Childish Adults
For some big babies, the old saying “You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever” is less like a cautionary tale and more like a mission statement.
In fact, it might be a good idea to brace yourself as these Redditors regale us with tales of unbelievably bad behavior—everything from the silent treatment to unhinged outbursts, and all of the finger-pointing, private-pulling, and floor-pounding in between.
1. It’s The Little Things
I had a former boss who did not want to hire a qualified person because of the way she flipped her hair. I can honestly tell you this hair flip was not dramatic. Anyway, on one random day, the same boss decided to flip out and scream at the entire office, and her behavior was appalling. After that, she decided to start literally ignoring me and another coworker.
We had no clue what we did to warrant this as our boss had never told either of us anything negative about our job performance.
When she left for the day, she would literally say good night to everyone in their offices while purposely skipping me and the one co-worker. So I did what I felt was best for my own happiness—I quit, and it was amazing.
My other iced-out co-worker left, too.
And our revenge was simple. Now, the company is struggling without me because they were already short-staffed and had no clue about how much I did at that place. The one person who I like, who is still there, reaches out to me with questions every now and then, and I help her out because she is unfairly stuck dealing with all the work because the bosses are idiots.
2. Hear Me Out
My elder sister is deaf and I can’t stand it when she would just turn her hearing aids off whenever she was losing an argument. We haven’t spoken in some time, but she was still doing this when she was well into her late 20s.
3. My Virgin Ears!
During high school, I had to take a remedial summer English class because I had failed by five percent. It was no big deal, English in summer school is decently easy and it’s not a slog like normal classes.
I had to take public transit to the school, which was about 45 minutes from my home. The bus was on a fairly busy route, but during the summer, there’s always roadwork.
So, I got on the bus and noticed that the driver had a lead foot. Basically, every time she stopped, she felt the need to press the brake—hard. That's when the Karen got triggered. Everyone on the bus was being jerked around. After one hard stop, she stuck her head out of the window and let loose a blue streak at full volume that I could hear from the back of the bus despite all of the construction noise.
