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What Happens When You Are the Problem?
There are a few things I’d like to say to the woman screaming at the gas station cashier
Ten minutes after I walked into that 7–11 I thought I was on one of those hidden game shows like “What Would You Do?”.
It didn’t take long for this lady to freak out in line. When she came in, she seemed pleasant enough, holding her daughter’s hand as they browsed the aisles. She’d even offered a, “hello! How are you?” to the young woman behind the counter, who was certainly there to work instead of cater to a fire-breather in yoga pants and Sketchers. The problems all started with receipt paper. They’d run out of it right as they’d tried to print hers.
“I’m sorry!” the girl told the woman, “Give me a second while I refill it, okay?”
Not a big deal right? The average person would’ve been like, “no problem,” right?
Not this lady.
I was behind her when all the action started and had a clear view of her exploding on the girl, who started to tear up right away, about how she needed to fix it, and how she was ruining her day.
All the typical Karen complaints.
Everyone in line and around the store did nothing to stop her, either. They put all their energy into…
