Ignorant Boss Demands That Store Worker Serve All Customers After Refusing to Serve a Karen but Regrets Her Decision After Worker Complies Maliciously
It was nearly closing time when Karen decided she needed fresh food.
Every business firmly believes that the customer is always right (even when they're not). I've seen huge signboards in restaurants that read, "Customer is King," perhaps to remind the staff that customers matter more than food or time.
Customers aren't always right, but only a few believe that. Others are often busy enjoying their temporary rule over the staff of companies that believe customers are king.
The reason for this belief is to trump all and be the boss at the top of the world, standing on the heads of customers and their five-star reviews. Companies forget their staff are humans who have lives, and that opening and closing hours are just numbers on an official employment contract.
Gone are the days when closing times were respected, as people had other things to do after they left work. Some employers understood how important it was for their employees to have a healthy work-life balance.
Today, things are different. While some companies still believe that employees are humans, others, like the one we're about to read about, prioritize customer satisfaction no matter what.
It's good to satisfy your customers; after all, that's how you climb the ladder of success.
But there's a thin line between satisfying customers and abusing employees that companies often cross. Here's a story about a deli employee and a Redditor named SpoodsMcBeef, who was caught between a rock and a hard place when a Karen demanded to be served fresh food just minutes before closing.
We'll let him explain.
Here's how it all began...
SpoodsMcBeefI'd start the cleaning process at 8 PM to be able to leave exactly at 9 PM.
SpoodsMcBeefThat's a very responsible thing to do.
SpoodsMcBeef
When a company doesn't pay overtime, you should leave a minute before closing time.
SpoodsMcBeef
Then Karen walks in.
SpoodsMcBeef says,
A woman walks up to the counter and starts looking through the products, as we have a glass case filled with various types of our lunch meats, pre-sliced and ready for bagging. She looks at one and says, "I want this turkey right here, but I want it freshly sliced."
SpoodsMcBeef
They politely refuse, but Karen had other plans.
SpoodsMcBeef
Karen wouldn't take no for an answer.
SpoodsMcBeef
They thought that was the end of it and continued to finish up.
SpoodsMcBeef
Then all hell breaks loose.
SpoodsMcBeef
Wow. Karen comes back with a vengeance for not getting a slice of meat.
SpoodsMcBeef
Wow, the nerve.
SpoodsMcBeef
Exactly; if you're not going to pay overtime, that's the only solution.
SpoodsMcBeef
What the freak? If anyone spoke to me that way, they'd have a black eye.
SpoodsMcBeef
It was time to comply.
SpoodsMcBeef
Poor guys.
SpoodsMcBeef
That's a lot of work right there.
SpoodsMcBeef
Wow.
SpoodsMcBeef
Oh my goodness.
SpoodsMcBeef
That's right. In your face.
SpoodsMcBeef
Oh good. Serves her right for siding with Karen.
SpoodsMcBeef
Good for you!
SpoodsMcBeef
As soon as the story was posted online, Redditors began commenting.
SpoodsMcBeef
Exactly.
SpoodsMcBeef
True that.
SpoodsMcBeef
I'd love to hear it too, honestly.
SpoodsMcBeef
Exactly.
SpoodsMcBeef
Eh, okay.
SpoodsMcBeef
In Summary...
Well, that's the end of SpoodsMcBeef's nightmare. It's crazy how he was treated, honestly.
And as far as the Karen is concerned, would her world have fallen apart if she'd just accepted something from the cold case? She just wanted to make life miserable for the deli guys, that's all.
Let's be considerate and have some humanity. It's easy to give one-star ratings from the comfort of our homes, but we don't know how that affects another person.
Let's be kind to one another. We'll be living in a much better world, I promise you.
