30+ Workers Share Their Craziest Karen Interactions

If you check a website like Urban Dictionary, you’ll find lots of definitions for what makes someone a “Karen” — and no, it’s not just their name. A Karen is a person who others see as entitled and demanding, and customer-facing workers have to deal with them on a regular basis. That’s why people are sharing their stories about the craziest Karen interactions they’ve ever had.

You’re in a hurry in the morning, and you don't have time to make yourself breakfast. On the drive to work you realize that you’re starving, so you pop into a local cafe, just to end up with a sandwich you’re allergic to. What do you do? One could understand eating something in a hurry and getting ill the first time she did it, but why would she then do the exact same thing the next day?! She clearly just didn’t pay any attention.

Water accidents can be terrifying, which is where lifeguards come in. They’re around to keep an eye on things and ensure that everyone at the pool or beach has a blast — and to intervene when something goes wrong. Imagine screaming at someone who literally saved your life. How did this Karen expect the OP to get her out of the pool? Did she want them to use a crane with a big net that they lower into the water to scoop her up?

When it comes to fruit, we all have our preferences. Do you refrigerate or not refrigerate apples? Do you eat green bananas or wait til they’re extra ripe? Do you prefer green grapes or red ones? To be fair, a lot of people do mainly use Granny Smith apples for baking because some think they’re too sour to eat. But, that doesn’t mean that she had to berate the person who delivered her groceries.

One thing that Karens are notorious for is complaining about anything and everything, and one thing that really sets them off is deliveries taking longer than they think they should take. But if you’re going to call and harass a poor worker because your delivery hasn’t arrived yet, you should probably at least make sure that you’re harassing the right business! Or better yet, just don’t call and harass underpaid and underappreciated food workers at all.