Real-Life "You Have No Power Here" Moments
Few things are more satisfying than stopping a jerk right in their tracks, and these triumphant stories prove it.
From sticking it to a horrible boss to dominating an old tormentor from your days at school, nothing compares to the full body high of getting to look a jerk in the face, feel absolutely no fear, and calmly say, "You have no power here".
1. Typical Karen
When I was a server I would always record my tables' orders. Even though my memory is good, my handwriting is bad so I didn’t want to take the risk of getting something wrong.
My manager said it was ok and he even put a sign up stating that some of the staff may record your order for accuracy purposes. Seems normal, right?
At the beginning, I ask each person for their name before I take any drinks or food orders. One of the people at the table orders a steak well done, which is gross but whatever.
Food comes and she said her steak was not medium rare like she wanted and I apologized and told her that she did order it well done. Here we go...
This sparked a big rant, lots of cussing, a call for the manager, etc. Again, I apologize and say let’s go to the tape. The look on her face when I played back the recording of “And Karen how would you like your steak”? was priceless.
She tried to play off that it wasn’t her but nobody else ordered a steak at her table. Her friends just laughed at her.
2. Shouldn’t Overdue It
I work at a convenience store. One fine evening, this hooligan comes in shouting in my store and acting like a big timer. He came up to the counter with a smug grin talking about how it was his birthday and puts a 30-pack of Bud Light on the counter.
I asked for his ID and it was a few months expired. No Bud for you.
3. Let’s Get Away From It All
My boss refused to let me take a weekend off for my best friend’s wedding because a co-worker was already taking the time off for a dirty weekend away with the married guy she was having an affair with. The married guy was my boss, by the way.
I was a bridesmaid and had booked the weekend off 10 months in advance.
I quit on the spot and told my boss’s wife he was cheating on her. My best friend’s wedding was lovely.
4. A Little Out Of Your Price Range, Sir
My horrible boss sold the company I'd worked at for the last three years. About a week after the official switch to the new owners, he called me up to ask me to do something.
I tartly told him that if he wanted my assistance, he'd have to pay my consulting fees which were $120/hr. Hearing him splutter on the other end of the phone line was so, so satisfying.
