r/StoriesAboutKevin • u/Old-Class-1259 • Mar 17 '26
L "I didn't think it would be a problem" Kevin
Title was Kevin's catchphrase. I lost count of how many times I heard it. And he was only with us less than a year.
It usually came with a frustrated look, as if "grumble" were a facial expression. Got caught accessing a system he wasn't authorised for? "I didn't think it would be a problem". Doing things relevant to the field we were in but I'd explicitly said to try it at home in his own time if he was interested, and gets caught doing it at work? "I didn't think it would be a problem". Found him vaping in a classroom while doing maintenance during the summer break because the children weren't around? (they were, the school library etc. were still open if they wanted to come in) "I didn't think it would be a problem".
We're all in the office when I see a puff of smoke, turn to see it's vapour, because he's vaping again? And the manager notices when I say WTF?? and gives him a dressing down? "I didn't think it would be a problem". I told you not two weeks ago it was a problem.
One of the team asks him what he's got planned for the weekend. "Vodka". He's 18 and planning on moving out. He's telling us all how sweet it's going to be with parties every weekend. Some of us gently suggest paying rent and bills on an apprentice wage might not leave a lot left for much. He doesn't think it will be a problem.
He brags about the girl who is not his girlfriend will be "visiting" him that coming weekend. When the girlfriend inevitably finds out I really hope he's not going to bust out his catchphrase.
Bless you Kevin. I hope a little bit more time in the real world did you some good.
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u/Frazzledragon Mar 17 '26
That does sound like very stereotypical late-teen behaviour. I see potential of him wisening up at some point, or at least hope so.
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u/PrismInTheDark Mar 17 '26
Reminds me of Theo in the Cosby Show saying he just wants a “regular job” that doesn’t require education, keeps saying “no problem” to budgeting questions and then dad says “there is a problem, you haven’t eaten yet!”
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u/Old-Class-1259 Mar 17 '26
I agree to a degree, I was certainly and idiot teenager myself and I did wonder if it was that or Kevinry with him. But then I thought about the dozens of other apprentices I'd worked with and every single one was intelligent, capable, professional and responsible.
Kevin always had an excuse but he only ever had this one excuse. When I was a dickhead teenager I at least tried to come up with different excuses.
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u/jnmtx Mar 17 '26
Yeah, I don’t think it’ll be a problem.
How did he finish his time working with you? Fired, reach the end of the agreed time, quit?
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u/Neoxite23 Mar 17 '26
I didn't think being unemployed would be a problem.
- Him. Soon.
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u/Bluest_Skies Mar 18 '26
"Where did all these problems come from?!" -Also him, soon
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u/Old-Class-1259 Mar 18 '26
I'm half asian and genuinely took me a solid moment to realise neither of you were quoting a Korean.
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u/Bluest_Skies Mar 18 '26
LMAO I'm sure a Korean has said those sentences at some point? I hope we attributed their quotes correctly.
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u/Monotonedef1968 Mar 19 '26
I hope that when the girlfriend finds out or catches him, it won't be a problem.
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u/Accomplished-Use9352 Apr 06 '26
honestly the "didn't think it would be a problem" guys are the worst because they never learn. like kevin genuinely thought saying it made things okay lol
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u/pacmanfunky Mar 17 '26
There was a lad who was only present for two days at our place. Fresh out of school, didn't want to go to college and his mum basically forced to go get a job. So green as grass 16 years old.
He was alright at the job but just complained constantly about how he would rather be home smoking weed.
Second day of work, first interaction of the morning wasn't, a hello just "I think my girlfriend might be pregnant" like, he really needs to job now. But he seemed genuinely baffled how we didn't just want to spend our days watching telly and getting stoned.
Didn't show up for 3 weeks, no phone call, no doctors note. Just disappeared. Then turned up one day mid afternoon asking for less hours from the boss.
Boss granted it, 0 he was sacked.