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[–] [email protected] 167 points 1 month ago (27 children)

The judge added that Conaghan exhibited a "conspiracy-theory mentality" and misinterpreted "normal workplace interactions" as harassment. The example offered was when Conaghan wrote "whiz" in a coworker's card then claimed another colleague was copying her when they used "whizz" in a different card.

The Guardian reported she also complained after a coworker asked, "Are you taking the piss, Karen?," a popular British term meaning making fun of someone, after she claimed she was doing "all the hard work."

What a lovely person

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

“Are you taking the piss, Karen?,” a popular British term meaning making fun of someone, after she claimed she was doing “all the hard work.”

In my experience, the people who complain about being the only ones doing all the hard work are the ones doing more complaining than actual working.

  • One would spend several hours almost daily chitchatting at other people's desks about how they are the hardest worker and things can only get done if they do it, they're the first in, last out, etc. But spends half their day complaining instead of working.

  • Another is a serial whiner who says no one else ever does anything, they have to do it all in order to get it done, yet they always have some excuse why they don't have to come in that day, or have to leave early, take a longer lunch, and spends a good chunk of their day gossiping.

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[–] [email protected] 150 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Karen Conaghan sued the…

Ah, there it is

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow, she is so Karen that her parents even named her that decades ago in the past - that's some dedicated Karening right there! (/s:-D)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As if she had no say on what her name is whatsoever! I personally always legally change my name whenever weirdos on the internet decide my name has suddenly bad connotations, I am at my 5th name this year and already looking for a new one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

You understand perfectly: Karening is always a choice, if only there were more people (like you I guess) that would self-identity by choosing their names to let us know their personality!? :-)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

They're Brits too, guaran-fuckin-teed they called her Cuntyhan behind her back

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

nominative determinism

[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow I heard this one out loud hahaha thank you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Karen Conaghan

Could we be looking that the origin story of Karen?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

This feels more like an evolution

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago

Clearly sounds like undiagnosed mental illness. I hope that lady gets some help.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[off topic?]

My boss's boss was named "Johnson." One day, I accidentally referred to him as "Jackson." None of the people I was talking to corrected me. I decided to try a little experiment and kept on using the wrong name. I used the wrong name dozens and dozens of times and never got called out.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Because you were silently judged. Behind your back. Always.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

my inner voice leaking

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

Not her name literally being Karen though

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

I hope she decided to sue when she ran into one of her former colleagues at the shop who was like "oh yeah Karen, I've got no idea why you didn't receive a card. They're probably harassing you" while trying to exit the conversation as quickly as possible.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

I wonder why

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

say what you want about America and its ridiculous lawsuit happiness... but I've never seen anyone in America sue over a farewell card they didnt get, presumably because they're the kind of selfinvolved asshole that sues over not getting a goddamn card

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Based company it seems.

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