kept her place in line and demanded the Karen go to the back, but instead she chose to lead by example AND humble the Karen!
Commander's wife was definitely a class act and I would have LOVED to have seen the Karen's face when she was shown how far down the totem pole she really was!!😊😄🥺😆
I’ve had two minor IDWHL moments which were not Kareny enough for Reddit but amused me at the time so I thought I would share. Firstly, in the UK we have a nationwide chain of convenience stores called The Co-op. Their staff often wear grey fleeces. I have a grey fleece but it is completely different in style. Theirs is thicker and quilted. A couple of times I have been mistaken for an employee but this one time, I was in a store that was not my local one. A woman asked me where something was and I replied that I had no idea. She said “Don’t you work here”and I say no. She said that maybe I should wear a different jacket so people don’t get confused. I tried to quip back that does she expect me to carry a selection of shirts and jackets when I go shopping so I can change in the car park before I go into each shop. However, I must have sounded brusquer than I intended because she looked absolutely shocked. This caused me to have a fit of giggles which was infectious and she started giggling too. I flagged down an employee and we went on our merry way.
The second story was when I actually did work in retail for a large UK supermarket who’s motto is Every Little Helps (though many believe that the initial letter E is superfluous). My store was in a small town outside Chesterfield, England and I could often be seen manning the self service checkouts. It was my day off and I went to the larger store in Chesterfield itself to get some bits. I went into the self service area and was scanning my goods when a lady in the next lane turned to me and said “Excuse me” (in a polite manner). I turned to her and she looked at me and clocked that I wan’t in uniform. She looked half confused and half embarrassed. I told her not to worry and said that she’s probably seen me in the Clay Cross store. Recognition then dawned and we laughed. Sadly, I didn’t see her again and I resigned soon after.
Story #1 - Any Karen grabs my wrist and tries to drag me is taking a trip to the ER. Story #3 - That Colonel is basically out of the Air Force. The demotion means he got an Article 15, which is a career killer for an officer or even a senior NCO. He was probably asked to resign his commission shortly after being reassigned. Way to go, Karen; you're now the wife of a civilian.
In my country, that O6 would have been demoted back to private, stripped of everything and be given a dishonorable discharge. His wife would do time in the can + BIG fine and have to pay back all damaged goods from the store. Husband would also have big fine for lyoing to the cops/security/mp's. And maybe even little jailtime himself.
@@Some_Guy6 In the US services the lowest rank an officer can be is O-1; second lieutenant in the Army, Marines, and Air/Space Force, and ensign in the Navy and Coast Guard. An officer can't be demoted into the enlisted ranks regardless of what he does. I'm almost certain he received an honorable discharge. In order to be dishonorably discharged you'd have to be court-martialed and convicted on some pretty serious charges. Serious enough that they'd include a prison sentence before the DD.
@@lordjohnwharfin5397 I found the Manual for Courts-Martial on-line. Elsewhere I posted paraphrased excerpts from the 2019 edition. Officers are dismissed as a punitive discharge, not dishonorably discharged. Officers cannot be demoted by any Court Martial. They can only be dismissed from service. In times of war or other national emergency, the appropriate Secretary or designated Vice Secretary or Under Secretary may commute the dismissal to reduction to any enlisted grade.
If a Karen grabbed my arm and tried to drag me somewhere, I would just start yelling “Police! Help! I’m being attacked!” That or just start screaming in pain. Either one might work
Lol I would have told the Home Depot Karen, when she told the women's hubby who said "Nobody chooses to wear that color " "And nobody would purposely wear that face on purpose, either!" 😂
@@Amarouq2 I wear both colors. I originally got them to be a bit more visible when I'm mowing the yard, but they are so comfortable that I wear them all the time. I think I will wear my orange one the next time I go to home Depot to see what happens.
Dependas at it again with the 3rd story. “ Do you know who my husband is?” “No Ma’am I don’t. He’s not part of my chain of command.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard and said that while I was on active duty
If anyone asks you do you know who I am or who their wife, husband, father, etc is, you should immediately exclaim loudly OMG! You have amnesia. You forgot who you, wife, husband, etc is. Quick, somebody help this poor, unfortunate soul. 😂 embarrass and confuse them and then quickly vanish before they can recover. Leave them baffled and frustrated. They'll never get over it.
@@lancerevell5979 Yeah, people _never_ read signs. I had an employee who would never see anything posted on the wall. One day she tried to take her two young boys to daycare only to find out it was closed. Apparently they had a sign on the wall for a week or more that she never saw even once. LOL
@@AngelaVEdwards Some of that is just the way the human brain works. About 30 years ago I worked in a convenience store we were renovating. We had put a sign on the front door saying we were closed and why, and covered the doors with newspaper. We had to leave the doors unlocked for safety reasons and because we had to keep going in and out. People still kept coming in. They claimed they didn't see the sign or newspaper, that it blended in with all the other signage on the front (soda, cigarettes, drinks, etc). We turned the closed sign upside down. That actually stopped 99% of the people from coming in, because with it upside down, it was different enough from the rest of the signs then, that people stopped to actually read what it said. With it right-side up, it blended in too much.
OP should have retorted, "I see YOU here often too, YOU must work here! Tell me where "x" is, or I'll report YOU to your manager!" Turn it back on her! 😂
Story 4 boy do I know how that shit goes. Over 10 doctors over 3 years being misdiagnosed and other shit - being told it's psychosomatic and just in my head when I was 12. I feel for the OP on it.
Costco story: Well done by the brother/manager for delivering a permanent ban on Karen! Big orange home improvement store story: Well it's been awhile since I've been there since I have two big blue home improvement stores that are closer to me. But the last time I checked, big orange's uniform was an orange bib apron with their logo on it. PX story: For those not in the know, an O6 actually is a high-ranking officer, just a step below the Admiral and General ranks. In the Navy or Coast Guard it's a Captain. In the Army, Marines, Air Force and Space Force it's a full-bird Colonel. You would think by the time someone actually reaches that rank they would know better than to pull that type of BS! And being dropped two ranks to an O-4 (Navy Lt. Cmdr., Army Major) is a huge demotion and blow to the career path and paycheck. Not to mention what it would do to any hopes of making flag rank and retirement. Hospital story: Please tell me Karen managed to break her phone despite its case!
The Costco my sister works at, immediately cancels the membership of badly misbehaving people. They can't say anything back because they agreed to it when you purchase your membership. They can't shop there anymore.
Story 2 reminds me and my husband’s superior’s wife (military). So basically we bumped into each other at a shopping mall and the superior a nice guy he wouldn’t let my husband salute him in public as they’re bunk buddies back during recruits. So anyway the wife felt offended and told my husband to salute her husband anyway and told me to address her more formally as she’s the superior’s wife. Me: why should I? Both of us not belong to the army, we’re civilians. Karen: well I’m superior’s wife so I’m more superior than u even tho we’re civilians. Me: well I’m a civilian government officer and u are ranked below me as you’re just a govt clerk. I outranked u in our government 😂
OMG! The nerve! You outrank her in the civil service hierarchy, but she has a big air balloon head because of her hubbies rank. Way to go to deflate her ego!
Some spouses seem to have a bizarre sense of entitlement. A couple months ago I had one behind me in line at the Subway on Base and she was right on top of me and kept swinging her shopping bag into my leg. In addition to the literal physical contact I'm immunosuppressed, so I asked her to back up a little, explaining that she kept hitting me. She sarcastically responded with "wow, that would be really rude of me" and she wouldn't let up with the sarcastic remarks until I was done paying. I wish I'd had the nerve to tell her off.
@@Lycanthromancer1 oh my bad. Didn’t realize government went downhill because of a spelling error. Must be made of robot are you since I’m a human and prone to error and you don’t even registered as human. Robot don’t even have citizenship yet 😌
P.S.- Karen and her husband are definitely going to need discounts now as getting knocked back TWO pay grades is going to make them feel a little bit of a pinch when it comes down to spending time!! The dependapotamus does it again!!
Story 3: Wow, so not only is Karen the type of person to sic somebody on innocent people over petty drama, as well as attack anyone and everyone, but the husband was so egotistical that he really thought he could get anyone demoted because of petty drama as well. Glad he'll never be a leader again, he does not deserve that power.
The husband was probably also put at the very bottom of every promotion list along with his demotions. I doubt he'll have much of a career in the service after all of that (as usually once someone is passed over for promotion more than once, they are usually mustered out, or they have been in the past).
She was what we in the military called a "Dependapotamus". They like to "wear" their husband's rank, which is a no-no, THEY are not military. This can and does sometimes result in the actual military spouse getting in trouble, losing rank and pay, sometimes worse. 🤨
Yep, O-6 (Full Colonel) is as much a political job as anything in the US military. They don't bust people at that level down to major very often, it's a scarlet letter of fuckwittery and the kiss of death for your ambition.
Story 2 To be fair, that Karen had great survival instincts. Always run, don't walk, away from anybody who tells you that they're not scared to go to jail.
I am constantly amazed at Karens and Kevins who confuse customers for employees. I am an Army retiree, live on Massachusetts' Cape Cod and wear a kilt 7 days a week Spring, Summer and Fall. I also have combat-connected PTSD. To my knowledge, a Scottish kilt is not in any store's dress code but I myself have been shopping and have had Karens and Kevins accuse me of being a bad employee who is refusing to do my job and assist them.
What is it with Karens being unable to read signs or extremely clear instructions? The number of times I've been in a retail place where some Karen is demanding to know where something is, and there is a big neon glowing sign with arrows pointing at the damn thing within easy view is astounding.
I have a similar story with the O6. I had friends in security forces. They told me of an officers kid had climbed on the roof of the school on base. The kid refused to come down because his daddy was a Major and there was no thing they could do to him. The dad was called. Instead of taking it out on the my friend he yelled at the kid for being an entitled shit and told him to get down. He then told my friend that whatever punishment they want to pursue he would cooperate with them.
Story 3: The military has a code of conduct that all personnel are expected to uphold, even when not on duty. Breaking that code is a serious offense and can 100% get you in big trouble.
It works in stupid situations, too. A friend of mine, A, a nurse, joined the Medical Corps and was sent to a training base in Canada, with his wife, also a nurse ( but a civilian!). His wife discovered that the Base Commandant's wife was a close friend from school, so of course got together with her. So a Sergeant visits Private A, and says "Your wife is friendly with the Commandant's wife" "Yes, says Pte A, "They are old friends from school" "Not any more, they aren't" says Sergeant. "I'm not going to tell my wife she can't talk to her bestie", says Pte A. Then in walks the Sergeant Major... Long story short, it rose up and up, until it got to A's Commanding Officer, and A still insisted that his wife had every right to talk to an old friend, and was nothing to do with the Army. Even the Base Commandant's wife was defending her right to have chats with her old friend... So Pte A was busted out of the Army.
My husband is (now retired) military. The only thing your husband's higher rank earns you is a responsibility to look out for the wives of the younger, lower ranking guys, and those young guys themselves. My husband was an E7, a big deal in the Navy, and that's what it meant to me--I needed to look out for his guys just like he did. It did NOT earn me special privileges, just responsibilities. I hated wives like that 'person'. She didn't earn that rank; she didn't earn any privileges.
Story 2: A number of people have zero respect for employees, considering them subhuman. They'll grab people, yell at them, and jump to "I'll get you fired" over minor inconveniences. Karen committed assault and excused it as "Teaching someone manners," yet when OP was trying to push her away from OP's husband it's 100% assault.
Someone is going to tell a Karen she’s going to be wearing a yellow jumpsuit if she continues to harass people and in extreme cases putting their hands on them
You grab my arm, you will be meeting the floor and will be held there until the police arrive. I didn’t get a black belt in judo for no reason. I wanted to finish it but it was to actually have something physical to do to help with my PTSD after service.
Omg why do people think they can pit their hands on other people I am waiting for the day for someone try and put their hands on me. Fluff I have learn so much all these years from you.. I call it dark fluff 101.❤❤
I bet Karen and her man-child husband are probably playing the blame game with each other after that fiasco and the husband being demoted, and it serves them both right, in the end.
Story 1: Always. Press. Charges. Never let anyone assault you and get away with it. Make sure they know that any time they do this they will be arrested. Story 4: Technically O6's civilian dependent committed Attempted Extortion. O6 committed Conduct Unbecoming. OP could have formal charges made.
Karen: [Taps me on the shoulder] Hey do you have this in Size 14? Me: No, I wear Size 12 so I don't own ANY clothes in a 14, however, if you talk to that Employee over there, they are paid to help Customers like you and me... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Story 1 - I’m with you there. If that Karen, or anyone for that matter, was stupid enough to grab me like that she’d be on the ground with a broken hand/arm. I’m a 1st degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. For the record, I’m not a violent person but I also don’t take crap from anyone.
I too wear orange shirts and frequent Home Depot a lot. I've often been asked for help. Since I knew the store, I could usually point them in the right direction. Never got a true Karen, but a number of people were confused why I didn't take them to their item. Got a lot of nervous giggles when I explained I was a customer too.
I'd respond similarly if threatened with jail: "I have nothing to lose, so, yes, Karen, PLEASE have the police take me there again!" Although, I'll probably never be confused for an employee thankfully. I do kind of feel like I'd be liable to have a day when I'm yelled at for doing drugs/being intoxicated (due to wearing prescription sunglasses for light sensitivity I was born with, as well as speech problems and certain mental things at times), harming myself for attention (due to volunteering at the local Animal Control and getting scratched by claws on occasion) when in public by a judgemental Karen with nothing better to do, though. I hope that never happens either, and for their sake, they should probably also hope it never happens, especially if they want to try getting physical.
The Home Depot thats in the area im in actually has a decent amount of employees and they’re very nice to answer your questions where items are never had any problems with them
The last Karen oh my yelling at a woman in the hospital that you've never talked to before just because you have seen her before then throwing her phone at her I'm pretty sure she's Only Allowed in the hospital if she's unconscious lol
This is why it is so very important to be careful of the company we keep, especially spouses. Guilty by association isn't just in law enforcement, bad company corrupts good character. Better to be single, content, and honorable than married, miserable, and disgraced.
Story 4: it annoys me that no one turns her story on her and says something like “ma’am, every time you’ve seen her here, you’ve been here for an appointment too, unless you’re saying you work here now based on how much you come to the hospital?”
story 2: op acting crazy was what made karen quit tbh. saying you would love to go to prison for teaching a karen lesson? karen decided it wasn't worth it and that was awesome lol
I have a suggestion for all the ops who are still getting mistaken for employees when you're not, wear yellow vest with a sign sewn on the back that says in large black letters I DON'T WORK HERE!
By the logic of the Karen in the hospital--she also works at the hospital if she's seen OP there so many times--she's also there with the same frequency.
Karen and her 06 hubby sound like a match made in heck. Two clusters of bees that found ... love? Or codependency? Either way, good riddance. I guess they don't screen properly for PDs in the military these days.
If I had to deal with a Karen upon entering the hospital under those circumstances, I feel like I would be at risk of self destructing. It is good to hear that they were able to tolerate that Karen and move on.
I work for the Big Orange store, and you cannot imagine how hard it is to find people who actually want to work. Probably half of the new hires quit before they hit the 3-month point.
My Big Orange (totally not Home Depot) store is great. There are a bunch of employees and most are veterans and handyman (sorry, handyperson) types. So, you not only get the help you need, but you get some great conversation if you ask about how to do something a little easier than you are trying to do it.
That 06 ( lieutenant colonel ) being demoted to captain (03) is basically career suicide. Thus he has 2 options, either retirement or being mustered out.
As someone who was in the military, I am glad I never had to come across entitled people like that wearing their spouse's rank on their sleeve like they earned it in story 3. But the horror stories I heard made me count my blessings and thank my lucky stars for it.
If this sub has taught me anything, it's that when a Karen puts her hands on you, what you need to do is scream "Assalt!!" and drop to the ground like a limp noodle. Gotta be one step ahead of the crazy! Plus, this works even if you're an employee. Bonus points if you can cry on command
Story 2: ugh military spouses are the worst level of entitlement, using they're husband's rank to bully the public into giving her what she wants, I know being a military spouse is hard, but I'm not gonna address you by your husband's rank, HE earned that rank, not you. Also a lot of people in the military seem to forget that military spouse's actions reflect poorly to the spouse, actually serving, at best they get to clean toilets for a month or so, at worse, they get dishonorably discharged
I was at a hospital for an appointment and while in the waiting area a machine identical to one I repair at my place of business happened to fail and the hospital tech was having an issue fixing it. I commented to him I work on those and stated how to fix it and at almost same time a nurse called name for my appointment and when I headed there she wanted to know why I was heading there I told her that she called my name and she was confused. I explained I happen to repair that item at work and saw him having issues and explained the fix. The nurse thought it was odd that anyone would do that
Last story - in the US it is also an additional charge for assault/assault and battery on the disabled. You catch the A/A&B charge with and "on the disabled" modifier that makes mandatory minimums. Be careful who you decide to attack, not all disabilities are obvious and your 6 months probation just turned into 5 years in prison... and we who are disabled WILL press charges.
1story: Just because someone knows a employee personally it doesn't mean they are one themselves, use your eyes & check for tags or uniforms with the story name.
So you think I'm an employee because I was talking to one. Using your own logic, you are talking to what you think is an employee, so therefore you are also an employee. In that case go find your own crap.
Costco Story: What I'm wondering is does getting Banned from one store only prevent you from going to that store or does it automatically get your Membership Cancelled and block you from entering ANY Costco store?
I had a moment the other day. Had my Amazon driver vest on in a Giant Foods and got asked where some stuff was. Nothing happened from it but was weird to actually happen.
The story involving the man in orange. That lady would lose her mind in colorado. From aug thru jan its hunting season. EVERYBODY walks around in blaze orange! (That's what it's called) 🤣🤣🤣
I was in a Staples once, and was asked by a random lady of I could look in the back for an item she wanted. I had to tell her twice that I didn’t work there. She eventually left the aisle I was in but kept looking over her shoulder at me to see if I would change my mind and confess that I was an employee. I wasn’t and didn’t.
@@velvetdarksoul8741 Particularly those whose favourite turtle is named after the guy that carved the Statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
The most stupid thing about Story #2 is that EVERY employee I've ever seen working there wears a big orange apron with the company name on it, so....wtf lady, lol. Also, I was a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps and boy can I say it was appalling to hear the story about the friggin' O6 and his wife. I literally NEVER saw anything like that in more than a decade of service. Glad it worked out, though.
After becoming a avid stalker on Reddit, I now ask people if they work here, even if they are in uniform, or if they are on the clock or not. It doesn't take much time and clears up confusion 😂
Under the state law in my state, if a Karen grabbed my arm at a store I could then unholster the little 380 semi-auto that I carry as my concealed carry pistol and point it straight at her head. And under my state law as she does anything past that point to make me feel threatened I have the right to use deadly force under our stand-your-ground laws
Everytime I read stories of Karens putting their hands on other people, I had to deal with this while shopping with my grandpa at Sam's club, a Karen was yelling at my til my grandpa intervened, and this bitch pushed him to the floor, he was 78. So when she turned back I grabbed her by the collar and gave her a Glasgow kiss, and said "if you ever put your hands on him again, you ain't getting them back understood?
22:21 I have 3 chronic 2 illnesses/1 disease, so I also frequent my local hospitals outpatient wing. I had a women start in on me as soon as I got out of my car, that was in a disabled spot. I kept walking she kept getting pissed, talking loud & yelling, and swung her purse at me twice. I also have medical PTSD, this day my idgaf temper came out. As soon as I was close enough to other people I yelled, what are you going to do, hit me? Hit a disabled person, go ahead! Security was there quick, and she was banned from hospital properly. She thought I worked there, and was late coming back from lunch, lol.
Story 3. After being demoted from Big Bird to Major. He will never receive another promotion, and he will be kicked out after two promotion cycles pass him by. And he can kiss his lucrative job shilling for the military industrial complex goodbye as well.
In my country, that O6 would have been demoted back to private, stripped of everything and be given a dishonorable discharge. His wife would do time in the can + BIG fine and have to pay back all damaged goods from the store. Husband would also have big fine for lyoing to the cops/security/mp's. And maybe even little jailtime himself.
You do NOT pay tax on items sold on a US military base in the exchange stores. Fast food sometimes does charged tax since they are open to non-ID card holders.
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I spent 23 years in the Army and I hated it when sposes "wore" their husbands rank.
Dependapottamus
The story is pure BS, the wife of an 06, a full bird, would never act this way. If he was an 01 I'd believe she could act like it, but not an 06. Also even an 01 would never act this way, pure BS.
@@TheDgdimicksorry, I beg to differ. While I was a military spouse, I was employed at one of the military banking facilities. I can’t tell you how many times I saw spouses “wearing” their sponsor’s rank, including O6’s. They were less common, but they still existed. Nine times out of ten, they were second or third spouses rolling into the rank instead of growing into it with their spouse. I waited on the wife of an O5 who pulled that “don’t you know who I am“ bit because she didn’t to show her ID. The general in line behind her tapped her shoulder and said “show the lady your ID before I call your husband”. There are all sorts who make it to high rank, and sometimes their wives’ heads swell a bit too much.
@@TheDgdimickJust because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I knew a major's wife when I was enlisted who thought that she crapped gold bricks. She was a nightmare. She treated anyone who was enlisted like they were nonentities at best or like dirt on the bottom of her shoes at worst. No one like dealing with her. The standing threat of her getting us demoted, extra duty or having pay taken away were her go-to threats whenever we wouldn't bow down to her and kiss her ample back side. It wasn't until she tried to pull that power play with another officer's wife when finally something was done about it.
... There is no tax on base...
"I am a patient. I do not work at this hospital."
"No, you are not. I have seen you here a lot of times."
"Since you've been here so many times to recognize me, YOU must be an employee. Just ask someone on your team."
Karen: I’ve seen you here all time and have been watching you.
Op: ew gross did you just admit to stalking me, you creep! Get away from me!!!
That is what I would’ve done, use the reverse uno card on Karen.
Exactly what I was thinking
It's just like all the times Karen's say "I saw you talking to a staff member so that means you must be staff as well" and I'm just thinking 'by that logic, because you are talking to me, and you think I'm staff, that must mean you are staff as well'
I just can't wrap my head around how dense people can be
You: "Just ask someone on your team."
EP: "I don't work here."
You (probably): "Neither do I."
EP: *Still doesn't freaking get it.*
14:10 ... I am the son of an 0-6 (Navy Captain). One thing my dad made clear to my brother and I (and my mom) was that the behavior of an officer's dependents reflect the officer's ability to lead, and any misbehavior directly reflects onto that officer.
My brother and I have been invited to Admiralty as well as US Congressional member's homes due to how well-behaved my dad's children are. By the time I was in high school, I had already met several US Senators, Representatives AND both Al and Tipper Gore, yes, Vice President of the US Al Gore and his wife... along with half of the Admirals in and around the Pentagon where my dad mostly worked.
I am, however, not shocked at OP's commanding officer's wife's behavior. We saw it ALL the time growing up. So many high-ranking officers are married to women who think their husband's rank is THEIR rank and they can push around the lower peons by threatening an Article 15 or Court Martial... there are two outcomes to this behavior: the officer puts his wife into her place by warning her she is jeopardizing his future and then just like OP's story the officer who believes his rank means he is god of the base... when he is actually just a demi-god... and enough "pulling rank" later ends up getting that officer either permanently stuck at that rank or in trouble, losing rank.
Dad retired an 0-7 and his family lived happily ever after, until his passing two years ago this coming Christmas. We're still a happy family, we just miss the man who provided for his family and did so with respect and honor.
Did I mention how, when he was assigned to the Pacific Fleet in the 70s he was aboard the ship that plucked the astronauts from the sea and how my brother and I got to meet the Apollo and Skylab astronauts?
Yeah... on top of the good upbringing and values my dad instilled into my brother and I, we had a blast at school telling about meeting this person and that person... and here's the Polaroid to prove it ;)
I miss my dad.
The Admiral taught you well.
I know of a Colonel, fast burner who was in line to become a General and fill a billet at SHAPE, whose dependents kept intruding into restricted areas, among other things. His star was red lined and he went to SHAPE, but as a gopher instead of a mover and shaker.
I don't have the privilege of calling the Admiral shipmate, but I do wish him fair winds and following seas.
Wanted to add to this, did some googling: an O6 today at least makes $92k per year to START. That means an $1800 entertainment systems represents a little under a quarter of their monthly earnings, and again that's to start (2 years or less in grade).
It's not a purchase you can make without planning sure, but depending on base accommodations and whether or not they had children that was stupidly affordable for them, especially for something that would probably last several years.
Ok, so anything I know about the military is what I would call "laymen's terms", at best, but I do know that the behavior of the officer and his wife cannot be described as civil or ethical in any way, shape or form.
The last type of people that I would want serving in the military, LET ALONE in COMMAND positions are the type that will use any power they possess (perceived or real) to their own advantage, or worse, use their rank in order to get revenge on anyone who offends them (getting them thrown in jail/court martialed/ruining careers should be considered a serious offense, and worthy of having them banned from serving in the armed forces). And this is only on a domestic base, and not near a combat zone...
It also teaches any people under their command (what you refer to as dependents) that this sort of bullying behavior is okay.
I wouldn't trust people who consider this sort of behavior to be acceptable in any offensive or defensive role.
@@assemblyrequired7342 Subordinates are under the leader's command. Dependents are those who depend on the military member to supply shelter and sustenance. Spouse and kids, in other words.
o7 to his service. Although I never got to meet any representative of the US due to how often my dad had to be deployed within the states before my mom divorced him in late 2000’s, I knew how passionate he was. Although he’s retired now with military benefits (along with military disability benefits), he’s still a hero to the country, especially in my eyes. Oorah to him and all who served our country.
I'm pretty sure that in most western militaries, but especially in the US, using your spouse's rank to get favors is a surefire way to get said spouse a disciplinary hearing. It's treated exactly the same as the spouse misusing their authority.
At my last Navy assignment at Norfolk, Va , a female enlisted coworker in my shop was married to an Officer. She caught Hell from the other officers wives, for the crime of being () an enlisted! It's one reason that relations between enlisteds and officers is frowned on.
@lancerevell5979 If the officer was enlisted to commission, then it would be DUMB! Effing dependas right?
@@lancerevell5979 I hope all the bad apples where reported and reprimanded?!?!
True. Sometimes even those in the higher enlisted ranks try this nonsense. When I lived in base housing my neighbor thought she was queen bee of the block. The deflated expression on her face when she found out my husband actually outranked hers was a thing of beauty to behold. 😂
Like the lady who called for the death of the president while her husband was serving all because of the rainbow in target....
I remember this from my days in the navy. At sick call a woman came in and demanded immediate attention.The personnel tried to explain that the que was by the seriousness of the illness. When she tried to pull her husband's rank to jump the line for something very minor. Unfortunately for her one of the women waiting her turn was the base commander's wife. She then pulled her husband's rank and position right back. She stated that she would be next to last with the Karen following her. The story was all over the base the next day. And it wasn't a small base. I was there and saw it all first hand. I was a base driver and supplying transport to a patent.
Commanders wife was a class act.
@@francit4856 Good military spouses know how to support their spouses' careers. At the very least, don't flash rank. Much better, be of service to the military community. For nearly everyone involved, military service is disruptive and stressful, and working to be helpful both alleviates your own stress and makes the whole facility work better. That actually works for the rest of society too - it's just more intense with military.
That’s so classy of her (the other lady/commander’s wife). She could’ve easily just kept her place in line and demanded the Karen go to the back, but instead she chose to lead by example AND humble the Karen!
Commander's wife was definitely a class act and I would have LOVED to have seen the Karen's face when she was shown how far down the totem pole she really was!!😊😄🥺😆
I’ve had two minor IDWHL moments which were not Kareny enough for Reddit but amused me at the time so I thought I would share. Firstly, in the UK we have a nationwide chain of convenience stores called The Co-op. Their staff often wear grey fleeces. I have a grey fleece but it is completely different in style. Theirs is thicker and quilted. A couple of times I have been mistaken for an employee but this one time, I was in a store that was not my local one. A woman asked me where something was and I replied that I had no idea. She said “Don’t you work here”and I say no. She said that maybe I should wear a different jacket so people don’t get confused. I tried to quip back that does she expect me to carry a selection of shirts and jackets when I go shopping so I can change in the car park before I go into each shop. However, I must have sounded brusquer than I intended because she looked absolutely shocked. This caused me to have a fit of giggles which was infectious and she started giggling too. I flagged down an employee and we went on our merry way.
The second story was when I actually did work in retail for a large UK supermarket who’s motto is Every Little Helps (though many believe that the initial letter E is superfluous). My store was in a small town outside Chesterfield, England and I could often be seen manning the self service checkouts. It was my day off and I went to the larger store in Chesterfield itself to get some bits. I went into the self service area and was scanning my goods when a lady in the next lane turned to me and said “Excuse me” (in a polite manner). I turned to her and she looked at me and clocked that I wan’t in uniform. She looked half confused and half embarrassed. I told her not to worry and said that she’s probably seen me in the Clay Cross store. Recognition then dawned and we laughed. Sadly, I didn’t see her again and I resigned soon after.
At least both your stories are fairly wholesome, unlike most of the IDWHL stories on Reddit. I liked both of them.
I live in the U.S. and we also have a chain of stores that are named CO-OP. Ours mostly sell farming and pet supplies.
Story #1 - Any Karen grabs my wrist and tries to drag me is taking a trip to the ER. Story #3 - That Colonel is basically out of the Air Force. The demotion means he got an Article 15, which is a career killer for an officer or even a senior NCO. He was probably asked to resign his commission shortly after being reassigned. Way to go, Karen; you're now the wife of a civilian.
In my country, that O6 would have been demoted back to private, stripped of everything and be given a dishonorable discharge. His wife would do time in the can + BIG fine and have to pay back all damaged goods from the store. Husband would also have big fine for lyoing to the cops/security/mp's. And maybe even little jailtime himself.
@@Some_Guy6 In the US services the lowest rank an officer can be is O-1; second lieutenant in the Army, Marines, and Air/Space Force, and ensign in the Navy and Coast Guard. An officer can't be demoted into the enlisted ranks regardless of what he does. I'm almost certain he received an honorable discharge. In order to be dishonorably discharged you'd have to be court-martialed and convicted on some pretty serious charges. Serious enough that they'd include a prison sentence before the DD.
@@lordjohnwharfin5397 I found the Manual for Courts-Martial on-line. Elsewhere I posted paraphrased excerpts from the 2019 edition.
Officers are dismissed as a punitive discharge, not dishonorably discharged.
Officers cannot be demoted by any Court Martial. They can only be dismissed from service.
In times of war or other national emergency, the appropriate Secretary or designated Vice Secretary or Under Secretary may commute the dismissal to reduction to any enlisted grade.
I would divorce her ass
If this was the US military, you know it is BS. No tax on US bases.
If a Karen grabbed my arm and tried to drag me somewhere, I would just start yelling “Police! Help! I’m being attacked!” That or just start screaming in pain. Either one might work
I found screaming ( HELP HELP I'M BEING REPRESSED! ) Really loudly repeating till either they let go or security shows up, works for me.
@@catjazzhappycat7273 And if they don't let go, tell them you will fart in their general direction. 😂
@@catjazzhappycat7273come see the violence inherent in the system!
@@catjazzhappycat7273 I don't know if I would do that. She might turn me into a newt!
@@alflyover4413But you'd get better ...
Lol I would have told the Home Depot Karen, when she told the women's hubby who said "Nobody chooses to wear that color " "And nobody would purposely wear that face on purpose, either!" 😂
I have never worked at HD, but I have two "emergency orange" t-shirts, and do wear them out in public. 😅
You would be amazed how many contractors (customers) wear bright yellow or orange shirts at this store.
@@lancerevell5979she's never met ninja turtle fanatics
@@Amarouq2 I wear both colors. I originally got them to be a bit more visible when I'm mowing the yard, but they are so comfortable that I wear them all the time. I think I will wear my orange one the next time I go to home Depot to see what happens.
@@velvetdarksoul8741 Or OSU fans.
Dependas at it again with the 3rd story. “ Do you know who my husband is?” “No Ma’am I don’t. He’s not part of my chain of command.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard and said that while I was on active duty
If anyone asks you do you know who I am or who their wife, husband, father, etc is, you should immediately exclaim loudly OMG! You have amnesia. You forgot who you, wife, husband, etc is. Quick, somebody help this poor, unfortunate soul. 😂 embarrass and confuse them and then quickly vanish before they can recover. Leave them baffled and frustrated. They'll never get over it.
Don’t these people know that there are security cameras in the store?
They’re not bright enough to notice 😳
They're too focused on being violent psychopaths than to pay attention to security cameras.
When I was in security guard training, we were told "People never look up, and never read signs". I've found that is often too true. 🙄
@@lancerevell5979 Yeah, people _never_ read signs. I had an employee who would never see anything posted on the wall. One day she tried to take her two young boys to daycare only to find out it was closed. Apparently they had a sign on the wall for a week or more that she never saw even once. LOL
@@AngelaVEdwards Some of that is just the way the human brain works. About 30 years ago I worked in a convenience store we were renovating. We had put a sign on the front door saying we were closed and why, and covered the doors with newspaper. We had to leave the doors unlocked for safety reasons and because we had to keep going in and out. People still kept coming in. They claimed they didn't see the sign or newspaper, that it blended in with all the other signage on the front (soda, cigarettes, drinks, etc). We turned the closed sign upside down. That actually stopped 99% of the people from coming in, because with it upside down, it was different enough from the rest of the signs then, that people stopped to actually read what it said. With it right-side up, it blended in too much.
That last story.. her trying to defend herself by asking why she sees the woman every time? Uh hello she’s a regular patient 🤦🏼♀️
OP should have retorted, "I see YOU here often too, YOU must work here! Tell me where "x" is, or I'll report YOU to your manager!"
Turn it back on her! 😂
@@lancerevell5979 Exactly what I was thinking!
I like that base commander. Bursting that o6 down to an o4, that's a good amount of pay and time in service.
Story 4 boy do I know how that shit goes. Over 10 doctors over 3 years being misdiagnosed and other shit - being told it's psychosomatic and just in my head when I was 12. I feel for the OP on it.
I feel for you both. You both have my sympathy for what you have gone through.
Costco story: Well done by the brother/manager for delivering a permanent ban on Karen!
Big orange home improvement store story: Well it's been awhile since I've been there since I have two big blue home improvement stores that are closer to me. But the last time I checked, big orange's uniform was an orange bib apron with their logo on it.
PX story: For those not in the know, an O6 actually is a high-ranking officer, just a step below the Admiral and General ranks. In the Navy or Coast Guard it's a Captain. In the Army, Marines, Air Force and Space Force it's a full-bird Colonel. You would think by the time someone actually reaches that rank they would know better than to pull that type of BS! And being dropped two ranks to an O-4 (Navy Lt. Cmdr., Army Major) is a huge demotion and blow to the career path and paycheck. Not to mention what it would do to any hopes of making flag rank and retirement.
Hospital story: Please tell me Karen managed to break her phone despite its case!
The Costco my sister works at, immediately cancels the membership of badly misbehaving people. They can't say anything back because they agreed to it when you purchase your membership. They can't shop there anymore.
@@SirTarokei Good!
Story 2 reminds me and my husband’s superior’s wife (military). So basically we bumped into each other at a shopping mall and the superior a nice guy he wouldn’t let my husband salute him in public as they’re bunk buddies back during recruits. So anyway the wife felt offended and told my husband to salute her husband anyway and told me to address her more formally as she’s the superior’s wife. Me: why should I? Both of us not belong to the army, we’re civilians. Karen: well I’m superior’s wife so I’m more superior than u even tho we’re civilians. Me: well I’m a civilian government officer and u are ranked below me as you’re just a govt clerk. I outranked u in our government 😂
OMG! The nerve! You outrank her in the civil service hierarchy, but she has a big air balloon head because of her hubbies rank. Way to go to deflate her ego!
Some spouses seem to have a bizarre sense of entitlement. A couple months ago I had one behind me in line at the Subway on Base and she was right on top of me and kept swinging her shopping bag into my leg. In addition to the literal physical contact I'm immunosuppressed, so I asked her to back up a little, explaining that she kept hitting me. She sarcastically responded with "wow, that would be really rude of me" and she wouldn't let up with the sarcastic remarks until I was done paying.
I wish I'd had the nerve to tell her off.
Huh. No wonder the government is so crappy if the employees are unable to spell simple words like "you."
@@Lycanthromancer1 oh my bad. Didn’t realize government went downhill because of a spelling error. Must be made of robot are you since I’m a human and prone to error and you don’t even registered as human. Robot don’t even have citizenship yet 😌
P.S.- Karen and her husband are definitely going to need discounts now as getting knocked back TWO pay grades is going to make them feel a little bit of a pinch when it comes down to spending time!! The dependapotamus does it again!!
I don't remember sales tax on post. 2000 to 2007
Except the part about losing 2 ranks is a BS fabrication
Hopefully they get reassigned to the Sahara desert or the North/South Pole. 😂😂😂
@@erichanastacio9695 If he was knocked back 2 grades, that's an Article 15... he'll get pushed quietly sideways and then asked to "retire".
Story 3: Wow, so not only is Karen the type of person to sic somebody on innocent people over petty drama, as well as attack anyone and everyone, but the husband was so egotistical that he really thought he could get anyone demoted because of petty drama as well.
Glad he'll never be a leader again, he does not deserve that power.
The husband was probably also put at the very bottom of every promotion list along with his demotions. I doubt he'll have much of a career in the service after all of that (as usually once someone is passed over for promotion more than once, they are usually mustered out, or they have been in the past).
She was what we in the military called a "Dependapotamus". They like to "wear" their husband's rank, which is a no-no, THEY are not military. This can and does sometimes result in the actual military spouse getting in trouble, losing rank and pay, sometimes worse. 🤨
He got off lucky, he should be dishonorably discharged
Yep, O-6 (Full Colonel) is as much a political job as anything in the US military. They don't bust people at that level down to major very often, it's a scarlet letter of fuckwittery and the kiss of death for your ambition.
@BunchyPanther42 Dishonorable is usually reserved for criminal matters. Other than honorable is probably more likely.
“No one wears bright orange by choice,”?
😂😂. Just show up in Wisconsin for deer hunting season, Karen! 😂🤣😂
Story 2
To be fair, that Karen had great survival instincts. Always run, don't walk, away from anybody who tells you that they're not scared to go to jail.
I am constantly amazed at Karens and Kevins who confuse customers for employees. I am an Army retiree, live on Massachusetts' Cape Cod and wear a kilt 7 days a week Spring, Summer and Fall. I also have combat-connected PTSD. To my knowledge, a Scottish kilt is not in any store's dress code but I myself have been shopping and have had Karens and Kevins accuse me of being a bad employee who is refusing to do my job and assist them.
What is it with Karens being unable to read signs or extremely clear instructions? The number of times I've been in a retail place where some Karen is demanding to know where something is, and there is a big neon glowing sign with arrows pointing at the damn thing within easy view is astounding.
I think it's safe to assume they can't read at all.
Story 4: " fluorescent blob" is the best descriptor I've heard in a long time lmao😂
I liked "neon nightmare", myself!
I have a similar story with the O6. I had friends in security forces. They told me of an officers kid had climbed on the roof of the school on base. The kid refused to come down because his daddy was a Major and there was no thing they could do to him. The dad was called. Instead of taking it out on the my friend he yelled at the kid for being an entitled shit and told him to get down. He then told my friend that whatever punishment they want to pursue he would cooperate with them.
My high school colors were Orange and Black, not too be confused with our rivals in Black and Orange.
😂😂😂😂😂
I'm seeing a Star Trek reference here.
Story 3: The military has a code of conduct that all personnel are expected to uphold, even when not on duty. Breaking that code is a serious offense and can 100% get you in big trouble.
It works in stupid situations, too. A friend of mine, A, a nurse, joined the Medical Corps and was sent to a training base in Canada, with his wife, also a nurse ( but a civilian!). His wife discovered that the Base Commandant's wife was a close friend from school, so of course got together with her.
So a Sergeant visits Private A, and says "Your wife is friendly with the Commandant's wife" "Yes, says Pte A, "They are old friends from school" "Not any more, they aren't" says Sergeant. "I'm not going to tell my wife she can't talk to her bestie", says Pte A.
Then in walks the Sergeant Major...
Long story short, it rose up and up, until it got to A's Commanding Officer, and A still insisted that his wife had every right to talk to an old friend, and was nothing to do with the Army. Even the Base Commandant's wife was defending her right to have chats with her old friend... So Pte A was busted out of the Army.
the moment a Karen puts her grubby hands me, is the moment she will lose fingers.
The dude of story 3 would have been the type of ''leader'' to put half his unit on firing squad for the dumbest thing back in WW1
Story 1: At least the Karen sort of realized her mistake, though getting banned was better....
My husband is (now retired) military. The only thing your husband's higher rank earns you is a responsibility to look out for the wives of the younger, lower ranking guys, and those young guys themselves. My husband was an E7, a big deal in the Navy, and that's what it meant to me--I needed to look out for his guys just like he did. It did NOT earn me special privileges, just responsibilities. I hated wives like that 'person'. She didn't earn that rank; she didn't earn any privileges.
Story 2: A number of people have zero respect for employees, considering them subhuman. They'll grab people, yell at them, and jump to "I'll get you fired" over minor inconveniences.
Karen committed assault and excused it as "Teaching someone manners," yet when OP was trying to push her away from OP's husband it's 100% assault.
She also stalked the couple. The bint is a real psychopath.
Intervening in an assault against a family member is not criminal assault. OP's actions were proportional and justified.
Someone is going to tell a Karen she’s going to be wearing a yellow jumpsuit if she continues to harass people and in extreme cases putting their hands on them
i think they mean the karen starting screaming assault when op was just defending their spouse @@SIS3W3N
thus is the Karen, Queen of Clusters of Bees, wired.
Story 3: Karen literally destroyed her husband career in one go.... good for you, KAren...
To be fair, he wasn't exactly helping his case.
He did that himself by encouraging her. This is the final straw, not a one time thing, which he clearly is part of.
You grab my arm, you will be meeting the floor and will be held there until the police arrive. I didn’t get a black belt in judo for no reason. I wanted to finish it but it was to actually have something physical to do to help with my PTSD after service.
Story Number 3: I am currently active duty Navy. Military stores tend to be the same price or cheaper than civilian stores.
story 2: "Don't you DARE threaten me with a good time!"
“Fluorescent Blob” and “Nightmare in Neon” had me ROLLING!!!!!😂😂😂😂
Oh boy, that last story is something else. And poor OP! Thank goodness the nurses were kind to her and that Karen witch got taught a lesson!
I guess the Karen in story 2 has never been in the Netherlands before XD.
Omg why do people think they can pit their hands on other people I am waiting for the day for someone try and put their hands on me. Fluff I have learn so much all these years from you.. I call it dark fluff 101.❤❤
I bet Karen and her man-child husband are probably playing the blame game with each other after that fiasco and the husband being demoted, and it serves them both right, in the end.
Story 1: Always. Press. Charges. Never let anyone assault you and get away with it. Make sure they know that any time they do this they will be arrested.
Story 4: Technically O6's civilian dependent committed Attempted Extortion. O6 committed Conduct Unbecoming. OP could have formal charges made.
As a former employee of Home Depot and an employee at a place with sign issues, i completely believe all of this.
Oh!!! I am so…so….SO… sick of these (non) employees being “LAZY”😂 they really should (non) work harder😢😂😂
lol karen throwing her phone at someone and missing like a stormtropper 😂
I was married to an 06 that’s the rank of captain he’s got no authority at the level he thinks he’s does.
I'm curious what the base commander said to OP's commander.
@@best1terrieIt would have been funny if the 06 had to pick up the spouse at the police station.
It cut off at the end. I guess himself and Stevey Boy won't see us in the next video and don't love us.
Ironically I love orange too. Never had someone come up to me though. Mostly cause I always have raging hatred in my eyes lol
Karen: [Taps me on the shoulder] Hey do you have this in Size 14?
Me: No, I wear Size 12 so I don't own ANY clothes in a 14, however, if you talk to that Employee over there, they are paid to help Customers like you and me...
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Story 1 - I’m with you there. If that Karen, or anyone for that matter, was stupid enough to grab me like that she’d be on the ground with a broken hand/arm. I’m a 1st degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
For the record, I’m not a violent person but I also don’t take crap from anyone.
Officer! This woman just had the bare-faced cheek to break my hand with her nose!
I too wear orange shirts and frequent Home Depot a lot. I've often been asked for help. Since I knew the store, I could usually point them in the right direction. Never got a true Karen, but a number of people were confused why I didn't take them to their item. Got a lot of nervous giggles when I explained I was a customer too.
I'd respond similarly if threatened with jail: "I have nothing to lose, so, yes, Karen, PLEASE have the police take me there again!"
Although, I'll probably never be confused for an employee thankfully. I do kind of feel like I'd be liable to have a day when I'm yelled at for doing drugs/being intoxicated (due to wearing prescription sunglasses for light sensitivity I was born with, as well as speech problems and certain mental things at times), harming myself for attention (due to volunteering at the local Animal Control and getting scratched by claws on occasion) when in public by a judgemental Karen with nothing better to do, though. I hope that never happens either, and for their sake, they should probably also hope it never happens, especially if they want to try getting physical.
The Home Depot thats in the area im in actually has a decent amount of employees and they’re very nice to answer your questions where items are never had any problems with them
Now that I think about it our state laws in Nevada are probably why karenitis never reaches pandemic levels around here
The last Karen oh my yelling at a woman in the hospital that you've never talked to before just because you have seen her before then throwing her phone at her I'm pretty sure she's Only Allowed in the hospital if she's unconscious lol
This is why it is so very important to be careful of the company we keep, especially spouses. Guilty by association isn't just in law enforcement, bad company corrupts good character. Better to be single, content, and honorable than married, miserable, and disgraced.
That's my creed.
Story 4: it annoys me that no one turns her story on her and says something like “ma’am, every time you’ve seen her here, you’ve been here for an appointment too, unless you’re saying you work here now based on how much you come to the hospital?”
story 2: op acting crazy was what made karen quit tbh. saying you would love to go to prison for teaching a karen lesson? karen decided it wasn't worth it and that was awesome lol
I have a suggestion for all the ops who are still getting mistaken for employees when you're not, wear yellow vest with a sign sewn on the back that says in large black letters I DON'T WORK HERE!
Fluorescent high-vis yellow to be exact.
Who says Karen's can read? The vest would just to draw attention
"I've seen you here lots of times".... that means I work here? Maybe it means YOU work here.....🤷♂️
Don't forget to grab snacks before you start watching
Too late already almost sick from sweedish fish
@@ryanmccarthy2033those can be very addictive.
Oh man, I'm feeling the OP with all of the scans and other appointments. I've been to no less than 50 myself in the last 18ish months.
Now you can call him Major Malfunction.
An "Executive Membership"? At Costco????? Wow! Now THAT is success! I'm impressed. Lol
By the logic of the Karen in the hospital--she also works at the hospital if she's seen OP there so many times--she's also there with the same frequency.
Karen and her 06 hubby sound like a match made in heck. Two clusters of bees that found ... love? Or codependency? Either way, good riddance. I guess they don't screen properly for PDs in the military these days.
86ed that Executive Membership, didn’t she?
If I had to deal with a Karen upon entering the hospital under those circumstances, I feel like I would be at risk of self destructing. It is good to hear that they were able to tolerate that Karen and move on.
About Story 3, I wanna watch the security footage of all this going down in the store!
I work for the Big Orange store, and you cannot imagine how hard it is to find people who actually want to work. Probably half of the new hires quit before they hit the 3-month point.
My Big Orange (totally not Home Depot) store is great. There are a bunch of employees and most are veterans and handyman (sorry, handyperson) types. So, you not only get the help you need, but you get some great conversation if you ask about how to do something a little easier than you are trying to do it.
That 06 ( lieutenant colonel ) being demoted to captain (03) is basically career suicide. Thus he has 2 options, either retirement or being mustered out.
As someone who was in the military, I am glad I never had to come across entitled people like that wearing their spouse's rank on their sleeve like they earned it in story 3. But the horror stories I heard made me count my blessings and thank my lucky stars for it.
"In a size 14? Are you buying for someone else? You are at least an 18."
If this sub has taught me anything, it's that when a Karen puts her hands on you, what you need to do is scream "Assalt!!" and drop to the ground like a limp noodle. Gotta be one step ahead of the crazy!
Plus, this works even if you're an employee. Bonus points if you can cry on command
Story 2: ugh military spouses are the worst level of entitlement, using they're husband's rank to bully the public into giving her what she wants, I know being a military spouse is hard, but I'm not gonna address you by your husband's rank, HE earned that rank, not you.
Also a lot of people in the military seem to forget that military spouse's actions reflect poorly to the spouse, actually serving, at best they get to clean toilets for a month or so, at worse, they get dishonorably discharged
It must be nice to be able to physically protect yourself from being manhandled.
Imagine being an O6 which is a colonel/captain (depending on branch) and behaving like that in a store.
I was at a hospital for an appointment and while in the waiting area a machine identical to one I repair at my place of business happened to fail and the hospital tech was having an issue fixing it.
I commented to him I work on those and stated how to fix it and at almost same time a nurse called name for my appointment and when I headed there she wanted to know why I was heading there
I told her that she called my name and she was confused. I explained I happen to repair that item at work and saw him having issues and explained the fix. The nurse thought it was odd that anyone would do that
Last story - in the US it is also an additional charge for assault/assault and battery on the disabled. You catch the A/A&B charge with and "on the disabled" modifier that makes mandatory minimums.
Be careful who you decide to attack, not all disabilities are obvious and your 6 months probation just turned into 5 years in prison... and we who are disabled WILL press charges.
1story: Just because someone knows a employee personally it doesn't mean they are one themselves, use your eyes & check for tags or uniforms with the story name.
So you think I'm an employee because I was talking to one. Using your own logic, you are talking to what you think is an employee, so therefore you are also an employee. In that case go find your own crap.
Karens/Kevins are blinded by entitlement
@@nancyomalley6286 That's possibly true.
@@Kryten428 That's what I'm saying.
Costco Story: What I'm wondering is does getting Banned from one store only prevent you from going to that store or does it automatically get your Membership Cancelled and block you from entering ANY Costco store?
I hope it's the latter!
I had a moment the other day. Had my Amazon driver vest on in a Giant Foods and got asked where some stuff was. Nothing happened from it but was weird to actually happen.
The story involving the man in orange. That lady would lose her mind in colorado. From aug thru jan its hunting season. EVERYBODY walks around in blaze orange! (That's what it's called) 🤣🤣🤣
Nooooo! A dependapotoms! I'm surprised she didn't demand the employee didn't demand she salute her husbands rank.
I was in a Staples once, and was asked by a random lady of I could look in the back for an item she wanted. I had to tell her twice that I didn’t work there. She eventually left the aisle I was in but kept looking over her shoulder at me to see if I would change my mind and confess that I was an employee. I wasn’t and didn’t.
On the first story, op once she grabbed you, you should have punched her right in the nose.
And physically dragging someone off is a charge of attempted kidnapping, in addition to assault. 🤨
I'm one of the weirdos, that voluntarily wears orange, just because it makes me look more tan, than I am 😂😂😂
Orange also looks amazing on darker skin tones!
@@gilded_lady any Bright color looks good with tan skin.
@@hellefur7861 Karen has never met ninja turtle fanatics
@@velvetdarksoul8741 Particularly those whose favourite turtle is named after the guy that carved the Statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Wow, Fluff I have a bright orange sweatshirt. I think I know what I'm wearing the next time I shop at Home Depot. 🤣 🤣 😅
Man when a dependapodomus FA I love it when they find out.
The most stupid thing about Story #2 is that EVERY employee I've ever seen working there wears a big orange apron with the company name on it, so....wtf lady, lol.
Also, I was a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps and boy can I say it was appalling to hear the story about the friggin' O6 and his wife. I literally NEVER saw anything like that in more than a decade of service. Glad it worked out, though.
And my Monday has become a happy day!
After becoming a avid stalker on Reddit, I now ask people if they work here, even if they are in uniform, or if they are on the clock or not. It doesn't take much time and clears up confusion 😂
Story 1: Get me jeans Genevieve
Story 2: Looking for Orange June
Story 3: How to get your husband fired Freya
Story 4: Hospital Hana
Story 2: Cleveland Brown's fans regularly wear that color by choice! (edited to correct incorrect word choice)
It's also fairly common to see people wearing orange shirts here in Oregon, as orange and black are Oregon State's colors.
@@robertc.9503 ninja turtle fanatics as well
Story 1: I hope the manager got Karen's Costco card so they would know *exactly* who is to be banned for life.
Under the state law in my state, if a Karen grabbed my arm at a store I could then unholster the little 380 semi-auto that I carry as my concealed carry pistol and point it straight at her head. And under my state law as she does anything past that point to make me feel threatened I have the right to use deadly force under our stand-your-ground laws
Never spare a Karen, racist or a MAGA supporter.
Everytime I read stories of Karens putting their hands on other people, I had to deal with this while shopping with my grandpa at Sam's club, a Karen was yelling at my til my grandpa intervened, and this bitch pushed him to the floor, he was 78. So when she turned back I grabbed her by the collar and gave her a Glasgow kiss, and said "if you ever put your hands on him again, you ain't getting them back understood?
22:21 I have 3 chronic 2 illnesses/1 disease, so I also frequent my local hospitals outpatient wing. I had a women start in on me as soon as I got out of my car, that was in a disabled spot. I kept walking she kept getting pissed, talking loud & yelling, and swung her purse at me twice. I also have medical PTSD, this day my idgaf temper came out. As soon as I was close enough to other people I yelled, what are you going to do, hit me? Hit a disabled person, go ahead! Security was there quick, and she was banned from hospital properly. She thought I worked there, and was late coming back from lunch, lol.
Story 3. After being demoted from Big Bird to Major. He will never receive another promotion, and he will be kicked out after two promotion cycles pass him by. And he can kiss his lucrative job shilling for the military industrial complex goodbye as well.
In my country, that O6 would have been demoted back to private, stripped of everything and be given a dishonorable discharge. His wife would do time in the can + BIG fine and have to pay back all damaged goods from the store. Husband would also have big fine for lyoing to the cops/security/mp's. And maybe even little jailtime himself.
You do NOT pay tax on items sold on a US military base in the exchange stores. Fast food sometimes does charged tax since they are open to non-ID card holders.