Woman Feared Becoming The Subject Of A Viral Reddit Post, So She Approached A Dollar Store Employee With A Little Too Much Caution

Benjamin Cottrell

5 months ago

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In today’s world, asking a stranger for help can feel oddly high-stakes.

While searching for an item in a dollar store, one woman was determined to avoid being labeled a “Karen”, but ended up just second-guessing her every move.

Read on for a twist on the classic “I Don’t Work Here, Lady” story!

The subreddit has ruined me

I am ill, and fully masked, I went looking for something.

After trying two stores, I bit the bullet and walked into a Dollar Store. The store is big, and I am tired.

She needed help from an employee, but felt hesitant to approach the wrong person.

I did not want to search aimlessly, so I paused to ask the cashier if he knew whether they stocked the item. He did not know, but said there was someone in aisle 8 that I could ask.

I wandered down aisle 8. There was a woman at a shelf, so of course, back to me.

She thinks of all the times this has gone horribly wrong for others.

I started to approach her to ask, and had a flashback of this Reddit story. I did not want to become the subject of a post.

I walked slowly and silently, trying to see if she had a name tag or some kind of identifying feature. No purse—that was a good sign—but many women do not use purses nowadays.

Finally, I saw her take something out of a box and put it on the shelf. Another good sign.

She finally works up the courage to approach her, and is pleasantly surprised.

I slowly approached. She saw me, smiled, and asked, “Can I help you?” She looked like a customer to me (they NEED uniforms).

Turns out, they do not stock the item I needed. Oh well, at least I am not the subject of a Karen post!’

This time, she really did work there!

Let’s here what Reddit thought.

In typical posts, it’s what comes after the question that’s usually the problem.