This is one of my favorite stories: I owned a coffee shop for several years. One day a man stopped in and ordered two coffees to go. Ok. No big deal. He left his client in the car because he suffered from MS. He was a regular in Reno, Nevada for many years, riding buses everywhere, being independent, riding his adult tricycle, an amazing guy, as I was soon to find out. So my coffee (yep, a boast, I roasted my own) was to his liking, and it took about six visits before his caretaker could get him to come in. His MS had degraded so bad that he was embarrassed to come out in public. I know enough rudimentary ASL (sign language) that I could communicate with him. He found a home with us, and every doctor's appointment or whatever other errand he had to go to, he demanded to come and get a coffee and a sandwich. He found a welcoming place. When he died, I actually closed the coffee shop for the afternoon and paid all of my employees (who also learned ASL at a basic level on their own initiative) to go to his funeral. (They would have done it for free.)
random person: I was making sure I wasn't dressed anything like the staff do there was 0% chance of confusing me for staff working there. Karen: and I took offence to that.
Story 2 + 3: What makes them think that assaulting/insulting people (especially disabled ones) would get them any help? Have some conscience and common sense, people!
@@Spencer-wc6ew It's the rightwing tribalist mindset. You're not in my tribe (religion, church, etc.), so you're not really human. The anger is most likely from growing up with the 'family value' of child abuse.
Story 3: ALWAYS press charges if given the opportunity, otherwise entitled people will never learn. Assault on a minor, assault on a disabled person, harassment, and hate speech.
@@audreyricci6383 Some do...eventually. Sometimes it takes a trip or two to prison, a divorce or two, losing custody of their kids, etc. Those who completely lack the mental capacity to learn how to associate with others in public without resorting to violence just need to be locked up, period.
This is why I refuse to work in customer service, call centers, fast food, or retail. People can be really awful and I feel for the innocent employees who had to deal with these customers bc their managers and corporate wanted to be jerks…
@@ninomitchell2039Not me. I work in a restaurant with a pretty cool, laid-back owner. And a lot of the workers are impressed with my encyclopedic knowledge of movies, video games, sports, etc.
@@bribri2925 a lot of call centers now have policies where employees can and should hang up on customers who behave this way. They do not have to tolerate abuse.
(Answers phone. Gives spiel. Takes order. Solves tech problem. Whatever.) Random Customer -NOT always male- "Wow, your voice is s3xy. I can't wait to see you when I come over to {pick up my order/new equipment/pay my bill}" Me: (Really glad to be in a call center - what kind of person thinks someone who's voice sounds like a kid sounds s3xy? Creepy!) Do NOT miss customer service!
Story 5, I also had a problem with a pizza place that moved in down the road and had a phone number 1 digit off. The owner there also give me a bunch of crap and told me to get used to the calls, because he wasn't going to change their number, or correct people calling. So, after being told to "f" off several times, I started taking pizza orders and promising things not on their menu. The manager cold and told me we had to stop, but I told him he just get used to it. He eventually bit the bullet and changed his number in all his advertising, but it was too late. They had already had a bad reputation by then and they went out of business a few months later. Did I mention that my son was on the local Pop Warner football team and I was very friendly with a lot of parents?
Had that happen to me. My Work phone was 1 number off of a local Beauty Parlor, and they made the same mistake on advertising. I called the manager and told them the issue, and was met with the same answer, too expensive to change it and just to tell them the right number. Now I worked as an engineer at a large mfg company and I dont have time to answer the phone all day. So, I just started making appointments. It changed after about a week of it.
Story 2: What is with idiots thinking it's okay to put their hands on strangers like this? That's how you get yourself hit back, and maybe that's what it takes to get the "don't touch me" message across sometimes.
Last one: Back when I worked at PJ's (big chain), they would buy people's numbers in a heartbeat in that situation or something similar (even if an ad with a wrong # had never been posted) -- all it took was proof that it was happening, and they'd offer the homeowner 3 or 4 grand and a crapload of free-pizza coupons to "buy" their number right away. I think they even preemptively attempted to get any numbers they could think of that might be "too close" when setting up a new store.
That lady on probation definitely deserves to lose their kids. If you’re going to assault a minor in a store, think what they’re doing to their own kids
but the story is fake. there is no way her kids would be brought up in a assault case. also most of these dont go to court. if it does its cause they are fighting it. this story is so fake.
To be fair, they probably didn't get the number wrong in all of their advertising. So some calls were probably coming in correctly, and some calls were going to the original poster. Changing the numbers would have just reversed the two groups. Now, once they got the number wrong on an ad campaign including local billboards, they probably should have realized the group that was wrong had gotten bigger than the group that was right and considered changing it then.
They really should have just paid for the family to get an unrelated number and the phone company would give them both numbers with the consent of the family. It might not be pocket change to the average person, but it's not absurd for a company.
@@kelleyk28 All that does is move the consequences of the restaurant's mistake to a different innocent 3rd party. The only just solution is for the restaurant to take responsibility for their mistake and solve the problem. They should have bought the number and forwarded it to their real line.
Story 5: One time a TV show had some sort of give-away and they messed up and showed my number on screen. Thankfully it was only one afternoon, but OP is right, some people do not listen, they don't even say hi before saying their order. About 20 people told me personal information (full name, ID, phone, etc.) before I could cut them off and tell them they had the wrong number.
For a time our number was similar to, but not very, the local number for British Rail passenger enquiries and we used to get the occasional call for them. Generally no harm done but on a couple of occasions we had calls early in the morning. People were usually very apologetic and polite when we explained. The problem suddenly went away because the service was switched to a national not local helpline so the numbers were nothing like each other.
a) Friends of ours used to have a number that was one digit away from the number of the local cinema. Their phone used to ring day and night, to the point that they kept a current cinema program by the phone, but they couldn't avoid the Karens who rang demanding tickets then screaming for them to be fired. They didn't go as far as the OP though. They simply spoke to the GPO and got a new phone number. b) Friend of mine lived in a Wiltshire village, near to a public phone booth which of an evening would ring, non-stop. He reported it several times, engineers would arrive, check the phone, pronounce it to be working perfectly, and leave. No-one, of course, would work in the evening, when the thing was ringing off the hook. Long story short, one day he answered the phone as caller after caller rang it, eventually gathering from some one, the number they were ACTUALLY trying to ring... They were ringing the right number, but using the wrong dialling code. So he rang the right number on the right dialling code, and found himself on air, talking to a local radio station in Kent, and telling the DJ and his late-night phone-in callers that half of them were ringing a phone box in Wiltshire! I have to report that the calls did not cease, so after a set time of the evening, he would simply walk over to the phone box and take the handset off the hook...
About 45 years ago, my parents moved to a different part of their state. Since this was pre-cell phone or anything else, they had to get a new phone number. Unfortunately, they were given the old number of the county planning commission, the people that give building permits and tell you what is legal or not. I would occasionally visit my parents on the weekends. My mom told me that people were calling several times a day because they were using out-of-date phone books. My parents were always very patient and redirected the callers to the new number. Me, I am petty. Anyone that would call a government office on the weekend is not too bright. I was at their house one Saturday when a belligerent man called wanting to know what permits he needed to build a garage, toolshed, and put in a driveway. He was rude as everything. I politely told him as far as I knew there was no regulations (wrong) and no permits (wrong) required. He asked how far from the property line his buildings had to be and I told him right on the line if he desired. This was one of maybe five calls I took during visits. My parents began telling me that there were several people in the paper that got huge fines, had to move buildings, etc. and they all said someone at the planning commission said it was ok to build wherever they wanted. I told my mom I was very pleased that I sounded so professional. We laughed our butts off!
I was a cabdriver , with the same name as a railroad union Rep . I worked steady nights , his phone number was on the wall in multiple places and towns , guess who got called ? that's right , me ! I mentioned it to one of " the guys " who said " JUST TELL THEM YEP , THATS AUTHORIZED , THEN HANG UP ". I didn't want to get anyone fired , so I said I was going to start doing that ! 98% EFFICIENCY IN TWO WEEKS !!
Hey Bun Bun You is twisted & me too !! Laughing so badly ,even woke my fur baby up ,got a real good side eye from Salvatore ,thanks for the fit of giggles
Being autistic myself (though more independent than that poor boy), I will explain for those of you who aren't just how bad pulling his headphones off was (story 3). He could most likely hear his mother just fine even with them on. He had them on because the sheer level of noise in the building was physically painful, so on top of possibly damaging a decently expensive piece of property, he was also then subjected to debilitating amounts of sensory information. I compare that kind of environment to the idea of having a power drill boring into my ears. Then he's being yelled at by some random stranger, and other people also get involved shortly after, presumably also with raised voices. Speaking from experience, dealing with other people is the *last* thing he should be doing in that state. He'll either break down in spectacular fashion or go absolutely ape shit. In that moment, the only thing he would want is to stop whatever is causing that distress
My brother lives in a small town in Central PA and the mayor was recently charged with endangering minors. She shot a gun at several teenagers because they were looking at her car. She thought they were taking pics of her license plates. She started screaming you can't look at my car then proceeded to fire a hand gun into the air.
@@silverflight01 honestly idk what kind of power she thought she had. She's the mayor of town of maybe 1,000 people. They don't even have a proper grocery store they have to go to the next town over. They did recently aquire a Dollar General.
Tf?? That situation *clearly* did not need violence - even if this took place in an area with questionable characters on the streets, she could've asked the teens if they're looking for something or not (or something like that). *Then again, she clearly isn't in the right mind*
@@thatonewitch there were people defending her actions. My brother said her friends and neighbors were like well they were taking video of her car. Which they weren't and even if they were wtf. It's crazy area. I am thankful every day I left.
Okay folks, who among us would think that someone wearing a MOTORCYCLE HELMUT in a store would indicate to anyone that you are an employee of the store?
I was in the 5th or 6th grade when SPAM calling really took off. My daddy went by his middle name, so if they asked for ‘real first name & last name but w/a T added’ , it was clearly someone that didn’t know him. Us 3 kids had their permission to mess with these people. I was at the kitchen table doing homework, mom was cleaning up from dinner, and daddy was sitting on the back porch, just on the other side of the opened sliding glass door. Phone rang, no caller ID, I answered… after the person asked for my dad, in a fake childlike voice and cry I said “Daddy doesn’t live here anymore”. Dude hung up, my mom just laughed, daddy said it was frightening how quickly and well I came up with stuff like that.
Grabby stupid Karens do need to be in jail. There is something wrong with them. I'm glad that one lost her kids and got a sentence. All of them should be incarcerated and forced into therapy.
@@Hexoner14 dude once again there is no reason to bring up custody in the assult case. 2 it would only go to court if she fought it. people WANT this to be real so thats why they believe it. its a fake story.
@@diannelavoie5385 do people not read or understand well? how does the mc have this info? even if she was on probation in court it would have been the assault case then the custody case. they wouldnt have been back to back maybe not even in the same month so how does the mc know this. it wouldnt come up in the assault case cause what would/could happen to the kid/kids has no bearing on the assault case. this is why i say the story is fake. it could be true but if it is it is embellished. does no one use logic any more? if you need proof have you heard one bit about custody in the amber heard johnny depp case? so all the lies coming out, the faulse statements not a reason to review thier custody case or do you think that will reviewed AFTER this case. thats kinda how our law works. one case at a time and if you are in the first case doesnt mean you get info about the second. the STORY is fake or embellished. you know people do that for stupid things like up votes and looking at evenyone going "good she deserved it" kinda helps that point along. and yes if she is that bad of a person yes she needs to have any kids taken away but that doesnt change the fact the story is fake.
Story 2: thank god OP DIDNT have to her the shrill annoying voice of a Karen for too long, they'd have gotten an instant headache for sure, or their hearing aid would break from karen's screams.
Story 2: *Karen sees 2 people*, which one does she think is the employee? the guy wearing a Work uniform with a nametag or the random person wearing a Motorcycle helmet? Karen: I think it's the one wearing the motorcycle helmet
I've worked for the offending company in the last story for over 20 years, and can confirm how cheap and nonsensical they are. I'll help OP get pizza whenever they'd like! 😉😁💜
LOL, Me too! From counting pepperonis 60 on a med pep lover, 90 on a lg, to the inventory nightmare that was the transition to visual specs, to cooking the wings in the am, till we got pre cooked wingstreet.... I left to work at a Methadone clinic, the people are so much nicer! Not joking! It's true!
In the '90s my wife and I had a number ending in 2499 and a nearby school had the number ending in 2449. Every schoolday morning we got calls from parents whose kids were staying home sick that day. So I recorded the sound of a fax machine as the greeting on our answering machine, and flipped the switch to make it pick up on the first ring. So people would call, realize it couldn't possibly be the right number, and dial more carefully the second time. Our friends and family understood, and just left a quick message so we'd call back. Luckily, the phone company people were very understanding and didn't charge us for giving us a new number.
Story 4: i'm glad that the father pressed charges on this Karen the mother in story 3 could learn a thing or two from him (EDIT: I mistook who it was that didn't want to press charges)
Story 2: Love how that dude came up and how everyone followed suit. They handled business. I have a soft spot for people with disabilities. I have a Nephew with Autism and a cousin with Down Syndrome. Story 3: Same thing. Love how they turned the tables on that dude. I work Asset Protection and would’ve lost my job that day. Would’ve hemmed that idiot up and dragged him out the door. I’m a big dude at 6’3” and 220 lbs. Story 4: I would’ve been pressing charges too.
I love how the mother and son go to the store every Monday, so he can organize the shelves. It's probably because he NEEDS to organize something, and everything at home is already organized. I wonder if he would like it, if she woke up early, and made things untidy, so he could organize it, or if he would take that as teasing. I think that COULD be good, but only if she asked him first. "Honey, would you like me to make a mess for you to tidy?" And that man! Even if the kid WAS an employee, it does NOT give him the right to ASSAULT him, by ripping off his headphones, nor to yell at him. If an employee is listening to music at work, it's almost certain that they have PERMISSION from the management to listen to music at work. I know that if I were a manager, I'd give my employees who are not in customer-facing roles, such as stocker or cleaner, permission to listen to music on headphones as they work. It helps them stay focused on the job at hand, and they are MORE PRODUCTIVE, so in my mind, it is MORE professional, not less. Obviously, someone in a customer-facing role should not be listening to anything, as they need to focus on the customers, but a cleaner? Nope.
ALWAYS PRESS CHARGES. THE MOM SHOULD HAVE PRESSED CHARGES. IF SOMEONE DID THAT TO MY KID I WOULD BE IN JAIL FOR MURDER! Edit: Okay maybe I went overboard but always press charges! Like seriously I get just wanting to be over but what if he actually legitimately hurt that kid
In my state, it very easily could be a clean case of self-defense. A large man already laid his hands on a disabled minor, and refused to back down when confronted peaceably. Assuming that he is a legitimate threat to you & your son's life & limb seems more than reasonable to me.
I agree with pressing charges, although the way it was handled was adequate. But, how is killing somebody going to solve anything?! Your child loses their parent. The other person also has a family. Plus your child may end up in foster care. Bravo/a!
I think that’s the interesting thing about Canada here. Is the citizens don’t choose to press charges the police do, Basically if you involve the police, It means you want an investigation opened up. The police will then Decide if there’s enough evidence to recommend charges.
@@DavidWsTrainVideos but they can only do something if they are called/informed. There are instanes where police will investigate independently of criminal charges being pressed. In most cases though they will not pursue an investigation unless there are charges pressed. Like i the case of assaulting a minor. Although I think the owner/manager would be well within his rights to press charges on behalf of the mother, and the kid.
12:14 Even if they are an employee, ask for help. Don’t demand! The old phrase. “you’ll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar” definitely applies.
I know exactly what the OP from Story 2 is talking about when they say that because they’re legally deaf, they need people to speak slowly and loudly. I have a coworker who was born legally deaf and he uses hearing aids to help. He’s also great at lip reading and can generally read your lips when you’re talking normally. I’ve even learned some sign language from him which is really nice and helpful. And he’s not just a coworker, he’s the assistant supervisor for my workplace. If any Karens started giving him flack about his disability, trust me when I say that he would tear them a new rear end. He doesn’t just speak in sign language, he is also verbal thanks to his father’s coaching. He’s incredible and we would all stand up for him
Hmm, for that last story, I'd probably find a local pizza place and ask them if they'd like to buy the number. Because hey, you get a hundred people calling a day wanting pizza, that don't realize they're calling the wrong number. They probably would just place orders with that place instead.
@@jsivco3sivco785 Nah. You'd be sending the other pizza place some business if they could convince the callers to order from them instead of Hut. Maybe have a "wrong number discount" promotion for first time orders.
My 3 daughters and 4 of my grandchildren are autistic. I wouldn't have been as restrained as the mom in this video if someone treated one of my babies like that.
There’s no might have for me. Had I been in Oscar’s shoes, I would’ve lost my job for sure. There is no way I would’ve been able to hold back from decking the jerk.
Story 4 I love what the Judge said. That woman had no right to grab OP even if she's an employee. I'm also glad she no longer has custody of the kids cause if she treats a minor like that, I'd hate to see how she treats her own kids.
Last story: years ago, I had a number that was one digit off from a local McDonalds. They didn't take phone orders, but I would frequently get calls from people asking to talk to their girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, etc. Not as bad as those people had it, BUT... more than a few times I had an irate boyfriend threatening me with "kicking my ass" if I don't let him talk to "Betty Lou" or whoever. I'd say "come on down, asshole, and I'll grind you into the pavement!" I'd actually give them my real name (cuz I didn't give a damn). Sometimes wondered what went down after that... (No, never lost any sleep over it).
A neighborhood guy I knew had something similar, but it was a one-time wrong number. Guy wanted Marisha or Marishka or something along those lines. "Sorry, no one by that name here." Insistence. Denial. Aggressive insistence. Emphatic denial. Guy just wasn't getting clued in that there was no M there. "You put her on or I'll come over there and you'll be sorry!" Ohhhh hohohohoho, game on! Bud started taunting him, calling him a small cat, guessing at his physical "inadequacy", so on and so forth. Persistent Guy was getting riled up into a froth. "Come on, little cat, I'm waiting for you! I'm Alex, and I'll put a dress on you and make you my beeyotch, little boy!" After a further stream of expletives, Persistent Guy probably blew a few blood vessels and hung up, flying down to... wherever... to go look for Alex. I probably mangled a bunch of details as I heard the story years ago, but the convo was generally as above. I wouldda paid big bux to see PG's arrival at where M was supposed to be.
Story 3: I had a similar experience that has made me scared of using public transport again. A while ago I had to get a haircut and the only opening they had was after one of my shifts. It was really stressful with busses being late or not arriving at all and me being scared of arriving late and entirely missing my appointment on top of the stress of not being familiar with that place. I'm autistic and was getting pretty overstimulated very quick, so I put on my noise cancelling headphones and listened to music while waiting to get to my stop. It was really crowded in the bus and I had to struggle and push my way through the crowd to get to the doors. In frustration of the crowds and stress, I let out a "goddamn". I put my bags down for a bit while grabbing my phone to check the directions when a lady with stroller marched up to me and started violently jabbing my shoulder while screaming about having to apologize. I was clearly caught off guard and uncomfortable, the deer in the headlights. And that was the point where I broke. I was pushed into a non verbal meltdown and could not do anything except for cry. I couldn't even get my body to slap her hand away. After a minute or two, she walked off with who I assume was her daughter and muttering something along the lines of "kids nowadays" and I think also something about me being racist ( I'm white as can be and she was dark skinned). I don't even know where she came from, but I assume she was also on that bus and I happened to bump into her or something. She wouldn't even explain why I needed to apologize, so I have no idea what I did that offended her so much. The entire bus ride I was listening to music and tapping along with it on my bag (it's one of my stims and often helps me stay calm). The only reasons I can think of why she assaulted me was bumping into her or the one curse word I muttered under my breath. I was hysterically crying on my way to the hair salon and when I got there, the staff was extremely kind to me. They gave me some water, let me talk with them about what's wrong, waited for me to calm down, etc. I never saw the lady again and I hope I never will. But if I do, she better run. I wish I could've pressed charges or anything, but she was gone before I realized. Why do people think it's okay to assault random people for the smallest things? I had bruises from that encounter for days.
Sometimes, it’s hard to find a worker, that’s frustrating but no excuse to abuse those around you. so on occasion when I can’t find a worker, I have asked those around me. “Hi I can’t find a worker, have you seen one?” Or even “ Hi, I know you don’t work here, but do you happen to know where blank is.” It doesn’t hurt to ask Nicely and Politely.
That's usually what people do in my area. There's a local grocer / market that I frequent, because I hate the big stores. I will often come across someone that appears lost and I'll ask them if they're looking for something in particular. They know I don't work there, but I'm just trying to help. I know all of the employees too... so if I don't know, I'll find one of them and get them to help.
Another tactic I have done before is....if I see someone else also looking for something, I ask them what they are looking for, tell them what I am looking for and about 70% of the time we are each able to help the other one.
If they don't look like an employee, it's "Excuse me, you haven't seen the xxx on your travels, have you?" to the nearest person with a shopping basket. Polite and to the point. If you say it in Loud Conversational Tone, if they don't know, someone else in earshot may tell you.
As a former customer service employee for pizza hut, I can say that this last story is pretty much par for the course. From rude managers, to misplaced/late deliveries, to lizards being cooked into cinnabon, I have heard it all.
If were that manager I wouldn't have stopped. The moment I saw the phones on the ground is the moment I'd be dialing 911. You know right away the kid didn't put them there. Assaulting a disabled minor ought to be good for some jail time.
Years ago a co-worker got a landline number that had belonged to a liquor store. The number was still listed in the CURRENT phone book as the liquor store's number. I don't think she was charged to have her number changed.
> No more Pizza hut.< I had a similar experience at the repair shop I worked at. Telling people 30 plus times a day that they have the wrong number, explaining that they didn't call the pizza shop, that got old fast. I'd answer the phone, take their order, phone number, then tell them 20 minutes, and hang up. Because it was quicker.
I wish there was some law that we could say that if you took anything off of an employee that's considered stealing automatic bandment from the store for 6 months.
OMG! The last story about the pizza place. . I cried laughing so hard and nearly wet myself! 🤣🤣🤣 I freakin loved it! I say this could be filed under Pro Revenge. More of these stories please!
The 3rd story reminded me of an incident I had a few years back while having a summerjob in a store. We had a red shirt with text on the back saying "questions? Ask me, I work here". For a non important reason I needed to go to the chains second store in the same small town(wintertime maybe 6k citizens. Summer, over 70k) during worktime. A random costumer started calling for me, and asked where pasta was. My response : "I'm sorry, I work in the other store in the same chain. The pasta however should reasonable be in some of these isles. Better than that I can't help, ask someone in green shirt". The costumer said maybe 20 "misscousy misscousy" as a way to apologizing. I just had a big smile and to this day I remember that summer being one of my favourite workplaces ever. I love organized chaos. High tempo, you know what to do, focused, good structure. I know not everyone likes that, but thats me.
after hearing a lot of these Karen stories, I think the biggest mistake most of these people do is to say " can I help you?! to the karen when they hear karen try to get their attention.
Some Karen was trying to get my twenty something daughter's attention at the grocery store the other day and daughter just breezed on by like she was invisible. I asked her afterward if she noticed the Karen and she said: "Never notice the Karen. Never make eye contact. That way lies madness." :D
The pizza story. I would have started telling callers that "We're running a special right now, if you can get to the store in 8 minutes your pizza is free". Game on!
The pizza story: I find it interesting that the OP specifically states that they never told the Pizza Hut owner that they had put out an ad with the wrong phone number. That detail makes zero sense. It might have gotten them to change the number. It makes the OP’s sad sound like he would rather play games than actually get the Humber issue fixed.
When I was a kid my grandparents had a phone number 1 digit off from the movie theater down the street. They would get calls all the time asking what time movies were showing. My grandma was a sweet old lady and would explain the mistake but always just kept the newspaper by the phone and looked up the starting times for them. Thank God I'm old so this predates the "Age of the Karen" so it was always a nice interaction and every call ended with a smile.
...because the mental wellbeing of your child is top priority. Calling the cops at the moment and having to stay at this place where your child was stressed only adds to the stress. But still: I would have pressed charges and would have invited the cops for a cup of tea, where my kid would be in a safe and familiar environment, and we could make our statements without being in a stressful environment.
No... She's an excellent friend for defending her against an effing FRENCH KAREN... AN EFFING FRENCH KAREN is a million miles away from your average everyday KAREN!
She might have been French but clearly has lived too long in US, we have employment laws in Europe that prevent karens from threatening to get people fired willy-nilly, that is a very American Karen attitude
Back when American Idol first aired our daughter’s cell number was the same except for the area code. You wouldn’t believe how many calls we’d get the night the show was on. People never believed when she’d say “wrong number” so she and her friends would gather in our living room and take turns answering the phone calls.
A lot of these Karens could avoid the predicaments they find themselves in, if they simply applied the rules that they were taught when they were in kindergarten: don't speak unless spoken to, be polite to all those you interact with, no is a complete sentence, listen to comprehend not simply to reply and don't pick your nose. I know the last one seems quite random, but some of these Karens in the stories that I've heard, seem to think that bathing is optional and need to work on their personal grooming.
When I was a child (40 yrs ago), I lived next to one of my childhood friends. Her dad was named RICHARD SIMMONS and his number was listed in the phone book. Most people would know that listing isn't the diet guru. But every once in a while, Richard would get a call from women (usually) asking him for advice on how to diet - a very ironic question as my friend's father was a heavy man. I was over visiting one day when I heard the story of the calls and his most used reply when dealing with persistent people who wouldn't take his word that he wasn't the diet guru: "If you want to lose weight, you should chop your head off!" 🤣
I had a wonderful experience with a Karen. I was out shopping in Tesco with my wife that was wheelchair bound. This amazing lady appeared out of nowhere and asked if she could help us (never seen her before in my life). Now this lady is about 6 ft tall, mid 60s and just does not fit the karen image in the slightest. Long story short, she is the kind of person that just loves to help people, and seeing me pushing my wife in her chair, just wandered around with us fetching stuff for us to put in the cart. The reason I call her Karen? That is actually her name. Even after my wife passed, she and I have been great friends. If there was a gold star award for GOOD Karens, she would deserve two of them.
This is why I refuse to work in customer service, call centers, fast food, or retail. People can be really awful and I feel for the innocent employees who had to deal with these customers bc their managers and corporate wanted to be jerks…
thats one side of the medal. i worked a long time since my childhood in retail and service. if you boss actually cares for his employes it can make you relly happie to see their joy if you had done it right. also you could get personel benefits from it. like regulars helping you out if you fucked up big times or. helped in other way by bring you somewhere save ( home if you ended beaten up or drunk on the streets or getting discounts from coompanies they work for.
Story 5: Pizza Hut; NO WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR PHONE NUMBER WHICH OUR BUSINESS COMPLETELY RELIES ON, WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM STUPID?!!! OP: ok, I'll just get creative with how I talk to your customers then (I'm imagining someone answering the phone and changing how they talk every time; ANGRY Mode, Hippie Mode, Outdated Cowboy Mode, Russian Mode etc.)
The last story, reminded me of when I used to live in Tennessee. Around Thanksgiving we started to get a lot, and I meen, a lot of calls for Piggly Wiggly, because our number was one number off. Asking for the meat department, because they were having a meat platter special! When we tried to explain they had the wrong number they would hang up and dial our number again. Finally I just started taking orders after telling them they had the wrong number, they insisted they had the right number. Asking for their names and told them that we are having a deal until 5pm today, buy two platters and get a gallon of sweet or unsweetened tea for free. Thanked them and told them their order would be ready for pickup in 30 minutes. I, would loved to be a fly on the wall to see what came next.
The 3rd story aggravated me as someone who worked retail for years when i'm with someone shopping and thy are looking at the shelf I tend to straighten up the shelves out of habit. Also it's a varry bad idea to lay hands on an employee as they could be a minor and touching an employee will get you kicked out of a store fast.
I had a similar problem with a Burger King, but my number was TWO numbers off from theirs, so the calls were mostly sporadic. Did have one elderly lady who called once a week, every week, and couldn't seem to remember what I told her. from one weekend to the next I asked if she was going to the Burger King to pick up her meal herself and she told me "No, I don't drive; my son goes". So I asked to speak to the son, explained the situation, and he basically told me to "F*** off". So, from then on I took her orders. After about 6 more weeks, the calls ended!
That last Story, I don’t have the patience to deal with that crap. I would’ve wasted no time in filing a case against their corporate staff. Would be a hell of a case.
The last one... I am surprised they didn't 1) call the phone company and see if they could get a waver on having their number changed (would have been the easiest), and if they wouldn't... get a lawyer to actually write up the terms, and include his legal fees to the fee of changing the number and send it and the details to the corporate and the store.
Why can't people be normal. I politely asked a person a question who I thought worked there. She said, "sorry, I don't work here." I replied, "oops, I'm sorry." She then smiled and said which aisle she thinks it might be in, which she did not even had to tell me. I thanked her and we went our merry way. That is how mistakes should be handled. I then was more careful and found an employee that told me the correct location. Problem solved. No yelling, no grabbing, no insults are ever right to do to anyone. Just treat others the way you expect to be treated.
The Pizza Hut one. If it only cost $10 the OP should have just done it themselves! They ruined some guy's business and got him beat up! They went too far!
I think in story 2 Oscar didn't escalate the situation in order not to frighten Joseph any further since he was already overstimulated by being attacked.
Touching strangers like in most of these story's is a good way to get yourself hurt 1 day by someone who does NOT appreciate such things. EDIT : I'm suprised no one defends him/herself or another person that's nearby to race to defend a victim. EDIT : I'm glad that 1 violent Karen did get punished by her losing custody, amongst other things.
Story 3: My Brother has Autism. If I ever heard someone say that crap, I would have gone off on him. I wouldn't have cared if I lost my job and would have easily explained to my parents why I lost my job. If my parents had gotten mad at me for doing it, I wouldn't have cared.
No matter how much hassle it may seem to be, always, always press charges. Whenever these things happen, it is never a "first" time. Always press charges. Most states, provinces and territories have special laws to protect store employees and people who are "attacked" by Karens.
I worked at an Office Depot back in 2020 and this guy came in with I assume family and/or a caretaker looking for a shredder. Ive always been a quiet person from trauma and dysphoria and this was my first customer facing service job so I was still figuring out a good volume level. He was already complaining about the masks and apparently couldnt hear me but instead of asking me to speak up or telling me, he tries to grab me to rip it off. This guy looked like a GTA hobo and there was a pandemic so I jump back quickly in a defensive position (many years of wrestling and self defense) and he got angry that I dared to not let him touch me. Now despite the introverted nature, my fight or flight always goes immediately to fight but I needed the job so started talking to the person he was with instead and completely ignored him and his bitching and calling me slurs (i wear a rainbow bracelet). They still brought the printer and my bosses seemed thoroughly baffled that the shy, quiet person even had that response but also that I wasnt rolling over to be scolded for something where I did nothing wrong. "I made the sale didn't I?" "Well yes but you disrespected a customer." "I wasn't letting him assault me. I even got her to buy the warranty." "Why are you suddenly so difficult?" "It comes with being the family disappointment. I was hired as a stocker but was thrown on floor and register. This is why I insist on stocking instead so can I go back to that now?" "*concerned Spanish grandmother noises*" The other manager was back the next day and found my retelling hilarious, and said I did well but probably just turn up my radio next time. I did not see GTA hobo again in the following 2 months I worked there, a chunk of which I was out sick with not Covid but realized it was time to look for a new job when I was disappointed it wasnt.
story 5: that reminded me of a spam call i got 1 or 2 weeks ago that didn’t take the wrong number hint and called me 9 or 10 times before i finally answered with the “wrong number!” several times but they thought i was someone who won the lottery and wanted “me” to claim it and after one final “wrong number!”, i hung up before i got to my breaking point(aka being able to cuss) and i think they finally realized it since i haven’t gotten anymore calls. the caller id had a random number and said it from new orleans but i live in missouri and don’t know anyone from there.
We had a similar problem though not nearly as bad and yes I took a few pizza orders that never made or delivered. I always wondered about how angry they were when their pizza was no where in the system.
I read the thumbnail of this as "Your Honda" instead of "Your Honor" and honestly I'm a little disappointed that I was wrong and she wasn't JUST that little bit more crazy.
I broke my wrist and screwed up my shoulder really bad in January. I had to pick up some chicken scratch yesterday which was too heavy for me to lift being a 50lb bag. I found a couple of people that worked there that were talking about something. I politely asked for some help and the younger gentleman said 'Sure no problem!" took it to the front, and then to my car. At no point did I grab, poke, insult, or harass anyone. I just thanked the young man. I was raised to act like a civilized human being and not to act like a Karen and not to grab at people. If I'm in line and the person in front of me and they didn't hear the person at the register call them, or some person didn't hear me saying "Excuse me, can I get past?" if they are blocking the lane, or "You're next" If the cashier is beckoning them. I will very gently tap their shoulder or forearm and repeat what I said. Even though I have PTSD a light tap followed by an explanation doesn't bother me. Grabbing me and screaming at me would. Hey, sometimes I'm distracted and block the way myself. And my response is "Oops, sorry, let me get out of your way". I will help someone in a wheelchair or scooter if they need it, I really don't do demands from Karens though. Even Karen employees that WILL NOT help you. Yes, they happen.
I've had my cell phone number for ten plus years. I still keep getting texts/calls for another woman. I think she is just giving out my number/her old number just to get people off her back. Thankfully I can just block them on my cell. I even had creditors coming after some man no matter how many times I told them I didn't know who this person was. I finally had to bitch out a manager to get them to stop calling me *DEMANDING* to talk to him. Now normally 'wrong number' is enough, not not this time as they were getting more and more nasty and I had had enough after blocking multiple numbers from this place. Geez take the hint people!
For story 3, I understand why that man should have had charges pressed against him, but I also can't fault the mom for choosing not to. If Joseph is easily overstimulated, that was probably a LOT for him, and he most likely needed to get to a place where he feels safe to calm down to avoid a meltdown. Staying there and having to talk to cops he doesn't know probably would have made things worse. And unfortunately, there are WAY too many stories of cops shooting autistic kids having meltdowns because they don't know what's happening and think the kids are a threat to others. If I thought I or another autistic person was close to having a meltdown I wouldn't want police involved either.
Last Story - Pizza - Why would anyone entertain this Wrong Number? ... Well- if you live in the sticks, boondocks, or just too bored for your neighborhood.... this entertainment is GOLD! In the city I worked for Domino's for a few years. My 1st manager was Golden! He taught me everything, literally. I could run the store while he was on VaCa But he got transferred to someplace else. New manager was going to prove Herself. ... I was the 'Noid' in the costume, following her around for her promotional tour. Eventually She took us out of our area and started to tell people, businesses and companies that we could give them services... I said that a manager in 'this' area would be able to give them services. ... Our area was 'such and such' ... oh, she didn't like to be corrected. But I wasn't saying anything from my point of view, but corporate standards. She would find out. ... but she was blonde, pretty. .. cute.. and all that, and thought she could sway me. What? Not my rules. Anyway I had a GF I was loyal to, so this upstart mngr was no threat to my relationship... this upstart was thinking that I was like the rest of her ladder, and thought I was kissing 455 to be promoted. No. As if. Nupe. I Got A Transfer. See Ya! Just a mile down the main street of our Capital, tag! Fail on your own Brenda, I've already succeeded. Willie Nelson: On the road again... .. delivering pizza like corp said I could. Assistant manager in 6 weeks again. And there I am again on the road again. (This work history is in the late 80s - early 90s) 🐾🐺🐾
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She was on probation, huh? It shows that she never learned her lesson after the first sentence she got...
That’s what I’m was thinking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is one of my favorite stories: I owned a coffee shop for several years. One day a man stopped in and ordered two coffees to go. Ok. No big deal. He left his client in the car because he suffered from MS. He was a regular in Reno, Nevada for many years, riding buses everywhere, being independent, riding his adult tricycle, an amazing guy, as I was soon to find out. So my coffee (yep, a boast, I roasted my own) was to his liking, and it took about six visits before his caretaker could get him to come in. His MS had degraded so bad that he was embarrassed to come out in public. I know enough rudimentary ASL (sign language) that I could communicate with him. He found a home with us, and every doctor's appointment or whatever other errand he had to go to, he demanded to come and get a coffee and a sandwich. He found a welcoming place. When he died, I actually closed the coffee shop for the afternoon and paid all of my employees (who also learned ASL at a basic level on their own initiative) to go to his funeral. (They would have done it for free.)
So beautiful to hear! Keep spreading the love 💕 !
You, Sir, are a REAL man and I am sure you were his hero, as was your staff.
@@josebaez7116 Thank you.
OK, you made me cry!🥲😘 Keep up the good work!
That is so wonderful of you to do such a thing. A very heartwarming story for sure.
OP: "There's NO mistaking me for an employee."
Karens: "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!"
random person: I was making sure I wasn't dressed anything like the staff do there was 0% chance of confusing me for staff working there.
Karen: and I took offence to that.
Because Karens think *EVERYONE* is put on this Earth to serve them hand and foot!
I would *love* to see a wild karren try such shit in new york city to, say, a deli owner.
😂😂😂
@@adamf663 that would be hysterical!
"So Karen lost custody of her kids."
*Everyone liked that*
She obviously was in trouble before this happened!
Best thing possible for the kid.
I just hope the father was a good parent and set the kids a better example than their mother did!
@@myrajefferson3672 she was on probation so yes this wasn’t her first rodeo
Damn right!
Story 2 + 3: What makes them think that assaulting/insulting people (especially disabled ones) would get them any help? Have some conscience and common sense, people!
utter lack of empathy and compassion
@@sambucktooth Also, rabid entitlement and terminal obliviocy.
common sense isn't
No think just anger
@@Spencer-wc6ew It's the rightwing tribalist mindset. You're not in my tribe (religion, church, etc.), so you're not really human. The anger is most likely from growing up with the 'family value' of child abuse.
Story 3: ALWAYS press charges if given the opportunity, otherwise entitled people will never learn. Assault on a minor, assault on a disabled person, harassment, and hate speech.
Entitled people never learn. They will always do what they want to do no matter what.
@@audreyricci6383 Some do...eventually. Sometimes it takes a trip or two to prison, a divorce or two, losing custody of their kids, etc. Those who completely lack the mental capacity to learn how to associate with others in public without resorting to violence just need to be locked up, period.
@@rpgspree I agree completely.
Even if they don’t learn, the longer they spend in prison, the longer it will be before they’re free to do it again.
@@erickpoorbaugh6728 "Entitled Karen Convict thinks I'm room service, tries to shiv me in shower" the story practically writes itself.
What I love about the pizza hut story is how the one customer technically threatened just about everyone simply for not picking up a phone
This is why I refuse to work in customer service, call centers, fast food, or retail. People can be really awful and I feel for the innocent employees who had to deal with these customers bc their managers and corporate wanted to be jerks…
@@bribri2925 same here. I've only had to deal with a Karen once but that's one time too many.
@@ninomitchell2039Not me. I work in a restaurant with a pretty cool, laid-back owner. And a lot of the workers are impressed with my encyclopedic knowledge of movies, video games, sports, etc.
@@bribri2925 a lot of call centers now have policies where employees can and should hang up on customers who behave this way. They do not have to tolerate abuse.
(Answers phone. Gives spiel. Takes order. Solves tech problem. Whatever.)
Random Customer -NOT always male- "Wow, your voice is s3xy. I can't wait to see you when I come over to {pick up my order/new equipment/pay my bill}"
Me: (Really glad to be in a call center - what kind of person thinks someone who's voice sounds like a kid sounds s3xy? Creepy!)
Do NOT miss customer service!
"I'll lose my kids'' Well then lady, if you knew this sort of thing would lead to that you shouldn't have gone around assaulting people!
Agreed.
Sounds like she's got anger management issues.
Story 3: some Jerk attacking a Minor?!
I'd press charges
Story 5, I also had a problem with a pizza place that moved in down the road and had a phone number 1 digit off. The owner there also give me a bunch of crap and told me to get used to the calls, because he wasn't going to change their number, or correct people calling. So, after being told to "f" off several times, I started taking pizza orders and promising things not on their menu. The manager cold and told me we had to stop, but I told him he just get used to it. He eventually bit the bullet and changed his number in all his advertising, but it was too late. They had already had a bad reputation by then and they went out of business a few months later. Did I mention that my son was on the local Pop Warner football team and I was very friendly with a lot of parents?
All he had to do with be a decent guy. It’s not even that expensive anyway, but his attitude of tough luck sucked.
Had that happen to me. My Work phone was 1 number off of a local Beauty Parlor, and they made the same mistake on advertising. I called the manager and told them the issue, and was met with the same answer, too expensive to change it and just to tell them the right number. Now I worked as an engineer at a large mfg company and I dont have time to answer the phone all day.
So, I just started making appointments.
It changed after about a week of it.
Story 2: What is with idiots thinking it's okay to put their hands on strangers like this? That's how you get yourself hit back, and maybe that's what it takes to get the "don't touch me" message across sometimes.
Last one: Back when I worked at PJ's (big chain), they would buy people's numbers in a heartbeat in that situation or something similar (even if an ad with a wrong # had never been posted) -- all it took was proof that it was happening, and they'd offer the homeowner 3 or 4 grand and a crapload of free-pizza coupons to "buy" their number right away. I think they even preemptively attempted to get any numbers they could think of that might be "too close" when setting up a new store.
That lady on probation definitely deserves to lose their kids. If you’re going to assault a minor in a store, think what they’re doing to their own kids
I was just about to say this
That was my first thought. You don't lose your kids even after the first incident. Her saying that definitely meant it was a pattern of behavior
@@amandasunshine2 yep
VERY good point. Karma worked.
but the story is fake. there is no way her kids would be brought up in a assault case. also most of these dont go to court. if it does its cause they are fighting it. this story is so fake.
Story 5: Wow, this has got to be the most bizarre phone mixup story I've ever heard. The restaurant should've changed that number
Yeah.
To be fair, they probably didn't get the number wrong in all of their advertising. So some calls were probably coming in correctly, and some calls were going to the original poster. Changing the numbers would have just reversed the two groups.
Now, once they got the number wrong on an ad campaign including local billboards, they probably should have realized the group that was wrong had gotten bigger than the group that was right and considered changing it then.
They really should have just paid for the family to get an unrelated number and the phone company would give them both numbers with the consent of the family. It might not be pocket change to the average person, but it's not absurd for a company.
Or the family could have changed their number. It isn't always the restaurant who should have to change. They were both acting like children.
@@kelleyk28 All that does is move the consequences of the restaurant's mistake to a different innocent 3rd party.
The only just solution is for the restaurant to take responsibility for their mistake and solve the problem. They should have bought the number and forwarded it to their real line.
That last story sounds like a conspiracy to harass a family by a company.
“ banned from Pizza Hut for life”
I see absolutely no problem with that. 😈
Ah yes, what a tragedy!🙄
...More like Pizza BUTT . 💨
Story 5: One time a TV show had some sort of give-away and they messed up and showed my number on screen. Thankfully it was only one afternoon, but OP is right, some people do not listen, they don't even say hi before saying their order. About 20 people told me personal information (full name, ID, phone, etc.) before I could cut them off and tell them they had the wrong number.
For a time our number was similar to, but not very, the local number for British Rail passenger enquiries and we used to get the occasional call for them. Generally no harm done but on a couple of occasions we had calls early in the morning. People were usually very apologetic and polite when we explained. The problem suddenly went away because the service was switched to a national not local helpline so the numbers were nothing like each other.
a) Friends of ours used to have a number that was one digit away from the number of the local cinema. Their phone used to ring day and night, to the point that they kept a current cinema program by the phone, but they couldn't avoid the Karens who rang demanding tickets then screaming for them to be fired. They didn't go as far as the OP though. They simply spoke to the GPO and got a new phone number.
b) Friend of mine lived in a Wiltshire village, near to a public phone booth which of an evening would ring, non-stop. He reported it several times, engineers would arrive, check the phone, pronounce it to be working perfectly, and leave. No-one, of course, would work in the evening, when the thing was ringing off the hook. Long story short, one day he answered the phone as caller after caller rang it, eventually gathering from some one, the number they were ACTUALLY trying to ring... They were ringing the right number, but using the wrong dialling code.
So he rang the right number on the right dialling code, and found himself on air, talking to a local radio station in Kent, and telling the DJ and his late-night phone-in callers that half of them were ringing a phone box in Wiltshire!
I have to report that the calls did not cease, so after a set time of the evening, he would simply walk over to the phone box and take the handset off the hook...
About 45 years ago, my parents moved to a different part of their state. Since this was pre-cell phone or anything else, they had to get a new phone number. Unfortunately, they were given the old number of the county planning commission, the people that give building permits and tell you what is legal or not. I would occasionally visit my parents on the weekends. My mom told me that people were calling several times a day because they were using out-of-date phone books. My parents were always very patient and redirected the callers to the new number. Me, I am petty. Anyone that would call a government office on the weekend is not too bright. I was at their house one Saturday when a belligerent man called wanting to know what permits he needed to build a garage, toolshed, and put in a driveway. He was rude as everything. I politely told him as far as I knew there was no regulations (wrong) and no permits (wrong) required. He asked how far from the property line his buildings had to be and I told him right on the line if he desired. This was one of maybe five calls I took during visits. My parents began telling me that there were several people in the paper that got huge fines, had to move buildings, etc. and they all said someone at the planning commission said it was ok to build wherever they wanted. I told my mom I was very pleased that I sounded so professional. We laughed our butts off!
I was a cabdriver , with the same name as a railroad union Rep .
I worked steady nights , his phone number was on the wall in multiple places and towns , guess who got called ? that's right , me !
I mentioned it to one of " the guys " who said " JUST TELL THEM YEP , THATS AUTHORIZED , THEN HANG UP ".
I didn't want to get anyone fired , so I said I was going to start doing that ! 98% EFFICIENCY IN TWO WEEKS !!
Hey Bun Bun
You is twisted & me too !! Laughing so badly ,even woke my fur baby up ,got a real good side eye from Salvatore ,thanks for the fit of giggles
Being autistic myself (though more independent than that poor boy), I will explain for those of you who aren't just how bad pulling his headphones off was (story 3).
He could most likely hear his mother just fine even with them on. He had them on because the sheer level of noise in the building was physically painful, so on top of possibly damaging a decently expensive piece of property, he was also then subjected to debilitating amounts of sensory information. I compare that kind of environment to the idea of having a power drill boring into my ears.
Then he's being yelled at by some random stranger, and other people also get involved shortly after, presumably also with raised voices. Speaking from experience, dealing with other people is the *last* thing he should be doing in that state. He'll either break down in spectacular fashion or go absolutely ape shit. In that moment, the only thing he would want is to stop whatever is causing that distress
My brother lives in a small town in Central PA and the mayor was recently charged with endangering minors. She shot a gun at several teenagers because they were looking at her car. She thought they were taking pics of her license plates. She started screaming you can't look at my car then proceeded to fire a hand gun into the air.
Power can make people crazy, I swear.
@@silverflight01 honestly idk what kind of power she thought she had. She's the mayor of town of maybe 1,000 people. They don't even have a proper grocery store they have to go to the next town over. They did recently aquire a Dollar General.
Tf?? That situation *clearly* did not need violence - even if this took place in an area with questionable characters on the streets, she could've asked the teens if they're looking for something or not (or something like that).
*Then again, she clearly isn't in the right mind*
@@thatonewitch there were people defending her actions. My brother said her friends and neighbors were like well they were taking video of her car. Which they weren't and even if they were wtf. It's crazy area. I am thankful every day I left.
That's why the U.S needs VERY STRICT gun laws. So lunatics can't get to a gun that easy.
Okay folks, who among us would think that someone wearing a MOTORCYCLE HELMUT in a store would indicate to anyone that you are an employee of the store?
Apparently the crackhead Karen in the story.
only if they are in a motorcycle shop and even then, is still likely to be a customer.
That’s an easy one to answer, whoever a Karen looks at in a store works in said store, it’s in the Karen handbook.
A Karen, a Karen!
@@lindaouellette6656 yup, it's a logic of "clearly anyone who isn't me is put on this earth to serve me"
I was in the 5th or 6th grade when SPAM calling really took off. My daddy went by his middle name, so if they asked for ‘real first name & last name but w/a T added’ , it was clearly someone that didn’t know him. Us 3 kids had their permission to mess with these people. I was at the kitchen table doing homework, mom was cleaning up from dinner, and daddy was sitting on the back porch, just on the other side of the opened sliding glass door. Phone rang, no caller ID, I answered… after the person asked for my dad, in a fake childlike voice and cry I said “Daddy doesn’t live here anymore”. Dude hung up, my mom just laughed, daddy said it was frightening how quickly and well I came up with stuff like that.
story 4: well, if that Karen didn't want to lose her kids, she should've kept her hands to herself and used her goddamn ears.
Not to mention loaded Common Sense 5.2 instead of Entitled Bitch 9.6 when she woke up that morning...
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Bold of you to assume She's capable of doing either
That last one... He cant afford what 50$ to change your number, instead he'd rather loose maybe tens of thousands of dollars on missed orders.
Grabby stupid Karens do need to be in jail. There is something wrong with them. I'm glad that one lost her kids and got a sentence. All of them should be incarcerated and forced into therapy.
story is fake. why in a assault case would they bring up custody. it has no place in this case and would be a separate case.
@@zerodawn09 The father can use the police report/the sentence to demonstrate that the mother shouldn't be around the children
@@Hexoner14 dude once again there is no reason to bring up custody in the assult case. 2 it would only go to court if she fought it. people WANT this to be real so thats why they believe it. its a fake story.
@@zerodawn09 She was already on probation, but messed up again. Plus she assaulted a minor. Such violations are taken seriously. Game over for her.
@@diannelavoie5385 do people not read or understand well? how does the mc have this info? even if she was on probation in court it would have been the assault case then the custody case. they wouldnt have been back to back maybe not even in the same month so how does the mc know this. it wouldnt come up in the assault case cause what would/could happen to the kid/kids has no bearing on the assault case. this is why i say the story is fake. it could be true but if it is it is embellished. does no one use logic any more? if you need proof have you heard one bit about custody in the amber heard johnny depp case? so all the lies coming out, the faulse statements not a reason to review thier custody case or do you think that will reviewed AFTER this case. thats kinda how our law works. one case at a time and if you are in the first case doesnt mean you get info about the second. the STORY is fake or embellished. you know people do that for stupid things like up votes and looking at evenyone going "good she deserved it" kinda helps that point along. and yes if she is that bad of a person yes she needs to have any kids taken away but that doesnt change the fact the story is fake.
Story 2: thank god OP DIDNT have to her the shrill annoying voice of a Karen for too long, they'd have gotten an instant headache for sure, or their hearing aid would break from karen's screams.
Hearing aids vs. screeching Karen. My money is on Karen.
Story 2: *Karen sees 2 people*, which one does she think is the employee? the guy wearing a Work uniform with a nametag or the random person wearing a Motorcycle helmet?
Karen: I think it's the one wearing the motorcycle helmet
Karen: "I think-"
[Citation needed]
Which ever one is closer.
I've worked for the offending company in the last story for over 20 years, and can confirm how cheap and nonsensical they are. I'll help OP get pizza whenever they'd like! 😉😁💜
LOL, Me too! From counting pepperonis 60 on a med pep lover, 90 on a lg, to the inventory nightmare that was the transition to visual specs, to cooking the wings in the am, till we got pre cooked wingstreet.... I left to work at a Methadone clinic, the people are so much nicer! Not joking! It's true!
In the '90s my wife and I had a number ending in 2499 and a nearby school had the number ending in 2449. Every schoolday morning we got calls from parents whose kids were staying home sick that day. So I recorded the sound of a fax machine as the greeting on our answering machine, and flipped the switch to make it pick up on the first ring. So people would call, realize it couldn't possibly be the right number, and dial more carefully the second time. Our friends and family understood, and just left a quick message so we'd call back. Luckily, the phone company people were very understanding and didn't charge us for giving us a new number.
The deaf story. Looks like OP wasn't the only one who has been smacked in the head.
When that lady said "I'll lose my kids!" after assaulting a minor, I was like "for their sake, I hope you do!"
Story 4: i'm glad that the father pressed charges on this Karen
the mother in story 3 could learn a thing or two from him
(EDIT: I mistook who it was that didn't want to press charges)
It wasn't the employee in story 3, it was the mother. AFAIK, the employee had no real grounds to press charges.
The store manager told the mother he would help her press charges if she wanted to. See 8:52
Story 2 is a prime example of why _everyone_ should know at least a few basic handsigns.
Story 2: Love how that dude came up and how everyone followed suit. They handled business. I have a soft spot for people with disabilities. I have a Nephew with Autism and a cousin with Down Syndrome.
Story 3: Same thing. Love how they turned the tables on that dude. I work Asset Protection and would’ve lost my job that day. Would’ve hemmed that idiot up and dragged him out the door. I’m a big dude at 6’3” and 220 lbs.
Story 4: I would’ve been pressing charges too.
I love how the mother and son go to the store every Monday, so he can organize the shelves. It's probably because he NEEDS to organize something, and everything at home is already organized.
I wonder if he would like it, if she woke up early, and made things untidy, so he could organize it, or if he would take that as teasing. I think that COULD be good, but only if she asked him first. "Honey, would you like me to make a mess for you to tidy?"
And that man! Even if the kid WAS an employee, it does NOT give him the right to ASSAULT him, by ripping off his headphones, nor to yell at him.
If an employee is listening to music at work, it's almost certain that they have PERMISSION from the management to listen to music at work. I know that if I were a manager, I'd give my employees who are not in customer-facing roles, such as stocker or cleaner, permission to listen to music on headphones as they work. It helps them stay focused on the job at hand, and they are MORE PRODUCTIVE, so in my mind, it is MORE professional, not less. Obviously, someone in a customer-facing role should not be listening to anything, as they need to focus on the customers, but a cleaner? Nope.
At least you never had to deal with party lines 😂
ALWAYS PRESS CHARGES. THE MOM SHOULD HAVE PRESSED CHARGES. IF SOMEONE DID THAT TO MY KID I WOULD BE IN JAIL FOR MURDER!
Edit: Okay maybe I went overboard but always press charges! Like seriously I get just wanting to be over but what if he actually legitimately hurt that kid
100%
In my state, it very easily could be a clean case of self-defense.
A large man already laid his hands on a disabled minor, and refused to back down when confronted peaceably. Assuming that he is a legitimate threat to you & your son's life & limb seems more than reasonable to me.
I agree with pressing charges, although the way it was handled was adequate.
But, how is killing somebody going to solve anything?! Your child loses their parent. The other person also has a family. Plus your child may end up in foster care. Bravo/a!
I think that’s the interesting thing about Canada here. Is the citizens don’t choose to press charges the police do, Basically if you involve the police, It means you want an investigation opened up. The police will then Decide if there’s enough evidence to recommend charges.
@@DavidWsTrainVideos but they can only do something if they are called/informed.
There are instanes where police will investigate independently of criminal charges being pressed. In most cases though they will not pursue an investigation unless there are charges pressed. Like i the case of assaulting a minor. Although I think the owner/manager would be well within his rights to press charges on behalf of the mother, and the kid.
12:14 Even if they are an employee, ask for help. Don’t demand! The old phrase. “you’ll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar” definitely applies.
I know exactly what the OP from Story 2 is talking about when they say that because they’re legally deaf, they need people to speak slowly and loudly. I have a coworker who was born legally deaf and he uses hearing aids to help. He’s also great at lip reading and can generally read your lips when you’re talking normally. I’ve even learned some sign language from him which is really nice and helpful. And he’s not just a coworker, he’s the assistant supervisor for my workplace. If any Karens started giving him flack about his disability, trust me when I say that he would tear them a new rear end. He doesn’t just speak in sign language, he is also verbal thanks to his father’s coaching. He’s incredible and we would all stand up for him
Hmm, for that last story, I'd probably find a local pizza place and ask them if they'd like to buy the number. Because hey, you get a hundred people calling a day wanting pizza, that don't realize they're calling the wrong number. They probably would just place orders with that place instead.
This is brilliant.
They would place orders there... then show up at Pizza Hut to pick it up, and Pizza Hut workers wouldn't know what was going on! 😀
@@jsivco3sivco785 Nah. You'd be sending the other pizza place some business if they could convince the callers to order from them instead of Hut. Maybe have a "wrong number discount" promotion for first time orders.
My 3 daughters and 4 of my grandchildren are autistic. I wouldn't have been as restrained as the mom in this video if someone treated one of my babies like that.
There’s no might have for me. Had I been in Oscar’s shoes, I would’ve lost my job for sure. There is no way I would’ve been able to hold back from decking the jerk.
Story 4 I love what the Judge said. That woman had no right to grab OP even if she's an employee. I'm also glad she no longer has custody of the kids cause if she treats a minor like that, I'd hate to see how she treats her own kids.
Story 5 - My dad loves messing with telephone solicitors, so the Pizza Hut problem would be right up his alley.
Last story: years ago, I had a number that was one digit off from a local McDonalds. They didn't take phone orders, but I would frequently get calls from people asking to talk to their girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, etc. Not as bad as those people had it, BUT... more than a few times I had an irate boyfriend threatening me with "kicking my ass" if I don't let him talk to "Betty Lou" or whoever. I'd say "come on down, asshole, and I'll grind you into the pavement!" I'd actually give them my real name (cuz I didn't give a damn). Sometimes wondered what went down after that... (No, never lost any sleep over it).
A neighborhood guy I knew had something similar, but it was a one-time wrong number. Guy wanted Marisha or Marishka or something along those lines. "Sorry, no one by that name here." Insistence. Denial. Aggressive insistence. Emphatic denial. Guy just wasn't getting clued in that there was no M there. "You put her on or I'll come over there and you'll be sorry!" Ohhhh hohohohoho, game on!
Bud started taunting him, calling him a small cat, guessing at his physical "inadequacy", so on and so forth. Persistent Guy was getting riled up into a froth. "Come on, little cat, I'm waiting for you! I'm Alex, and I'll put a dress on you and make you my beeyotch, little boy!" After a further stream of expletives, Persistent Guy probably blew a few blood vessels and hung up, flying down to... wherever... to go look for Alex.
I probably mangled a bunch of details as I heard the story years ago, but the convo was generally as above. I wouldda paid big bux to see PG's arrival at where M was supposed to be.
Story 3:
I had a similar experience that has made me scared of using public transport again. A while ago I had to get a haircut and the only opening they had was after one of my shifts. It was really stressful with busses being late or not arriving at all and me being scared of arriving late and entirely missing my appointment on top of the stress of not being familiar with that place. I'm autistic and was getting pretty overstimulated very quick, so I put on my noise cancelling headphones and listened to music while waiting to get to my stop. It was really crowded in the bus and I had to struggle and push my way through the crowd to get to the doors. In frustration of the crowds and stress, I let out a "goddamn". I put my bags down for a bit while grabbing my phone to check the directions when a lady with stroller marched up to me and started violently jabbing my shoulder while screaming about having to apologize. I was clearly caught off guard and uncomfortable, the deer in the headlights.
And that was the point where I broke. I was pushed into a non verbal meltdown and could not do anything except for cry. I couldn't even get my body to slap her hand away. After a minute or two, she walked off with who I assume was her daughter and muttering something along the lines of "kids nowadays" and I think also something about me being racist ( I'm white as can be and she was dark skinned). I don't even know where she came from, but I assume she was also on that bus and I happened to bump into her or something. She wouldn't even explain why I needed to apologize, so I have no idea what I did that offended her so much. The entire bus ride I was listening to music and tapping along with it on my bag (it's one of my stims and often helps me stay calm). The only reasons I can think of why she assaulted me was bumping into her or the one curse word I muttered under my breath.
I was hysterically crying on my way to the hair salon and when I got there, the staff was extremely kind to me. They gave me some water, let me talk with them about what's wrong, waited for me to calm down, etc.
I never saw the lady again and I hope I never will. But if I do, she better run. I wish I could've pressed charges or anything, but she was gone before I realized.
Why do people think it's okay to assault random people for the smallest things? I had bruises from that encounter for days.
Sometimes, it’s hard to find a worker, that’s frustrating but no excuse to abuse those around you. so on occasion when I can’t find a worker, I have asked those around me. “Hi I can’t find a worker, have you seen one?” Or even “ Hi, I know you don’t work here, but do you happen to know where blank is.” It doesn’t hurt to ask Nicely and Politely.
That's usually what people do in my area. There's a local grocer / market that I frequent, because I hate the big stores. I will often come across someone that appears lost and I'll ask them if they're looking for something in particular. They know I don't work there, but I'm just trying to help. I know all of the employees too... so if I don't know, I'll find one of them and get them to help.
Another tactic I have done before is....if I see someone else also looking for something, I ask them what they are looking for, tell them what I am looking for and about 70% of the time we are each able to help the other one.
The problem is that Karens think they're royalty and everyone else is just a lowly peasant so they will never be polite to others
If they don't look like an employee, it's "Excuse me, you haven't seen the xxx on your travels, have you?" to the nearest person with a shopping basket. Polite and to the point. If you say it in Loud Conversational Tone, if they don't know, someone else in earshot may tell you.
I am constantly baffled by the Karensian assumption that, when someone says they don’t work there, they must be lying. Bizarre!
It's part of what makes them Karens.
As a former customer service employee for pizza hut, I can say that this last story is pretty much par for the course. From rude managers, to misplaced/late deliveries, to lizards being cooked into cinnabon, I have heard it all.
I'm laughing so hard right now. Listening to the last story and look up to see an ad from Pizza Hut under the video. 🤣
If were that manager I wouldn't have stopped. The moment I saw the phones on the ground is the moment I'd be dialing 911. You know right away the kid didn't put them there. Assaulting a disabled minor ought to be good for some jail time.
Years ago a co-worker got a landline number that had belonged to a liquor store. The number was still listed in the CURRENT phone book as the liquor store's number. I don't think she was charged to have her number changed.
I feel bad about the Pizza Hut one because the other employees lost their jobs.
> No more Pizza hut.< I had a similar experience at the repair shop I worked at. Telling people 30 plus times a day that they have the wrong number, explaining that they didn't call the pizza shop, that got old fast. I'd answer the phone, take their order, phone number, then tell them 20 minutes, and hang up. Because it was quicker.
I wish there was some law that we could say that if you took anything off of an employee that's considered stealing automatic bandment from the store for 6 months.
OMG! The last story about the pizza place. . I cried laughing so hard and nearly wet myself! 🤣🤣🤣
I freakin loved it! I say this could be filed under Pro Revenge. More of these stories please!
The 3rd story reminded me of an incident I had a few years back while having a summerjob in a store. We had a red shirt with text on the back saying "questions? Ask me, I work here".
For a non important reason I needed to go to the chains second store in the same small town(wintertime maybe 6k citizens. Summer, over 70k) during worktime.
A random costumer started calling for me, and asked where pasta was. My response : "I'm sorry, I work in the other store in the same chain. The pasta however should reasonable be in some of these isles. Better than that I can't help, ask someone in green shirt".
The costumer said maybe 20 "misscousy misscousy" as a way to apologizing. I just had a big smile and to this day I remember that summer being one of my favourite workplaces ever. I love organized chaos. High tempo, you know what to do, focused, good structure. I know not everyone likes that, but thats me.
after hearing a lot of these Karen stories, I think the biggest mistake most of these people do is to say " can I help you?! to the karen when they hear karen try to get their attention.
And don't add "sorry" to any of it, either. A Karen will use it against you. YOU have nothing to be sorry about.
Some Karen was trying to get my twenty something daughter's attention at the grocery store the other day and daughter just breezed on by like she was invisible. I asked her afterward if she noticed the Karen and she said: "Never notice the Karen. Never make eye contact. That way lies madness." :D
After growing up in the Midwest and spending years in customer service, “Can I help you?” is an ingrained response for me.
The pizza story. I would have started telling callers that "We're running a special right now, if you can get to the store in 8 minutes your pizza is free". Game on!
The pizza story: I find it interesting that the OP specifically states that they never told the Pizza Hut owner that they had put out an ad with the wrong phone number. That detail makes zero sense. It might have gotten them to change the number. It makes the OP’s sad sound like he would rather play games than actually get the Humber issue fixed.
When I was a kid my grandparents had a phone number 1 digit off from the movie theater down the street. They would get calls all the time asking what time movies were showing. My grandma was a sweet old lady and would explain the mistake but always just kept the newspaper by the phone and looked up the starting times for them. Thank God I'm old so this predates the "Age of the Karen" so it was always a nice interaction and every call ended with a smile.
"Maybe she thought I was saluting her"
I'm dying bc yes that's exactly what a Karen would think for the idk sign 🤣
It always hurts me when they get in trouble and their excuse is "I thought they worked here." That doesn't excuse assault!
when this happen in a litttle city where everyone knows everyone, it is a save way to get banned from at least most of the lokal stores and services
When your child gets assaulted and you still won't press charges
...because the mental wellbeing of your child is top priority. Calling the cops at the moment and having to stay at this place where your child was stressed only adds to the stress.
But still: I would have pressed charges and would have invited the cops for a cup of tea, where my kid would be in a safe and familiar environment, and we could make our statements without being in a stressful environment.
No... She's an excellent friend for defending her against an effing FRENCH KAREN... AN EFFING FRENCH KAREN is a million miles away from your average everyday KAREN!
Scarry!
She might have been French but clearly has lived too long in US, we have employment laws in Europe that prevent karens from threatening to get people fired willy-nilly, that is a very American Karen attitude
@@satansbarman l'm guessing that this particular story is in Canada, because of a town being 95% English speaking, and having French speakers too.
@@Lexduden fair enough
After hearing Story #4, it really gives you an idea as to why the crazy woman was on the verge of losing those kids in the first place.
Back when American Idol first aired our daughter’s cell number was the same except for the area code. You wouldn’t believe how many calls we’d get the night the show was on. People never believed when she’d say “wrong number” so she and her friends would gather in our living room and take turns answering the phone calls.
Always press charges against a Karen……always!
A lot of these Karens could avoid the predicaments they find themselves in, if they simply applied the rules that they were taught when they were in kindergarten: don't speak unless spoken to, be polite to all those you interact with, no is a complete sentence, listen to comprehend not simply to reply and don't pick your nose.
I know the last one seems quite random, but some of these Karens in the stories that I've heard, seem to think that bathing is optional and need to work on their personal grooming.
When I was a child (40 yrs ago), I lived next to one of my childhood friends. Her dad was named RICHARD SIMMONS and his number was listed in the phone book. Most people would know that listing isn't the diet guru. But every once in a while, Richard would get a call from women (usually) asking him for advice on how to diet - a very ironic question as my friend's father was a heavy man. I was over visiting one day when I heard the story of the calls and his most used reply when dealing with persistent people who wouldn't take his word that he wasn't the diet guru:
"If you want to lose weight, you should chop your head off!" 🤣
I had a wonderful experience with a Karen. I was out shopping in Tesco with my wife that was wheelchair bound. This amazing lady appeared out of nowhere and asked if she could help us (never seen her before in my life). Now this lady is about 6 ft tall, mid 60s and just does not fit the karen image in the slightest. Long story short, she is the kind of person that just loves to help people, and seeing me pushing my wife in her chair, just wandered around with us fetching stuff for us to put in the cart. The reason I call her Karen? That is actually her name. Even after my wife passed, she and I have been great friends. If there was a gold star award for GOOD Karens, she would deserve two of them.
For every good Karen there are too many more bad and insane Karens.
@@audreyricci6383 Agreed.
I thought the story about the Karen who attacked the young girl was insane, but the Pizza Hut story was even more crazy 🤯
Why didn't the people who received abusive phone calls turn them over to the police?
@@charlottewhitlock2001 I know
This is why I refuse to work in customer service, call centers, fast food, or retail. People can be really awful and I feel for the innocent employees who had to deal with these customers bc their managers and corporate wanted to be jerks…
A lot of times they won't back up their employees.
thats one side of the medal. i worked a long time since my childhood in retail and service. if you boss actually cares for his employes it can make you relly happie to see their joy if you had done it right. also you could get personel benefits from it. like regulars helping you out if you fucked up big times or. helped in other way by bring you somewhere save ( home if you ended beaten up or drunk on the streets or getting discounts from coompanies they work for.
Story 5: Pizza Hut; NO WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR PHONE NUMBER WHICH OUR BUSINESS COMPLETELY RELIES ON, WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM STUPID?!!!
OP: ok, I'll just get creative with how I talk to your customers then
(I'm imagining someone answering the phone and changing how they talk every time; ANGRY Mode, Hippie Mode, Outdated Cowboy Mode, Russian Mode etc.)
The Pizza Hut story? The dad and the family cooking up and excellent revenge scenario is just hilarious! 👍😂🤣
Someone touches me and is rude will get throat punched by this veteran.
No one asked.
The last story, reminded me of when I used to live in Tennessee. Around Thanksgiving we started to get a lot, and I meen, a lot of calls for Piggly Wiggly, because our number was one number off. Asking for the meat department, because they were having a meat platter special! When we tried to explain they had the wrong number they would hang up and dial our number again. Finally I just started taking orders after telling them they had the wrong number, they insisted they had the right number. Asking for their names and told them that we are having a deal until 5pm today, buy two platters and get a gallon of sweet or unsweetened tea for free. Thanked them and told them their order would be ready for pickup in 30 minutes. I, would loved to be a fly on the wall to see what came next.
The 3rd story aggravated me as someone who worked retail for years when i'm with someone shopping and thy are looking at the shelf I tend to straighten up the shelves out of habit. Also it's a varry bad idea to lay hands on an employee as they could be a minor and touching an employee will get you kicked out of a store fast.
I had a similar problem with a Burger King, but my number was TWO numbers off from theirs, so the calls were mostly sporadic. Did have one elderly lady who called once a week, every week, and couldn't seem to remember what I told her. from one weekend to the next I asked if she was going to the Burger King to pick up her meal herself and she told me "No, I don't drive; my son goes". So I asked to speak to the son, explained the situation, and he basically told me to "F*** off". So, from then on I took her orders. After about 6 more weeks, the calls ended!
That last Story, I don’t have the patience to deal with that crap. I would’ve wasted no time in filing a case against their corporate staff. Would be a hell of a case.
The last one... I am surprised they didn't 1) call the phone company and see if they could get a waver on having their number changed (would have been the easiest), and if they wouldn't... get a lawyer to actually write up the terms, and include his legal fees to the fee of changing the number and send it and the details to the corporate and the store.
Why can't people be normal. I politely asked a person a question who I thought worked there. She said, "sorry, I don't work here." I replied, "oops, I'm sorry." She then smiled and said which aisle she thinks it might be in, which she did not even had to tell me. I thanked her and we went our merry way. That is how mistakes should be handled. I then was more careful and found an employee that told me the correct location. Problem solved. No yelling, no grabbing, no insults are ever right to do to anyone. Just treat others the way you expect to be treated.
A leg sweep works great in the karen/deaf situation. Karens need to be taught if you assault someone you will be assaulted back.
The Pizza Hut one. If it only cost $10 the OP should have just done it themselves! They ruined some guy's business and got him beat up! They went too far!
I think in story 2 Oscar didn't escalate the situation in order not to frighten Joseph any further since he was already overstimulated by being attacked.
Touching strangers like in most of these story's is a good way to get yourself hurt 1 day by someone who does NOT appreciate such things. EDIT : I'm suprised no one defends him/herself or another person that's nearby to race to defend a victim. EDIT : I'm glad that 1 violent Karen did get punished by her losing custody, amongst other things.
Taking a wild guess here, but I think the regular folks just avoid her the way fish scatter when they see a shark.
@@marjoriejohnston4905 I ain't "regular folk", but I sure as hell avoid THOSE types.
@@wmdkitty my point.
Story 3: My Brother has Autism. If I ever heard someone say that crap, I would have gone off on him. I wouldn't have cared if I lost my job and would have easily explained to my parents why I lost my job. If my parents had gotten mad at me for doing it, I wouldn't have cared.
No matter how much hassle it may seem to be, always, always press charges. Whenever these things happen, it is never a "first" time. Always press charges. Most states, provinces and territories have special laws to protect store employees and people who are "attacked" by Karens.
I worked at an Office Depot back in 2020 and this guy came in with I assume family and/or a caretaker looking for a shredder. Ive always been a quiet person from trauma and dysphoria and this was my first customer facing service job so I was still figuring out a good volume level. He was already complaining about the masks and apparently couldnt hear me but instead of asking me to speak up or telling me, he tries to grab me to rip it off. This guy looked like a GTA hobo and there was a pandemic so I jump back quickly in a defensive position (many years of wrestling and self defense) and he got angry that I dared to not let him touch me. Now despite the introverted nature, my fight or flight always goes immediately to fight but I needed the job so started talking to the person he was with instead and completely ignored him and his bitching and calling me slurs (i wear a rainbow bracelet). They still brought the printer and my bosses seemed thoroughly baffled that the shy, quiet person even had that response but also that I wasnt rolling over to be scolded for something where I did nothing wrong. "I made the sale didn't I?" "Well yes but you disrespected a customer." "I wasn't letting him assault me. I even got her to buy the warranty." "Why are you suddenly so difficult?" "It comes with being the family disappointment. I was hired as a stocker but was thrown on floor and register. This is why I insist on stocking instead so can I go back to that now?" "*concerned Spanish grandmother noises*" The other manager was back the next day and found my retelling hilarious, and said I did well but probably just turn up my radio next time. I did not see GTA hobo again in the following 2 months I worked there, a chunk of which I was out sick with not Covid but realized it was time to look for a new job when I was disappointed it wasnt.
The "I don't work here lady" are my favorite videos.
Story 4: "I'll lose my kids!"
Well, ya should of thought of that before assaulting OP.
The guy who struck the young man should have been arrested for striking a minor and I think the guy would have been both fined and jailed.
Pizza place: “you’re costing us 10k by answering the phone” but won’t pay to get a new advertisement? 🧐
Haha! I am definitely imagining this happening in Montreal, with OP's friend cussing out Carinne in joual! 🤣
story 5: that reminded me of a spam call i got 1 or 2 weeks ago that didn’t take the wrong number hint and called me 9 or 10 times before i finally answered with the “wrong number!” several times but they thought i was someone who won the lottery and wanted “me” to claim it and after one final “wrong number!”, i hung up before i got to my breaking point(aka being able to cuss) and i think they finally realized it since i haven’t gotten anymore calls. the caller id had a random number and said it from new orleans but i live in missouri and don’t know anyone from there.
We had a similar problem though not nearly as bad and yes I took a few pizza orders that never made or delivered. I always wondered about how angry they were when their pizza was no where in the system.
I read the thumbnail of this as "Your Honda" instead of "Your Honor" and honestly I'm a little disappointed that I was wrong and she wasn't JUST that little bit more crazy.
I broke my wrist and screwed up my shoulder really bad in January. I had to pick up some chicken scratch yesterday which was too heavy for me to lift being a 50lb bag. I found a couple of people that worked there that were talking about something. I politely asked for some help and the younger gentleman said 'Sure no problem!" took it to the front, and then to my car. At no point did I grab, poke, insult, or harass anyone. I just thanked the young man.
I was raised to act like a civilized human being and not to act like a Karen and not to grab at people. If I'm in line and the person in front of me and they didn't hear the person at the register call them, or some person didn't hear me saying "Excuse me, can I get past?" if they are blocking the lane, or "You're next" If the cashier is beckoning them. I will very gently tap their shoulder or forearm and repeat what I said. Even though I have PTSD a light tap followed by an explanation doesn't bother me. Grabbing me and screaming at me would. Hey, sometimes I'm distracted and block the way myself. And my response is "Oops, sorry, let me get out of your way". I will help someone in a wheelchair or scooter if they need it, I really don't do demands from Karens though. Even Karen employees that WILL NOT help you. Yes, they happen.
I've had my cell phone number for ten plus years. I still keep getting texts/calls for another woman. I think she is just giving out my number/her old number just to get people off her back. Thankfully I can just block them on my cell. I even had creditors coming after some man no matter how many times I told them I didn't know who this person was. I finally had to bitch out a manager to get them to stop calling me *DEMANDING* to talk to him. Now normally 'wrong number' is enough, not not this time as they were getting more and more nasty and I had had enough after blocking multiple numbers from this place. Geez take the hint people!
For story 3, I understand why that man should have had charges pressed against him, but I also can't fault the mom for choosing not to. If Joseph is easily overstimulated, that was probably a LOT for him, and he most likely needed to get to a place where he feels safe to calm down to avoid a meltdown. Staying there and having to talk to cops he doesn't know probably would have made things worse. And unfortunately, there are WAY too many stories of cops shooting autistic kids having meltdowns because they don't know what's happening and think the kids are a threat to others. If I thought I or another autistic person was close to having a meltdown I wouldn't want police involved either.
Last Story - Pizza - Why would anyone entertain this Wrong Number? ...
Well- if you live in the sticks, boondocks, or just too bored for your neighborhood.... this entertainment is GOLD!
In the city I worked for Domino's for a few years. My 1st manager was Golden! He taught me everything, literally. I could run the store while he was on VaCa But he got transferred to someplace else.
New manager was going to prove Herself. ... I was the 'Noid' in the costume, following her around for her promotional tour.
Eventually She took us out of our area and started to tell people, businesses and companies that we could give them services... I said that a manager in 'this' area would be able to give them services. ... Our area was 'such and such'
... oh, she didn't like to be corrected. But I wasn't saying anything from my point of view, but corporate standards. She would find out. ... but she was blonde, pretty. .. cute.. and all that, and thought she could sway me. What? Not my rules. Anyway I had a GF I was loyal to, so this upstart mngr was no threat to my relationship... this upstart was thinking that I was like the rest of her ladder, and thought I was kissing 455 to be promoted. No. As if. Nupe. I Got A Transfer. See Ya! Just a mile down the main street of our Capital, tag! Fail on your own Brenda, I've already succeeded.
Willie Nelson: On the road again... .. delivering pizza like corp said I could. Assistant manager in 6 weeks again. And there I am again on the road again. (This work history is in the late 80s - early 90s)
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