Hey Cody! I just completed my first supersprint triathlon in Chicago and while I was there I heard your new DJ remix from the speakers at this event . It was such a surreal experience keep doing what your doing!!
It is actually a great thing the guy at the hotel chimed in, because she couldn't do anything if he was rude to HER, but if he is rude to another guest she can kick him out. That guy saved the day.
Whenever people are being horrendous to grocery store clerks I step in. You can just see the "I wanna speak to the manager" on their face but I'm just another customer and there's nothing they can do 😂
@@logan2113 This happened once at my store. This little old lady was talking to her customers but also scanning and hitting the buttons, not stalling. This possibly bipolar older man next in line complained that she is talking to damn much instead of doing her job. The next guy in line said that is my friend Linda, so we can go out in the parking lot and talk about it if you want to...Never seen a manager cut in so fast to break something up lol
he was def trying to get a bigger suite for the price of the king suite because originally they had booked a more expensive suite which an extra bed and then cancelled it and got that king suite
Yea that one for some reason got under my skin lol..maybe cus I've fit 6 people in a two queen size bed room cus that was the only one left. A king and pullout would've felt amazing lol
Asking the dude’s name repeatedly is harassment because it’s obvious she’s asking to intimidate him. Incessant attempts at intimidation absolutely fall under harassment.
8:03 Daren: “Why don’t you sit tight for a minute? Hotel Employee: “I will, I’ll be here till 11” The way she remained calm and professional and delivered that line was Badass.
Just because that lady was asking for the man's name nicely DOESNT mean she wasn't harassing him. She wouldn't leave him alone and it was at his place of work. I'd call that harassment.
I came to comment that, if a man was asking me my name so aggressively I'd be shitting myself, she was bothering him with clearly a negative intent, I'd call it harassment anyday
You can kind of see hints of it when Cody said “that’s the best way to deal with crazy people, be chill about it”-there’s this fallacy where as long as you’re being ‘nice’ you’re never the one in the wrong. You can say anything as long as your tone is calm and even-keeled. The idea is for that Karen in particular she wanted to goad him into being so fed up he struck her (as many of us would be tempted to do) since what was on camera was her “asking nicely” and not her running around his store fucking with his employees. It’s all about optics with these people. It’s not really Cody’s fault he’s not familiar enough with the behavior to know that there are ways to harass others without yelling at them or saying a single mean word: for example, stalking is harassment, persistent flirting is harassment, and so on. The key is if you tell someone to get off your property or out of your personal space and they insist on hovering around you, there’s a pretty high chance it’s harassment. When it doubt, record it on video. If someone’s delusional enough to twist a situation as harassment when it’s blatantly not, the public will usually let them know 😂
I was so scared the dog and dog walker were going to get hurt I totally would have clapped. It would have woken up my dogs but I was glad no one got hurt
Omg!! I’m Indian and didn’t understand what she was saying. I didn’t realise she was actually saying our word for necklace til I read this comment 😭 so ironic
The word comes from the German Scheisser, which is a vulgar term for “worthless person.” it is spelled shyster lol I laughed at the bone apple tea though!
@@FukaiKokoro I thought it was sheister, but some quick research proved it was shyster instead, as strange as it looks! I cackled at that person's incredulous tone, though.
The hotel guy is crazy to me because what do you expect this woman that works at this hotel to do for you other than give you the room that you booked? He's like "what do you expect us to do?" as if she should be taking care of this grown man that can't book the correct hotel room for himself
There are so many layers to that one. 1. You booked it through a 3rd party travel / booking site. It's not like people individually look at your reservation. It just comes into their system and is processed automatically. 2. She offered you some options. If none of them work for you, that's not really her problem. 3. Hold the phone. You have 2 adults and 2 kids and you can't make a room with a king and pull-out couch work? Buddy, there isn't a holiday inn in the world that has a solution for you, my guy. 4. The dude jumped in because you're being a dick.
As someone who work at a hotel, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in a “I know I made a stupid reservation but couldn’t you tell it was stupid and fix it??” Argument. They do something that doesn’t make sense, like book 1 room for 9 ppl, and get to the property like “but when you saw it was 9 people couldn’t you tell it was a mistake??” No bitch I couldn’t
That one is so wild. Like, call the third party you booked for a refund or a comped room. It's on you and them to work something out. More than enough space to accommodate 4 people. Was he genuinely hoping they'd kick someone out of their room for them?
@@Maya-Hayden Imagine if hotels were actually run that way. I'd hate if a hotel changed my reservation or questioned me about my reservation just because they assume I made a mistake.
I think Daren intentionally booked a hotel room that he didn’t want so he could try to manipulate the receptionist into giving him a bigger room. I think that’s why he kept pushing.
This happens all the time in the hotel business. Ppl book cheaper rooms then make something like this up to try and get an upgrade. Good on this receptionist for holding her ground. I freaking hate ppl who try to pull that type of sh*t.
Yes, it was confirmed that he booked the big room first then canceled and booked that room. It was a scam to make the hotel think it was a mistake on their end and upgrade him for free. I'm sure it usually works out for him, he just didn't plan on the hotel being fully booked and that's why he behaved that way. Not used to not getting what he wants.
For sure. There are people out there that think that harassing service workers will eventually give in to their demands, in this case, he thought she was gonna give him a bigger room that he didn't pay for lol The amount of entitlement on some people 😂
A HUGE shout out to the guy with the dog who ditched. I wonder how many of these blood boiling interactions could be cut short if the sane person just left the chat. I’m convinced that most of the shit-disturbers do not have lives and only want to make other people miserable. Just gotta cut off their source like our guy with the psycho cyclist.
I mean, he's also a moron. He definitely walked into the bike lane with his dog without looking. She overreacted, but you can kill someone doing that dumb shit.
Refusing to leave someone alone when they have repeatedly told you to leave them alone is, in fact, harassment. Harass: 1) to annoy persistently; 2) to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct
I am a surveyor and the amount of people who argue over 1 foot of property - that don’t even have a lick of dementia - is absurd. Definitely not fun with this lady but I’d rather her than some of the gun toters I’ve worked with.
Cody didn’t watch the entire saga of that old lady being like that. She eventually got charged pressed on her after she called the cops too many times and actually assaulted the guy
@@DefeatingTheSilencewth 💀 yo, i get being frustrated but there is no way any healthy/sane person would ASSAULT you over maybe a foot of “MY PROPERTY!!!11!1!1!1” like, jesus lady, go smoke a bowl 😭
As someone who works in a hotel and has been in a situation like this multiple times, what you’re not seeing is how aggressive he was probably getting and being way too close to her. People will literally verbally abuse and harass hotel employees and act like it’s ok cause they’re tired from traveling
This is so real though a lot of the time I got cases where those people have so much rich privilege anything bad that happens can just be fixed at the snap of a finger. A king sized bed and pull out couch for two adults and two children is enough. If he has a problem about his kids sleeping in the same bed together then that’s a family issue that needs assessed in therapy lol
I get the vibe the guy was trying to finesse his way into a free room upgrade lol. Book the King Suite, then turn up and say “WTF?? I booked the(more expensive) Family Deluxe Suite! Where are my kids going to sleep?” .. hoping the hotel will comp them the better room for the ‘inconvenience’
absolutely, that's why he had those long pauses while he was trying to figure out wtf to say next. he wasn't stupid, he was trying it. @@katyalupochev9589
Okay but for women in customer service jobs, that calm voice is sometimes the only barrier that keeps that person calm. The chances of getting hurt or threatened if we raise our voice are much, much higher.
@@CSpottsGaming bro be fr. are those karens gonna try and physically harm you? being a woman in a situation like this DOES require more careful actions. I'm not saying it never happens to a man. I'm saying its likely worse for women. I doubt you fear for your life as some women do. the 'magical im a man pass' actually does exist, lol. society makes quick judgements on your place and respect you more. I'm not going to get into the whole idea because i'm not being paid for this shit and i have a philo exam tomorrow, but i get where ur coming from; yes, men too likely have defensive strategies for situations like this. There is no excuse to treat people like this, regardless of gender. HOWEVER, we must consider that women are much more likely to be physically harmed than men. It's not an opinion, its a fact. Also the whole; 'you ppl are the reason we cant speak our emotions or fears' is ridiculous. The OP never stated men don't do this. The OP only stated that, as a women, the risks are higher. Don't know why you read into it so far. maybe consider why for yourself.
@@CSpottsGaming I agree with you. I think an angry male customer is more likely to shove a male worker over a female worker, if the worker raises their voice and gets snippy.
@@Sisterlisk okay, but your thoughts on this have no basis in reality. women are statically more likely to be attacked in these situations: period. People see someone weaker/more marginalized and think "i can get away with assaulting this person". it doesnt take fucking rocket science to figure that out.
Every customer service employee should legally be allowed to knock out AT LEAST 3 people per day and not be punished for it bc the way customers act towards them is UNHINGED.
I agree with this I've never had to face customers yet cause I'm autistic and get accommodations by just doing a bunch of work by myself in the back organizing things, but my boyfriend does and the amount of weird racial comments he gets from old people astounds me
as someone who works in customer service, breaking that fake politeness is almost always the worst thing to do. If you're facing an angry, unreasanable person, letting yourself blow up will only escalate the situation.
i remember the hotel one. iirc, the guy booked a larger room first with 2 beds. then he cancelled that reservation supposedly because it was too expensive and booked the room with the pullout. then he came in and was basically trying to get the larger room for the smaller room's price. he acted like it was the hotel's fault, but he deliberately changed his own reservation and was trying to scam them out of a better room. he didn't count on the front desk standing their ground and refusing. i love that she just ended up cancelling his reservation entirely lmao
And the thing is, he may have gotten away with it if there were vacancies. As a scamer, you have to be able to understand the risks of this happening... right? Regardless, she did her job well.
This happens so much at Taco Bell just people trying to get free food when we know what’s up and then getting pissed when we don’t oblige like girl it’s Taco Bell it’s not that expensive 💀
The guy's video with his dog was literally the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. The way he yelled "bye" then started sprinting is absolute gold 😭
@@The_Winsome_Pixie He showed a good example how to act when you know someone is unreasonable and you can't get through to them, but they are clearly not a threat to hurt you or others, haha
The "Don't Park next to my boyfriend" one is so great. The other woman's face just yells out "wtf if happening right now" and honestly: It should, that is just crazy
The “can I have your name” girl was for sure harassing that guy. He expressed discomfort and established boundaries soo many times and she continued to cross them in a major way
I kinda feel for her. I had a case when an employee yelled at me and said they could not help me with my sim card (even though a day ago they gave me a faulty sim card and said to return it if it does not work), and made me cry (I am ashamed to admit it, but he was so rude). When he saw me crying (I tried to be discreet, but he saw), he told me to get out of the shop. The other employee then helped me and replaced the card saying sorry. When I asked what was the name of the first because I wanted to file a complaint, he started saying that I was threatening him and that he was going to call the police (I asked once and was not yelling). Maybe I was Karen, but there were other bad reviews about this employee and his coworker said he often reacts aggressively, so I thought the complaint could be the only way to save other customers from such treatment. She was not right for nagging several times, but I think we do not see the whole picture.
@@dorianamalfoywe didn’t see what happened before this, but if you were being filmed when what happened to you happened, it would be a whole different tone than the video shown here. I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to suddenly gain the confidence to sit there blocking him, repeatedly asking for his name wirh a notepad in your hand. I’m so sorry you went through that, I would have cried too and probably sunk into a hole. But this is obviously a her issue in the video just by the tone and the set up. we don’t even have to know what happened beforehand. Whatever happened, didn’t warrant all that from her I’m sure
Unfortunately, they're in public. That's not really how harrassment works. No one has to respect your "safe space boundaries" in the real world. She wasn't trapping him, he is free to leave.
The package Karen is hilarious because the “Mala” she was looking for is a bead necklace meant for meditation and spiritual practices which she clearly doesn’t do
Fake politeness is necessary for customer service. That hotel employee would get written up, yelled at, or fired at worst if she didn’t act that way; it’s not something she does for fun or because she chooses to, it’s what’s encouraged. I’m sure the alternative, which would be her natural reaction to dealing with a douchebag, would not be so polite, which is why she can’t do that or she risks losing her job.
There is no situation in which Cody doesn’t know this, im pretty sure he’s just saying how awkward and counter intuitive it can feel when you’re in that situation
Exactly If you react the way Cody suggested the unreasonable person would get more angry / will almost definitely make a complaint about you Just would make everything worse
fr like it’s best when you’re in customer service to be the calm one because if you also get upset, things escalate so quickly and in the end YOU will be the one to get into trouble
It's totally harrassment to not leave someone alone, even if you're "just asking their name". If you're making someone uncomfortable and you have no reason to be near them.
@@chaotic_jinks121 You know life existed for thousands of years before phones. What do you think a person in the 90’s or early 2000’s would have done. They didn’t have cell phones to stand and record buddy. They probably leave and alert mall security and let them deal with it like a normal person. Why you think continuing to stand there entertaining someone with issues means you’re probably online too much,
The biker vs dog owner is so funny, the way he's saying "You're really making me laugh today" in a tone like she just paid him a compliment is so great.
@@softballfan015 right, but why does she have to bother the lady trying to do her job? What the fuck does her daughter's epilepsy have to do with the car, and what does that have to do with the leaf blower? It literally makes no sense
I hate how many people get confused on what harassment means, the act of saying hi isn’t harassment but follow and pursuing someone after they’ve expressed discomfort is what harassment charges are here for. Edit* I feel like I should add a little bit of my opinion down here for anyone who needs some clarity. A Kyle is a monster drinking, skateboard poser, who lives in his mom’s basement and decorates by punching holes in drywall. Where all the people in this video are Karen’s, of different genders but Karen’s for sure.
well i mean karens were initially a huge thing everyone was talking about because it was about the stereotype of like white moms with bob hair cuts or whatever and creating unnecessary drama but then just the unnecessary drama part became the main focus so anyone creating unnecessary drama became labeled a “karen”. then guys doing it became a new topic so naturally people just started using the “guy version” of the name and did daren
16:15 where i live, the law is this: adult bikers are to ride on the road, child bikers are to ride on the sidewalk. a child's safety is too important to let them pilot a bike on the road (thats where cars go!!). this kid did everything right, as far as im concerned.
Cody with all due respect, the woman working at the hotel was presumably terrified. I don’t feel she’s being fake I feel like she’s doing everything in her power to not escalate the situation
He just meant that when you're upset with customer service he wishes they could talk like normal people instead of giving you a bunch of corporate speak
As a woman working in retail it's amazing how quickly the attitude changes when someone with a penis gets involved. I'm fair game but when my male manager steps in all of a sudden it's model behavior.
No, fr, that lady was def harassing by asking his name that many times. Anything that threatens your personal information and potentially even your job without having grounds to go after that job is absolutely harassment. Harassment isn't solely sexual or about violence. It can happen if you feel like they're trying to intimidate you incessantly.
That guy with the hotel for sure wanted a free upgrade. My husband travels for work and when I travel with him we see this ALL THE TIME in hotels and flights. People purposely screw up flight and hotel reservations, blame the staff then expect to be compensated by a free upgrade. Good for her for holding her ground! It drives me nuts when I see people get rewarded for bad behavior especially when people like my husband who travels 40 weeks out of the year for the past 10 years doesn’t always get upgraded and never complains about it when it doesn’t happen.
I fully understood when Cody said “if I screamed like that, I’d be tired for a week”. I’ve had mental break downs where I’ve fallen asleep for a straight 24 hours 😂
For those of you wondering on video 1--that Karen had a history of issues in that neighborhood, got evicted, and had assault charges filed. So justice was served--just a shame her kid has to have such a crappy mom.
That hotel booking one was excruciating. You meet so many of these people in customer service and all you can do is put in a polite smile and repeat, repeat, repeat. If i were in her shoes and she had access to a computer with the booking system on it i would've brought the customer over and physically show him why his request is not possible. Sometimes customers really have no idea how these things work but usually once you show them they start to cool down and comply. Props to her though for keeping composure; sometimes you really want to shout at these customers but you never really know how they would react to that and if there is a potential for violence, so you have to de-escalate as much as possible as not to get on their bad side
The sheer audacity of the guy to get mad at the hotel employee for not double-checking the reservation that HE made lmao. It's none of the staff's business how guests divvy up their sleeping arrangements. To fault her for not being like "Four people in a room with one King Sized bed and a pullout bed? Something's not right here, I should intervene" is wild.
Logic like that, dude was definitely trying to get an upgraded room. Hence why he wasn't full on tired irate. That or get comped. I'd like to think he turned to his wife and said, "watch this... I'll be back in a minute," and came back with no room key. Plus, hotels _usually_ have cots you can get. At least any time I've ever asked at some mid place. That's how we did it so the idea of 4 to a king and pullout not being reasonable is just insane to me.
The funny thing about the hotel one, is that he's acting like they'd be out on the street without the hotel room. If it were that serious, I'd simply ask if I could get an extra pillow and just crash on the floor so my family could get the beds lmao. The lady on the bike needs to be careful, my dog would have 100% bitten someone getting up in my face like that
That last lady postal worker was the best. “You’re gonna give yourself a heart attack screaming like that.” “Ok call the police, I still get paid.” 😂😂 Saint like patience lol
I don’t think the lady was in the wrong personally. I think the worker was. She was saying she couldn’t figure out how to put the sheets together I believe and that the worker wasn’t helping her. She didn’t seem like a Karen to me. She seemed more like someone who got overwhelmed by the stress and frustration of trying to figure something out, asking someone for help about it, and they just tell you to figure it out on your own. I could be wrong but she wasn’t really attacking anyone but rather venting frustration about not being helped. I will also say I didn’t like how the worker kept egging her on when she clearly agitated. I work in the service industry and we are not taught to make the problems worse and make customers feel bad. If the lady had been verbally abusive, attacking her, etc then sure I wouldn’t blame her but she wasn’t doing any of that. The most she said was why is she acting like that which compared to actual Karens is tame af.
@@leiciKeksfan I’ve heard multiple people say that this happened because the worker did not help her. Older people tend to struggle more with certain things and simply need more help with them. I never said her behavior was justified I said that if the worker truly did not help her like many suspect then I understand the frustration and stress culminating into this.
The lady around 16:20 is one of the more eerie kinds of Karen’s to me. I can’t explain it. It’s the incredibly creepy repetitive “politeness.” It’s just very strange.
Sameee. Idk why but I honestly feel like I would rather be yelled at by an old lady than having someone be faking politeness and being extremely repetitive and not getting out of your face. Something about it scares me into my flight or fight.
My personal opinion about that one is this is a woman who has autism and there's some kind of fixation going on there about rules generally. We don't see the full explanation from the video, but that's my read of her motivations and mannerisms. Not convinced it's "karen" territory either... the only one which fit that criteria clearly was the woman who scared the child on his bike. The rest are untreated mental health issues in the wild and then an angry, entitled man at a hotel. If anything the only real karen was actually the darren.
@@RSmith-qd2ukI’m not sure generalizing or diagnosing people is a good idea. Like even if she did have autism, that conversation is not justified. Autism does not give you a pass to follow someone around and honestly assuming she has autism and coping up the other angry people to just being mentally ill does not help the stigma on mental health. Part of that reason is why mental health is so frowned upon. Society’s image of mental illness is skewed to believe we are dangerous while in reality, those dangerous cases are rare. Some people just do not have control of their emotions and it doesn’t necessarily mean they have a mental disorder.
@@RSmith-qd2uk She stared at that guy right in the eyes the entire time and kept purposefully getting into his personal space to piss him off lol. Like yeah maybe some of us don't avoid eye contact but it's still a thing because it's generally stressing us out. I have no idea what mannerism you're talking about here because none of them feel anywhere close to familiar or autism related. (coming from an autistic person) This person's having a breakdown related to the rules and I think it's best to leave it at this because it's an overall agreeable statement. I know his is not what you said but I'll specify for the sake of destigmatization and to clarify: *This was not an autistic meltdown*
I worked reception at a hotel for 3 years and had so many interactions like that girl regarding mistakes from 3rd party sites. You can't refund or switch anything if it is made through them and it is so frustrating. Also, seriously acting like they cant fit his family in a king and pull-out room is hilarious. Man i don't miss that job or the constant panic attacks it gave me.
As a former front desk hotel agent that one clip was so traumatizing. Shes 100% in the right wtf was she supposed to do u bought that room lmfao. She handled it sooo much better than majority of people would too.
Right? "You saw that and thought yeah 4 people can fit in that room you think that makes sense" like its a receptionists job to interpret whether a room is "sensical" for each person. I don't like...fuckin' change reservations because I personally think you sure got a silly room for four people lemme just override that lil goof for you
And someone else in the comments said she got fired for posting the video.. not sure if that’s true, but it sucks. can’t post videos or pictures from work on social media in many companies
I am legitimately impressed at how many ways she found to rephrase the same answer. A common bullying tactic (which the Darren was attempting) is to just ask the exact same question over and over, in the hopes that the other person will get tired of giving the same answer and relent. One way to deal with that is to give the same response, but worded slightly differently each time. It creates the illusion that you are presenting multiple responses, which shuts down the effectiveness of someone trying to just stubbornly blast the same question until they get what they want. Well done!
I do not have anything even close to her level of patience for dumbassery. I admire her. I would have lost it and quit on the spot... man, the audacity of some people...
I have no clue how she kept her cool and was so polite the entife time, I would have at the VERY LEAST rolled my eyes. She has the patience of a saint fr
You can tell the people that haven't. I think everyone should work customer service, maintenance (like cleaning work), fast food and a restaurant, and a hotel. If you work in this industries as a youth you should realize what people go through and how to be a better person.
with the hotel daren, he had actually booked a more expensive room with an extra bed then cancelled it and did book that king suite. i assume what he was trying to do was to get the original room they wanted for the price of the king suite which just makes -8% sense
It’s a pretty common scam you see in the hospitality industry actually. They cancel their reservation at the last minute, get the cheaper one, and play like the third party made a mistake they shouldn’t be responsible for. The last minute cancellation ideally means the nicer room is empty. Guess this guy didn’t get there fast enough. This woman would’ve seen both reservations come into the system, as well as the time of cancellation, so she probably knew exactly what was up when the guy would only produce the first reservation on his phone.
As a huge believer in Mental Health is Health, and as someone who is stable and on medication and in therapy… “you need medication” is absolutely right 😂
As someone who was off their meds for a year, went into psychosis and just got out of a facility for it and am now medicated....that woman needs meds AND therapy.
@@Fairygoblin777 to me it seems less like psychosis or mania and more like that's just who she is. I could be wrong, and obviously can't know from 1 minute but she's coherent. I have a lot of people in my family who have bipolar/schizoaffective and when they are blowing up like that it's complete non sense, they can barely string a sentence together and are quickly jumping from one thing to another. Her thoughts are clear, she's making sense (like grammatically), and she is connected to reality. Personally this comes across less as mental illness more as she's just a super entitled nasty person. Which cbt can help, but tbh I don't know how much meds would do.
@@Oliviaandtrina I never once said that's what this person's experiencing. I'm saying as someone who does, even I can see this person needs extreme levels of help.
@@Oliviaandtrinanot everyone with the myriad mental illnesses that can cause this behavior presents symptoms in the same way as those you know. My mom is bipolar and my bf (who I've lived with 6 years now) has schizoaffective disorder. I've seen them both behave that way, particularly when they are off their meds and exposed to triggers or if other contributing factors (like drugs/alcohol) are involved. In fact, my bf only becomes somewhat incoherent when he drinks. Ability to string together cohesive thoughts and use proper grammar is not an indication of anything..?? I've also worked in 2 mental health facilities (briefly, for my own mental health, but you don't need long to see a bit of everything esp. during a pandemic!) Mental illness is extremely diverse and what you have seen personally is not a representation of all people and situations.
@@Fairygoblin777I hope you are doing better and have gotten to a good place with your treatment... And that you were in a decent facility because some of them can be a pretty hellish experience, especially if you were in a state institution😞 I have seen loved ones go through this and it's heartbreaking. At the same time, I really understand why people go off meds. It's frustrating to me when I see the consequences but I can't say i wouldn't struggle with taking antipsychotics too. I hope you've found something that works for you. And a therapist you like, that can be just as hard!
@@CSpottsGamingtrue but she only did that when the man started becoming aggressive and cussing out the hero bystander. His family must have been mortified through the whole thing…it’s impressive how neither the wife or the kids say a single word in this whole interaction.
I work in custoemr service. There is no phrase that makes me want to commit violence more than " What do you expect me to do?" when the issue is something that's totally out of my control to begin with. It just floors me that a grown adult will look me in the eyes and say that after I've just professional and concisely explained to them why the problem happened and what all I can do to fix it on my end or make up for it in some way. I SO badly want to tell them "I expect you to fucking figure it out. I told you whats going. I apologized. I offered to compensate. I expect you to go get professional help because you don't know how to be told no or how to comprehend that I'm not out to fucking get you." This girl did such an incredible job of staying professional and not giving into his inmature behavior. Just saying the rules/policy over and over again is the only way to get these kinds of people to go away because reasoning with them isn't an option.
The front desk scenario is so triggering as someone who just left the hospitality industry. People like that Darren guy are SO COMMON!!! Dealing with assholes like him was an hourly occurrence at every property I worked at. Worst industry to work for.
Exactly why I will never work in hospitality again. I was front desk at a spa connected to a resort and the amount of people who would book with the resort and just assume they would get a service in a spa was wild. Like, nowhere in your booking is that a guarantee. We are open to the public and we list on our website that we are usually booked out six weeks in advance. No way in hell would you get in, especially not when you just waltz in and demand I make space for you. What a frustrating job. I only had to do it for six months but the amount of entitlement I had to handle was too much.
I remember seeing the hotel one and if I recall, the guy was intentionally bullshitting trying to get a free upgrade and was pissed when she wouldn't give in to his absurd requests. Probably tries it all over the place.
Fun fact: the guy who got the king bed room purposfully cancelled his previous booking of 2 beds because it was cheaper for the 1 bed with a pullout. He played himself thinking he'd save money and somehow swindle them into giving him a 2 bed for the lesser price
So on Cody's comment on that woman's scream in the beginning, I did that once and it horrified me. I drank too much for almost 11 years, and the last night I drank I blacked out and started a fight that was completely undeserved and unjustified. I was absolutely the villain. During that I was tackled to the ground by someone trying and get me to stop, and my knee was injured (torn meniscus). After that I have two hazy memories of me shouting the most primal shouts I've every heard in my life. Just fucking screaming. I was threatening to kill someone. I had completely lost it. Absolutely unhinged, just mentally broken. That night was a fucking nightmare and I hate myself for even being capable of that. I haven't drank a drop since then, and taken a lot of steps to sort through all the internalized anger I didn't even realize I was holding on to.
So I used to work at a hotel for a few months in 2019. I saw what this dude is trying to do ALL THE TIME. They book a smaller cheaper room, they get there, they say "no we should have a bigger room!!! this is your mistake and I demand compensation!!!" so that they can get the bigger room for the same price. It's an old trick by now so he's not winning and it makes him big cwanky baby
For clarification on the king suite Daren. Basically he booked the Queen suite but it was too expensive for him probably so he switched to booking the King suite with the couch. He wanted to basically bully her into giving him the Queen suite (which sold out) for the same price as the King suite.
I'm so glad that we have a retaliation for these horrible people nowadays. Public shaming is a tried and true ancient method of getting people to think about their actions.
These people are not necessarily horrible people. Their circumstances, both personal and situational, have led them to act like this. Its uncontrollable and recording them will only make them feel worse when they see the video go viral
@abracabadass you might not know what people have been through. They might have grown up in a Foster home and their mental health has suffered drastically because of it. Some mental health issues like uncontrollablr sadness csn make you really emotional and lash out at people
@@dimwit3006 I hear you. I have PTSD, you don't have to read me on lashing out and mental hardships and not taking out on people... Trust me, I get it, but hear me please when I say mental health is not an excuse to treat people terribly.
As far as the “insane Darren” video goes, I will just say that for a woman, having a man speak aggressively to you at any time of day, but especially night, is never a good situation. There was a VERY good reason she was filming, and thankfully it ended well enough that she could just make a TikTok sharing that experience…
I worked in hotels for many years and I can tell you one thing for sure. Third party bookings get the third class rooms. I worked at a Holiday Inn that also had a nightclub and any reservations from third party sights got the rooms above the nightclub or the corner rooms that had the ventilation shafts running next to them.
that “are you crazy?” “are you insecure?” is one of the best lines ever delivered on the internet 😭😭 that person is a trooper I wouldn’t have been able to stay calm and not make fun of that crazy gf 💀
My whole life I thought my mom was an abusive Karen who would throw tantrums and hurt people. But then she took medicine for bipolar after she found out she has cancer. The medicine gave her love again and she’s finally the loving mom who we needed. She get those fits once in a blue moon but it’s been 5 years and shes doing amazing, maybe these ladies need some of that medicine too
maybe, maybe. even then, they should control themselves for lack of a better word. theyre still responsible for their actions, cause in my experience, my unmedicated friends with bpd can handle it very well and one of them has never had a negative attitude(?) towards me
@@kaitlynmorgan4613nobody isn’t saying they aren’t responsible for their actions ffs. they’re saying that people should be more open to getting on medication and working on their mental health issues. OP literally said maybe they should “control themselves” by getting on medication. Also, not everyone struggling with mental illnesses act in a positive nonviolent way. kudos to your bpd friends on being able to self-regulate, but they don’t represent every mentally ill person.
One of my favorite things is when Cody gets so heated up about something that he leans forward and his whole face goes out of frame for a couple seconds
i work at a hotel and what that girl went through is a normal thing. people will book the wrong room type or EVEN WORSE book a separate room for their kids and expect us to find an adjoining room on a sold out night. that intimidation stare happens often too but i get paid by the hour so ill sit there staring until my shift is over lmaoo
KODY IT IS HARASSMENT: “During a harassment suit, a lot of things come into consideration. While harassment laws differ between states, most states consider these two main factors when deciding the validity of an accusation: The perpetrator’s intention (or un-intention) to annoy, threaten, or demean the victim. Repetition and severity of the unwanted action.”
I remember growing up poor af, and having to sleep in the hotel bathtub, while my brother made a nest at the bottom of the closet in the room. If we had a king bed and a pullout couch I would not complain 😂
First thing that came to my mind too was memories of sleeping on the floor in hotel rooms. Nothing wrong with it, especially since it's probably just a night or two.
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It is actually a great thing the guy at the hotel chimed in, because she couldn't do anything if he was rude to HER, but if he is rude to another guest she can kick him out. That guy saved the day.
Whenever people are being horrendous to grocery store clerks I step in. You can just see the "I wanna speak to the manager" on their face but I'm just another customer and there's nothing they can do 😂
@@logan2113they would like to speak to YOUR manager 😂😂
I don't like this comment. May I please have your name???
@@logan2113 This happened once at my store. This little old lady was talking to her customers but also scanning and hitting the buttons, not stalling. This possibly bipolar older man next in line complained that she is talking to damn much instead of doing her job. The next guy in line said that is my friend Linda, so we can go out in the parking lot and talk about it if you want to...Never seen a manager cut in so fast to break something up lol
You can deny service for any reason
I'm so confused about the hotel one. A king sized bed and a pullout couch can definitely fit 2 adults and 2 kids.
OPe, Cody literally brought that up right when I commented this lol
he was def trying to get a bigger suite for the price of the king suite because originally they had booked a more expensive suite which an extra bed and then cancelled it and got that king suite
nah literally, i woulda had to draw it out for him because why was e wasting time being upset over smth that’s not even a problem
Yea that one for some reason got under my skin lol..maybe cus I've fit 6 people in a two queen size bed room cus that was the only one left. A king and pullout would've felt amazing lol
@@daesjahlewis9933Yep. It was a scam attempt.
Asking the dude’s name repeatedly is harassment because it’s obvious she’s asking to intimidate him. Incessant attempts at intimidation absolutely fall under harassment.
YUP! Absolutely harassment. Maybe stalking too, when she followed him?
May I please have your name?
May I please have your name?
Take a shot every time she says “may I have ur name” would be fun
@@terriblevampire6422 I probably only got about 40 miles left on my liver before it gives out, that sounds risky 🤣
8:03 Daren: “Why don’t you sit tight for a minute?
Hotel Employee: “I will, I’ll be here till 11”
The way she remained calm and professional and delivered that line was Badass.
She did great. That’s customer service while dealing with a difficult customer at its very best.
@@sarahmcmahon600(edited)
Just because that lady was asking for the man's name nicely DOESNT mean she wasn't harassing him. She wouldn't leave him alone and it was at his place of work. I'd call that harassment.
I came to comment that, if a man was asking me my name so aggressively I'd be shitting myself, she was bothering him with clearly a negative intent, I'd call it harassment anyday
Moreso passive aggressively I guess but that can be worse sometimes
Exactly
You can kind of see hints of it when Cody said “that’s the best way to deal with crazy people, be chill about it”-there’s this fallacy where as long as you’re being ‘nice’ you’re never the one in the wrong. You can say anything as long as your tone is calm and even-keeled.
The idea is for that Karen in particular she wanted to goad him into being so fed up he struck her (as many of us would be tempted to do) since what was on camera was her “asking nicely” and not her running around his store fucking with his employees. It’s all about optics with these people.
It’s not really Cody’s fault he’s not familiar enough with the behavior to know that there are ways to harass others without yelling at them or saying a single mean word: for example, stalking is harassment, persistent flirting is harassment, and so on. The key is if you tell someone to get off your property or out of your personal space and they insist on hovering around you, there’s a pretty high chance it’s harassment.
When it doubt, record it on video. If someone’s delusional enough to twist a situation as harassment when it’s blatantly not, the public will usually let them know 😂
That guy at the hotel who spoke up was an upstander, not a bystander.
The dog walker with the bike Karen is probably the only instance where "and then everybody clapped" actually happened.
lmaooooo
But they def weren’t clapping for ger
he was such a legend, I'm glad he got himself and his poochie out of there safely
that's nyc for you!
I was so scared the dog and dog walker were going to get hurt I totally would have clapped. It would have woken up my dogs but I was glad no one got hurt
as a hotel employee- i love hitting the “what do you expect us to do” back with a “what are you expecting ME to do” and then they’re quiet
Right pls i wanted her to do that so fucking bad bwahaha
That girl did the best job and I hope she gets a raise.
The brazen irony of that woman screeeaaaaming that her meditation mala was stolen is next level.
That meditation mala was the only thing she knew was keeping the public safe from her outbursts
Omg!! I’m Indian and didn’t understand what she was saying. I didn’t realise she was actually saying our word for necklace til I read this comment 😭 so ironic
Honestly, that makes me understand her way mire because it must have been the only thing keeping her together 😂😂😂
The fact that a King bed and a pull out couch seemingly isn't enough for a couple and two kids is absolutely insane
would not doubt that the wife doesn't want to sleep in the same bed as him
And can we nominate the girl behind the counter for a nobel peace prize?
Well, they're american...
@@TheBakuganmaster99it sounds like you're trying to hint at that all Americans are fat
@@GoodTimeForARoll42% of Americans are obese
That guy who came to the receptionist defense is an everyday hero. Thank you Sir.
the way the Darren responded to the guy's questioning only proved that he was a shyster
@@SisterliskWtf is that bone apple tea shit. You mean to say sheister?
@@alexk9646...lol shyster is the correct spelling
The word comes from the German Scheisser, which is a vulgar term for “worthless person.” it is spelled shyster lol I laughed at the bone apple tea though!
@@FukaiKokoro I thought it was sheister, but some quick research proved it was shyster instead, as strange as it looks! I cackled at that person's incredulous tone, though.
Property line Karen is 100% developing dementia.
Yeah, that one kinda made me sad because I was wondering
Nah she wants him.
You know you've fucked up and in the wrong when the ENTIRE block cheers for the person you're arguing/fighting with
The hotel guy is crazy to me because what do you expect this woman that works at this hotel to do for you other than give you the room that you booked? He's like "what do you expect us to do?" as if she should be taking care of this grown man that can't book the correct hotel room for himself
There are so many layers to that one.
1. You booked it through a 3rd party travel / booking site. It's not like people individually look at your reservation. It just comes into their system and is processed automatically.
2. She offered you some options. If none of them work for you, that's not really her problem.
3. Hold the phone. You have 2 adults and 2 kids and you can't make a room with a king and pull-out couch work? Buddy, there isn't a holiday inn in the world that has a solution for you, my guy.
4. The dude jumped in because you're being a dick.
He was trying to get an upgrade for free. He had originally booked a bigger room and then canceled it.
As someone who work at a hotel, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in a “I know I made a stupid reservation but couldn’t you tell it was stupid and fix it??” Argument. They do something that doesn’t make sense, like book 1 room for 9 ppl, and get to the property like “but when you saw it was 9 people couldn’t you tell it was a mistake??” No bitch I couldn’t
That one is so wild. Like, call the third party you booked for a refund or a comped room. It's on you and them to work something out.
More than enough space to accommodate 4 people.
Was he genuinely hoping they'd kick someone out of their room for them?
@@Maya-Hayden Imagine if hotels were actually run that way. I'd hate if a hotel changed my reservation or questioned me about my reservation just because they assume I made a mistake.
I think Daren intentionally booked a hotel room that he didn’t want so he could try to manipulate the receptionist into giving him a bigger room. I think that’s why he kept pushing.
100%
That's what I've seen people saying on other sites. He screwed himself.
This happens all the time in the hotel business. Ppl book cheaper rooms then make something like this up to try and get an upgrade. Good on this receptionist for holding her ground. I freaking hate ppl who try to pull that type of sh*t.
Yes, it was confirmed that he booked the big room first then canceled and booked that room. It was a scam to make the hotel think it was a mistake on their end and upgrade him for free. I'm sure it usually works out for him, he just didn't plan on the hotel being fully booked and that's why he behaved that way. Not used to not getting what he wants.
For sure. There are people out there that think that harassing service workers will eventually give in to their demands, in this case, he thought she was gonna give him a bigger room that he didn't pay for lol The amount of entitlement on some people 😂
A HUGE shout out to the guy with the dog who ditched. I wonder how many of these blood boiling interactions could be cut short if the sane person just left the chat. I’m convinced that most of the shit-disturbers do not have lives and only want to make other people miserable. Just gotta cut off their source like our guy with the psycho cyclist.
I mean, he's also a moron. He definitely walked into the bike lane with his dog without looking. She overreacted, but you can kill someone doing that dumb shit.
Refusing to leave someone alone when they have repeatedly told you to leave them alone is, in fact, harassment.
Harass: 1) to annoy persistently; 2) to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct
Having a demented old lady as a neighbor who constantly forgets where the actual property lines are must be excruciating.
Truly something someone cursed on your soul from a past life lmfao
Easy to sue
I am a surveyor and the amount of people who argue over 1 foot of property - that don’t even have a lick of dementia - is absurd. Definitely not fun with this lady but I’d rather her than some of the gun toters I’ve worked with.
Cody didn’t watch the entire saga of that old lady being like that. She eventually got charged pressed on her after she called the cops too many times and actually assaulted the guy
@@DefeatingTheSilencewth 💀 yo, i get being frustrated but there is no way any healthy/sane person would ASSAULT you over maybe a foot of “MY PROPERTY!!!11!1!1!1” like, jesus lady, go smoke a bowl 😭
As someone who works in a hotel and has been in a situation like this multiple times, what you’re not seeing is how aggressive he was probably getting and being way too close to her. People will literally verbally abuse and harass hotel employees and act like it’s ok cause they’re tired from traveling
they're weak. they wont last the end times
I call it a "mantrum". Much more common than a karen tbh.
This is so real though a lot of the time I got cases where those people have so much rich privilege anything bad that happens can just be fixed at the snap of a finger. A king sized bed and pull out couch for two adults and two children is enough. If he has a problem about his kids sleeping in the same bed together then that’s a family issue that needs assessed in therapy lol
I get the vibe the guy was trying to finesse his way into a free room upgrade lol. Book the King Suite, then turn up and say “WTF?? I booked the(more expensive) Family Deluxe Suite! Where are my kids going to sleep?” .. hoping the hotel will comp them the better room for the ‘inconvenience’
absolutely, that's why he had those long pauses while he was trying to figure out wtf to say next. he wasn't stupid, he was trying it. @@katyalupochev9589
"May I please have your name?"
"Sure, it's U-R-A-C-U-N-T"
The way the receptionist said "we can just go ahead and cancel you're reservation" was so badass
Okay but for women in customer service jobs, that calm voice is sometimes the only barrier that keeps that person calm. The chances of getting hurt or threatened if we raise our voice are much, much higher.
@@CSpottsGamingbro unloaded a whole speech after getting offended
@@CSpottsGaming bro be fr. are those karens gonna try and physically harm you? being a woman in a situation like this DOES require more careful actions. I'm not saying it never happens to a man. I'm saying its likely worse for women. I doubt you fear for your life as some women do. the 'magical im a man pass' actually does exist, lol. society makes quick judgements on your place and respect you more. I'm not going to get into the whole idea because i'm not being paid for this shit and i have a philo exam tomorrow, but i get where ur coming from; yes, men too likely have defensive strategies for situations like this. There is no excuse to treat people like this, regardless of gender. HOWEVER, we must consider that women are much more likely to be physically harmed than men. It's not an opinion, its a fact. Also the whole; 'you ppl are the reason we cant speak our emotions or fears' is ridiculous. The OP never stated men don't do this. The OP only stated that, as a women, the risks are higher. Don't know why you read into it so far. maybe consider why for yourself.
and it doesn't feel good to stoop to their level
@@CSpottsGaming I agree with you. I think an angry male customer is more likely to shove a male worker over a female worker, if the worker raises their voice and gets snippy.
@@Sisterlisk okay, but your thoughts on this have no basis in reality. women are statically more likely to be attacked in these situations: period. People see someone weaker/more marginalized and think "i can get away with assaulting this person". it doesnt take fucking rocket science to figure that out.
Every customer service employee should legally be allowed to knock out AT LEAST 3 people per day and not be punished for it bc the way customers act towards them is UNHINGED.
I just got a job and I'm stressed abt this lmao
Lmaoo I'd love to see that
Yup and it’s only getting worse. Kill me if I ever have to go back to working with the general public.
I agree with this I've never had to face customers yet cause I'm autistic and get accommodations by just doing a bunch of work by myself in the back organizing things, but my boyfriend does and the amount of weird racial comments he gets from old people astounds me
This is why I went back to school
as someone who works in customer service, breaking that fake politeness is almost always the worst thing to do. If you're facing an angry, unreasanable person, letting yourself blow up will only escalate the situation.
that hotel worker girl delivered that “i will, i’ll be here til 11” perfectly 😂
i remember the hotel one. iirc, the guy booked a larger room first with 2 beds. then he cancelled that reservation supposedly because it was too expensive and booked the room with the pullout. then he came in and was basically trying to get the larger room for the smaller room's price. he acted like it was the hotel's fault, but he deliberately changed his own reservation and was trying to scam them out of a better room. he didn't count on the front desk standing their ground and refusing. i love that she just ended up cancelling his reservation entirely lmao
What a cheapo lol.
And the thing is, he may have gotten away with it if there were vacancies. As a scamer, you have to be able to understand the risks of this happening... right?
Regardless, she did her job well.
It sucks bc she got fired for posting this video iirc.
This happens so much at Taco Bell just people trying to get free food when we know what’s up and then getting pissed when we don’t oblige like girl it’s Taco Bell it’s not that expensive 💀
@@evilbananatwinsReally? Any details? I’m curious what exactly happened after the video cut out
The guy's video with his dog was literally the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. The way he yelled "bye" then started sprinting is absolute gold 😭
the way everyone clapped for him😭
i watched that part while doing my mascara and i ended up with it all down my cheeks from crying with laughter
I wish I had his patience and good humour.
@@The_Winsome_Pixie He showed a good example how to act when you know someone is unreasonable and you can't get through to them, but they are clearly not a threat to hurt you or others, haha
@@hollyhaas8224it was just like one of those New Yorkers coming together scenes out of Sam Raimi's Spiderman
The "Don't Park next to my boyfriend" one is so great. The other woman's face just yells out "wtf if happening right now" and honestly: It should, that is just crazy
The calm guy responding to that unhinged Karen with the package had me on the floor 😂😂😂 he handled that psycho perfectly.
I wanna be friends with him
"you need some medication, lady" sent me
The “can I have your name” girl was for sure harassing that guy. He expressed discomfort and established boundaries soo many times and she continued to cross them in a major way
exactly what I thought this is textbook harrassment "got told no and please go away many times and still asked for his name" yeah that's creepy asf
I kinda feel for her. I had a case when an employee yelled at me and said they could not help me with my sim card (even though a day ago they gave me a faulty sim card and said to return it if it does not work), and made me cry (I am ashamed to admit it, but he was so rude). When he saw me crying (I tried to be discreet, but he saw), he told me to get out of the shop. The other employee then helped me and replaced the card saying sorry. When I asked what was the name of the first because I wanted to file a complaint, he started saying that I was threatening him and that he was going to call the police (I asked once and was not yelling). Maybe I was Karen, but there were other bad reviews about this employee and his coworker said he often reacts aggressively, so I thought the complaint could be the only way to save other customers from such treatment. She was not right for nagging several times, but I think we do not see the whole picture.
@@dorianamalfoywe didn’t see what happened before this, but if you were being filmed when what happened to you happened, it would be a whole different tone than the video shown here. I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to suddenly gain the confidence to sit there blocking him, repeatedly asking for his name wirh a notepad in your hand. I’m so sorry you went through that, I would have cried too and probably sunk into a hole. But this is obviously a her issue in the video just by the tone and the set up. we don’t even have to know what happened beforehand. Whatever happened, didn’t warrant all that from her I’m sure
NPC behaviour fr
Unfortunately, they're in public. That's not really how harrassment works. No one has to respect your "safe space boundaries" in the real world. She wasn't trapping him, he is free to leave.
The package Karen is hilarious because the “Mala” she was looking for is a bead necklace meant for meditation and spiritual practices which she clearly doesn’t do
Like girl u need lithium not mala beads
@@Me-dj2szLMFAOOOO
She seemed like she has some type of psycological disorder!
I think she is wearing it too lol
Idk I can’t laugh at someone so clearly mentally not well. I felt bad for everyone in that one
For the people who dont know the backstory of the hotel one, the karen was actually a scammer who was trying to get a bigger hotel room for free.
"I don't care what you think, it means nothing to me" - so satisfying
Fake politeness is necessary for customer service. That hotel employee would get written up, yelled at, or fired at worst if she didn’t act that way; it’s not something she does for fun or because she chooses to, it’s what’s encouraged. I’m sure the alternative, which would be her natural reaction to dealing with a douchebag, would not be so polite, which is why she can’t do that or she risks losing her job.
There is no situation in which Cody doesn’t know this, im pretty sure he’s just saying how awkward and counter intuitive it can feel when you’re in that situation
Exactly
If you react the way Cody suggested the unreasonable person would get more angry / will almost definitely make a complaint about you
Just would make everything worse
yeah i dont think cody was saying he wished she would do that more that he wished she could lol
Well yeah? But it’s a reaction video and he’s expressing annoyance on her behalf.
fr like it’s best when you’re in customer service to be the calm one because if you also get upset, things escalate so quickly and in the end YOU will be the one to get into trouble
It's totally harrassment to not leave someone alone, even if you're "just asking their name". If you're making someone uncomfortable and you have no reason to be near them.
And he asked her to leave him alone multiple times. That’s harassment lol
Plus when she asked for his name and he said no she should have left not continued to ask him ..
The person with the phone could just walk away lol
@@Shiloh5541where? Into the store where she'd follow and disturb his customers and harrass his employees?
@@chaotic_jinks121 You know life existed for thousands of years before phones. What do you think a person in the 90’s or early 2000’s would have done. They didn’t have cell phones to stand and record buddy. They probably leave and alert mall security and let them deal with it like a normal person. Why you think continuing to stand there entertaining someone with issues means you’re probably online too much,
The biker vs dog owner is so funny, the way he's saying "You're really making me laugh today" in a tone like she just paid him a compliment is so great.
The man snapping at the Karen w the package trying to break up the situation is the hero we all need fr. Hope he’s living good rn 😭
Cody thinking “epileptic” was “at Pilates” is so funny to me
I also heard pilates 😅😅
What does epilepsy have to do with a leaf blower??? I also heard pilates too, though, lol
@@zvezdoblyat it has nothing to do with the leaf blower lol she said the car is “for my daughter who is epileptic”
@@softballfan015 right, but why does she have to bother the lady trying to do her job? What the fuck does her daughter's epilepsy have to do with the car, and what does that have to do with the leaf blower? It literally makes no sense
I ALSO HEARD AT PILATES
I hate how many people get confused on what harassment means, the act of saying hi isn’t harassment but follow and pursuing someone after they’ve expressed discomfort is what harassment charges are here for.
Edit* I feel like I should add a little bit of my opinion down here for anyone who needs some clarity. A Kyle is a monster drinking, skateboard poser, who lives in his mom’s basement and decorates by punching holes in drywall. Where all the people in this video are Karen’s, of different genders but Karen’s for sure.
I agree but why didn't badly behaved men get labeled with a common male name, like Daren, and get obsessed over as much as Karens? It seems sexist.
@@anacom4238 they’re Kevins!
well i mean karens were initially a huge thing everyone was talking about because it was about the stereotype of like white moms with bob hair cuts or whatever and creating unnecessary drama but then just the unnecessary drama part became the main focus so anyone creating unnecessary drama became labeled a “karen”. then guys doing it became a new topic so naturally people just started using the “guy version” of the name and did daren
@@lovrboi”White moms with bobs” should not have made me laugh like it did 😭
@@anacom4238I thought the male equivalent for Karen was Kyle. Most ppl just call them male Karens tho lol
16:15 where i live, the law is this: adult bikers are to ride on the road, child bikers are to ride on the sidewalk. a child's safety is too important to let them pilot a bike on the road (thats where cars go!!). this kid did everything right, as far as im concerned.
Kudos to the other hotel patron who stepped in on behalf of the receptionist. Her job is hard enough without that BS.
Cody with all due respect, the woman working at the hotel was presumably terrified. I don’t feel she’s being fake I feel like she’s doing everything in her power to not escalate the situation
This is how we're trained in healthcare too. You just try and keep things as calm as possible until you get back up.
yeah, and not to mention if you snap, it can very easily get you fired, even if you're in the right
He just meant that when you're upset with customer service he wishes they could talk like normal people instead of giving you a bunch of corporate speak
As a woman working in retail it's amazing how quickly the attitude changes when someone with a penis gets involved. I'm fair game but when my male manager steps in all of a sudden it's model behavior.
exactly, i'd be fucking terrified dude
No, fr, that lady was def harassing by asking his name that many times. Anything that threatens your personal information and potentially even your job without having grounds to go after that job is absolutely harassment. Harassment isn't solely sexual or about violence. It can happen if you feel like they're trying to intimidate you incessantly.
That and simply persistently bothering someone like that is also harassment, at the very least it could be charged as disturbing the peace.
@@jjay350it’s def harassment bc as employees they can’t exactly leave
True that
And she didn't even have a piece of paper in her hand, who writes in the inner part of their hand like that.
I don't like this comment. May I please have your name???
people with epilepsy arent even allowed to drive 😂
That guy with the hotel for sure wanted a free upgrade. My husband travels for work and when I travel with him we see this ALL THE TIME in hotels and flights. People purposely screw up flight and hotel reservations, blame the staff then expect to be compensated by a free upgrade. Good for her for holding her ground! It drives me nuts when I see people get rewarded for bad behavior especially when people like my husband who travels 40 weeks out of the year for the past 10 years doesn’t always get upgraded and never complains about it when it doesn’t happen.
I fully understood when Cody said “if I screamed like that, I’d be tired for a week”. I’ve had mental break downs where I’ve fallen asleep for a straight 24 hours 😂
I had a mental breakdown yesterday and only just started to feel alert again lmao
Same
Same haha. Even a mild argument leaves me needing a nap afterwards.
That shit is exhausting fr
God what a mood
For those of you wondering on video 1--that Karen had a history of issues in that neighborhood, got evicted, and had assault charges filed. So justice was served--just a shame her kid has to have such a crappy mom.
She definitely needs to taste some asphalt before she learns to calm down, I don't think jail time would do the trick
@@softgunrulermore like therapy
well as we all say, children deserve parents, and some parents just don't deserve children
@@coolbutnotverycool1440and the asphalt
asphalt then therapy
THE WAITRESS PULLING THE DRINK AT THE FOOD FIGHT SHE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB
That hotel booking one was excruciating. You meet so many of these people in customer service and all you can do is put in a polite smile and repeat, repeat, repeat. If i were in her shoes and she had access to a computer with the booking system on it i would've brought the customer over and physically show him why his request is not possible. Sometimes customers really have no idea how these things work but usually once you show them they start to cool down and comply. Props to her though for keeping composure; sometimes you really want to shout at these customers but you never really know how they would react to that and if there is a potential for violence, so you have to de-escalate as much as possible as not to get on their bad side
The sheer audacity of the guy to get mad at the hotel employee for not double-checking the reservation that HE made lmao. It's none of the staff's business how guests divvy up their sleeping arrangements. To fault her for not being like "Four people in a room with one King Sized bed and a pullout bed? Something's not right here, I should intervene" is wild.
There's a good chance he booked a cheaper room on purpose and thought he could bully the employee into getting the room he wanted
That’s what I’m saying is that this dude is legit insane 💀
Logic like that, dude was definitely trying to get an upgraded room. Hence why he wasn't full on tired irate. That or get comped.
I'd like to think he turned to his wife and said, "watch this... I'll be back in a minute," and came back with no room key.
Plus, hotels _usually_ have cots you can get. At least any time I've ever asked at some mid place. That's how we did it so the idea of 4 to a king and pullout not being reasonable is just insane to me.
@@Samuel-xs2yvhappens all the time, in rental car
@@cctomcat321 Lmfao while he was off trying to bully the concierge, his wife was googling phone numbers for divorce lawyers.
The way cody always stares so intently at the videos is so funny
FUNNIEST SHIT EVER
20:09
father in the making
Or the leaning in so far that sometimes he doesn't show on camera is hilarious😭
Reading this as he stares intently is soo funny
"She already burned 1000 calories..in this... Karen session. This is how they work out, Karens. They just get mad at people"
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The funny thing about the hotel one, is that he's acting like they'd be out on the street without the hotel room. If it were that serious, I'd simply ask if I could get an extra pillow and just crash on the floor so my family could get the beds lmao. The lady on the bike needs to be careful, my dog would have 100% bitten someone getting up in my face like that
That last lady postal worker was the best. “You’re gonna give yourself a heart attack screaming like that.” “Ok call the police, I still get paid.” 😂😂 Saint like patience lol
What the Fuck is the CONTEXT for that one??? it legit just. Like did her package get denied???
I don’t think the lady was in the wrong personally. I think the worker was. She was saying she couldn’t figure out how to put the sheets together I believe and that the worker wasn’t helping her. She didn’t seem like a Karen to me. She seemed more like someone who got overwhelmed by the stress and frustration of trying to figure something out, asking someone for help about it, and they just tell you to figure it out on your own. I could be wrong but she wasn’t really attacking anyone but rather venting frustration about not being helped. I will also say I didn’t like how the worker kept egging her on when she clearly agitated. I work in the service industry and we are not taught to make the problems worse and make customers feel bad. If the lady had been verbally abusive, attacking her, etc then sure I wouldn’t blame her but she wasn’t doing any of that. The most she said was why is she acting like that which compared to actual Karens is tame af.
@@ScarletAngleGaara Are you serious? Her behaviour is just way to much and not appropiate
@@leiciKeksfan I’ve heard multiple people say that this happened because the worker did not help her. Older people tend to struggle more with certain things and simply need more help with them. I never said her behavior was justified I said that if the worker truly did not help her like many suspect then I understand the frustration and stress culminating into this.
@@ScarletAngleGaara Well you said she was not in the wrong, which she kinda was because you don't act like that.
The lady around 16:20 is one of the more eerie kinds of Karen’s to me. I can’t explain it. It’s the incredibly creepy repetitive “politeness.” It’s just very strange.
Sameee. Idk why but I honestly feel like I would rather be yelled at by an old lady than having someone be faking politeness and being extremely repetitive and not getting out of your face. Something about it scares me into my flight or fight.
My personal opinion about that one is this is a woman who has autism and there's some kind of fixation going on there about rules generally. We don't see the full explanation from the video, but that's my read of her motivations and mannerisms. Not convinced it's "karen" territory either... the only one which fit that criteria clearly was the woman who scared the child on his bike. The rest are untreated mental health issues in the wild and then an angry, entitled man at a hotel. If anything the only real karen was actually the darren.
Reminds me of my childhood bullies in elementary and middle school. 😢
@@RSmith-qd2ukI’m not sure generalizing or diagnosing people is a good idea. Like even if she did have autism, that conversation is not justified. Autism does not give you a pass to follow someone around and honestly assuming she has autism and coping up the other angry people to just being mentally ill does not help the stigma on mental health. Part of that reason is why mental health is so frowned upon. Society’s image of mental illness is skewed to believe we are dangerous while in reality, those dangerous cases are rare. Some people just do not have control of their emotions and it doesn’t necessarily mean they have a mental disorder.
@@RSmith-qd2uk She stared at that guy right in the eyes the entire time and kept purposefully getting into his personal space to piss him off lol. Like yeah maybe some of us don't avoid eye contact but it's still a thing because it's generally stressing us out. I have no idea what mannerism you're talking about here because none of them feel anywhere close to familiar or autism related. (coming from an autistic person)
This person's having a breakdown related to the rules and I think it's best to leave it at this because it's an overall agreeable statement.
I know his is not what you said but I'll specify for the sake of destigmatization and to clarify:
*This was not an autistic meltdown*
I worked reception at a hotel for 3 years and had so many interactions like that girl regarding mistakes from 3rd party sites. You can't refund or switch anything if it is made through them and it is so frustrating. Also, seriously acting like they cant fit his family in a king and pull-out room is hilarious. Man i don't miss that job or the constant panic attacks it gave me.
All these videos remind me of when I worked as an ER nurse. This is like a normal day in the ER 😅
As a former front desk hotel agent that one clip was so traumatizing. Shes 100% in the right wtf was she supposed to do u bought that room lmfao. She handled it sooo much better than majority of people would too.
Right? "You saw that and thought yeah 4 people can fit in that room you think that makes sense" like its a receptionists job to interpret whether a room is "sensical" for each person. I don't like...fuckin' change reservations because I personally think you sure got a silly room for four people lemme just override that lil goof for you
And someone else in the comments said she got fired for posting the video.. not sure if that’s true, but it sucks. can’t post videos or pictures from work on social media in many companies
I am legitimately impressed at how many ways she found to rephrase the same answer. A common bullying tactic (which the Darren was attempting) is to just ask the exact same question over and over, in the hopes that the other person will get tired of giving the same answer and relent. One way to deal with that is to give the same response, but worded slightly differently each time. It creates the illusion that you are presenting multiple responses, which shuts down the effectiveness of someone trying to just stubbornly blast the same question until they get what they want. Well done!
I do not have anything even close to her level of patience for dumbassery. I admire her. I would have lost it and quit on the spot... man, the audacity of some people...
I have no clue how she kept her cool and was so polite the entife time, I would have at the VERY LEAST rolled my eyes. She has the patience of a saint fr
I am endlessly thankful for Cody being the buffer for these videos. I could not watch them by myself. His reactions help me through it.
especially the hotel video. i was so anxious
you ppl need to touch some grass
True. It's almost too much to bear. I want to tear my face off with the cringe but Cody is brief respite.
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so real fr what im doing rn
I went from laughing to not laughing so fast on that fist one. good lord
I think the worst part about the hotel one is the fact that they think a king sized bed and a pullout couch isn’t enough for 2 adults and 2 kids.
I’m convinced everyone should be required to work in customer service for at least a year
Yes like the draft
You can tell the people that haven't.
I think everyone should work customer service, maintenance (like cleaning work), fast food and a restaurant, and a hotel. If you work in this industries as a youth you should realize what people go through and how to be a better person.
100%
literally shapes u as a human being
Or just stop fawning to cumstomers like this.
the guy yelling "BYE" then booking it past her has got to be the funniest thing I've seen ever
As a former rent-a-car employee the amOUNT OF PTSD THE HOTEL ONE GAVE ME JUST LEFT ME SHAKING
All 4 of the family members can fit in a king bed. For real
As a Pilates girly I died when Cody said “FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS CURRENTLY AT PILATES ! WORKING ON HER FLEXIBILITY AND CORE STRENGTH! 😡😡😡😡”
Okay Karen
@@AdamOBrien29 😝
Pilates and feces. The bane of our species.
@@edwardsmyth5733 faeces*
@@AdamOBrien29not everyone is British you know
with the hotel daren, he had actually booked a more expensive room with an extra bed then cancelled it and did book that king suite. i assume what he was trying to do was to get the original room they wanted for the price of the king suite which just makes -8% sense
-8% 😂😂😂😂 I'm dead
Bro thought he could trick the system 😂
Wanted a free upgrade
It’s a pretty common scam you see in the hospitality industry actually. They cancel their reservation at the last minute, get the cheaper one, and play like the third party made a mistake they shouldn’t be responsible for. The last minute cancellation ideally means the nicer room is empty. Guess this guy didn’t get there fast enough.
This woman would’ve seen both reservations come into the system, as well as the time of cancellation, so she probably knew exactly what was up when the guy would only produce the first reservation on his phone.
Wow, you learn something new every day. People are shitty
"Please may i have your name?" Is giving aggressive "May i take your hat sir?".... "May i take your hat sir?" xD
my first looking on the comments for this video but i thought the exact same thing lmfaao
These people who are dealing with this are troopers, I would not be able to contain myself from just like a punch to the face
As a huge believer in Mental Health is Health, and as someone who is stable and on medication and in therapy… “you need medication” is absolutely right 😂
As someone who was off their meds for a year, went into psychosis and just got out of a facility for it and am now medicated....that woman needs meds AND therapy.
@@Fairygoblin777 to me it seems less like psychosis or mania and more like that's just who she is. I could be wrong, and obviously can't know from 1 minute but she's coherent. I have a lot of people in my family who have bipolar/schizoaffective and when they are blowing up like that it's complete non sense, they can barely string a sentence together and are quickly jumping from one thing to another. Her thoughts are clear, she's making sense (like grammatically), and she is connected to reality. Personally this comes across less as mental illness more as she's just a super entitled nasty person. Which cbt can help, but tbh I don't know how much meds would do.
@@Oliviaandtrina I never once said that's what this person's experiencing. I'm saying as someone who does, even I can see this person needs extreme levels of help.
@@Oliviaandtrinanot everyone with the myriad mental illnesses that can cause this behavior presents symptoms in the same way as those you know. My mom is bipolar and my bf (who I've lived with 6 years now) has schizoaffective disorder. I've seen them both behave that way, particularly when they are off their meds and exposed to triggers or if other contributing factors (like drugs/alcohol) are involved. In fact, my bf only becomes somewhat incoherent when he drinks. Ability to string together cohesive thoughts and use proper grammar is not an indication of anything..?? I've also worked in 2 mental health facilities (briefly, for my own mental health, but you don't need long to see a bit of everything esp. during a pandemic!) Mental illness is extremely diverse and what you have seen personally is not a representation of all people and situations.
@@Fairygoblin777I hope you are doing better and have gotten to a good place with your treatment... And that you were in a decent facility because some of them can be a pretty hellish experience, especially if you were in a state institution😞 I have seen loved ones go through this and it's heartbreaking. At the same time, I really understand why people go off meds. It's frustrating to me when I see the consequences but I can't say i wouldn't struggle with taking antipsychotics too. I hope you've found something that works for you. And a therapist you like, that can be just as hard!
The hotel receptionist managed the situation very well. The dude was trying to misconstrue the situation and it's great that she refused to give in.
@@CSpottsGamingtrue but she only did that when the man started becoming aggressive and cussing out the hero bystander. His family must have been mortified through the whole thing…it’s impressive how neither the wife or the kids say a single word in this whole interaction.
11:15 i kinda feel bad cus she seems like shes just an old lady who cant really tell what’s happening
Bless that hotel clerks heart she has so much patience. I would've left and got the manager immediately
I work in custoemr service. There is no phrase that makes me want to commit violence more than " What do you expect me to do?" when the issue is something that's totally out of my control to begin with. It just floors me that a grown adult will look me in the eyes and say that after I've just professional and concisely explained to them why the problem happened and what all I can do to fix it on my end or make up for it in some way. I SO badly want to tell them "I expect you to fucking figure it out. I told you whats going. I apologized. I offered to compensate. I expect you to go get professional help because you don't know how to be told no or how to comprehend that I'm not out to fucking get you."
This girl did such an incredible job of staying professional and not giving into his inmature behavior. Just saying the rules/policy over and over again is the only way to get these kinds of people to go away because reasoning with them isn't an option.
EXACTLY!! I'm not here to sort your whole life out!!
100%
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yea she deserves a customer service award, stayed entirely calm and kept to the script. give her a raise
I don't expect you to do anything, it has nothing to do with me
The front desk scenario is so triggering as someone who just left the hospitality industry. People like that Darren guy are SO COMMON!!! Dealing with assholes like him was an hourly occurrence at every property I worked at. Worst industry to work for.
The way I’d fear for my life
And I thought working retail sucked. I would lose my job so fast lmao
I had to keep mace on me at the front desk i worked at.
me as a hospitality major rn
Exactly why I will never work in hospitality again. I was front desk at a spa connected to a resort and the amount of people who would book with the resort and just assume they would get a service in a spa was wild. Like, nowhere in your booking is that a guarantee. We are open to the public and we list on our website that we are usually booked out six weeks in advance. No way in hell would you get in, especially not when you just waltz in and demand I make space for you. What a frustrating job. I only had to do it for six months but the amount of entitlement I had to handle was too much.
This is why you always book with the company themselves
the "may i please have your name" lady is DEFINITELY the fae
I remember seeing the hotel one and if I recall, the guy was intentionally bullshitting trying to get a free upgrade and was pissed when she wouldn't give in to his absurd requests. Probably tries it all over the place.
Probably works a lot of the time too, unfortunately. Toothless management is what encourages this type of behavior.
Fun fact: the guy who got the king bed room purposfully cancelled his previous booking of 2 beds because it was cheaper for the 1 bed with a pullout. He played himself thinking he'd save money and somehow swindle them into giving him a 2 bed for the lesser price
15:09 and that mans story for that night just became immediately unbelievable as it now ends with "and everyone cheered" but he's dead serious
So on Cody's comment on that woman's scream in the beginning, I did that once and it horrified me. I drank too much for almost 11 years, and the last night I drank I blacked out and started a fight that was completely undeserved and unjustified. I was absolutely the villain. During that I was tackled to the ground by someone trying and get me to stop, and my knee was injured (torn meniscus). After that I have two hazy memories of me shouting the most primal shouts I've every heard in my life. Just fucking screaming. I was threatening to kill someone. I had completely lost it. Absolutely unhinged, just mentally broken. That night was a fucking nightmare and I hate myself for even being capable of that. I haven't drank a drop since then, and taken a lot of steps to sort through all the internalized anger I didn't even realize I was holding on to.
i'm proud of you man. that must have been a lot of hard work to recover.
So I used to work at a hotel for a few months in 2019. I saw what this dude is trying to do ALL THE TIME. They book a smaller cheaper room, they get there, they say "no we should have a bigger room!!! this is your mistake and I demand compensation!!!" so that they can get the bigger room for the same price. It's an old trick by now so he's not winning and it makes him big cwanky baby
the waitress just clearing the table in the food fight one is soo fucking funny
very wise of her to remove their options of stuff to throw lol
Thank God for creators like Cody for being a companion in watching these horrific videos.
For clarification on the king suite Daren. Basically he booked the Queen suite but it was too expensive for him probably so he switched to booking the King suite with the couch. He wanted to basically bully her into giving him the Queen suite (which sold out) for the same price as the King suite.
I'm so glad that we have a retaliation for these horrible people nowadays. Public shaming is a tried and true ancient method of getting people to think about their actions.
These people are not necessarily horrible people. Their circumstances, both personal and situational, have led them to act like this. Its uncontrollable and recording them will only make them feel worse when they see the video go viral
@@dimwit3006they should feel bad for harassing people in public, lol what am i supposed to cry bc they’re being shamed for their bad actions
@@dimwit3006good people don't take their petty anger out on other people, no matter the reason for it.
@abracabadass you might not know what people have been through. They might have grown up in a Foster home and their mental health has suffered drastically because of it. Some mental health issues like uncontrollablr sadness csn make you really emotional and lash out at people
@@dimwit3006 I hear you. I have PTSD, you don't have to read me on lashing out and mental hardships and not taking out on people... Trust me, I get it, but hear me please when I say mental health is not an excuse to treat people terribly.
As far as the “insane Darren” video goes, I will just say that for a woman, having a man speak aggressively to you at any time of day, but especially night, is never a good situation. There was a VERY good reason she was filming, and thankfully it ended well enough that she could just make a TikTok sharing that experience…
the hotel one gives me SO MUCH ANXIETY as a a front desk clerk. oh my GOD. why do guests never LISTEN
I worked in hotels for many years and I can tell you one thing for sure. Third party bookings get the third class rooms. I worked at a Holiday Inn that also had a nightclub and any reservations from third party sights got the rooms above the nightclub or the corner rooms that had the ventilation shafts running next to them.
that “are you crazy?” “are you insecure?” is one of the best lines ever delivered on the internet 😭😭 that person is a trooper I wouldn’t have been able to stay calm and not make fun of that crazy gf 💀
My whole life I thought my mom was an abusive Karen who would throw tantrums and hurt people. But then she took medicine for bipolar after she found out she has cancer. The medicine gave her love again and she’s finally the loving mom who we needed. She get those fits once in a blue moon but it’s been 5 years and shes doing amazing, maybe these ladies need some of that medicine too
maybe, maybe. even then, they should control themselves for lack of a better word. theyre still responsible for their actions, cause in my experience, my unmedicated friends with bpd can handle it very well and one of them has never had a negative attitude(?) towards me
@@kaitlynmorgan4613sometimes it's hard to control these conditions for some people depending on how bad it is for them
@@kaitlynmorgan4613nobody isn’t saying they aren’t responsible for their actions ffs. they’re saying that people should be more open to getting on medication and working on their mental health issues. OP literally said maybe they should “control themselves” by getting on medication. Also, not everyone struggling with mental illnesses act in a positive nonviolent way. kudos to your bpd friends on being able to self-regulate, but they don’t represent every mentally ill person.
I'm having horror flashbacks to working in retail
20:18 this guy actually sat back down as if they were gonna be staying there lol
One of my favorite things is when Cody gets so heated up about something that he leans forward and his whole face goes out of frame for a couple seconds
i work at a hotel and what that girl went through is a normal thing. people will book the wrong room type or EVEN WORSE book a separate room for their kids and expect us to find an adjoining room on a sold out night. that intimidation stare happens often too but i get paid by the hour so ill sit there staring until my shift is over lmaoo
KODY IT IS HARASSMENT:
“During a harassment suit, a lot of things come into consideration.
While harassment laws differ between states, most states consider these two main factors when deciding the validity of an accusation:
The perpetrator’s intention (or un-intention) to annoy, threaten, or demean the victim.
Repetition and severity of the unwanted action.”
the receptionist at the hotel was so calm and collected given the situation?? omg
“I will, I’ll be here till 11”- my jaw dropped it was the perfect amount of politeness but also kinda firing back YESSS GIRL 😂🎉
I remember growing up poor af, and having to sleep in the hotel bathtub, while my brother made a nest at the bottom of the closet in the room. If we had a king bed and a pullout couch I would not complain 😂
Literally I grew up in a family of seven and most of the time three or four of us just crashed on the floor and we were fine
why the bathtub?
First thing that came to my mind too was memories of sleeping on the floor in hotel rooms. Nothing wrong with it, especially since it's probably just a night or two.
Ikr I shared a mattress with my mum and little brother for years as a kid
@@benchguy5940 idk I was scared of spiders crawling across the floor onto me so I felt safer with the drain in the tub, and my blankets in there 😂
the "can I please have your name?" Karen will be back once she makes the eye deal with her Shinigami. 📓🖊
lolll