There’s something about Florida that guarantees you’ll witness at least one spectacle before you finish your morning coffee, and this situation definitely fits the pattern. A residential care assistant arrived to do her job. Simple enough, or at least it should be. That is, unless you have become the enemy of this Florida Karen.
Instead became the unwilling co-star in a meltdown that could only happen in a Florida apartment building. What led to the confrontation isn’t immediately clear in the moment, but things take a turn quickly once the elevator doors come into play.
The video, posted by a care aide on TikTok, shows the reality she deals with while helping her patient in their own home. Her work is straightforward: arrive, assist, leave. But apparently that simple routine gets complicated when someone in the building decides her presence is an unforgivable offense.
In the clip, two women stand waiting for an elevator, and the one on the left is already familiar to viewers of the TikTok account. Mostly because she has a habit of starring in videos where she’s yelling, spitting, or otherwise creating chaos just for the sport of it.
This time is no different. She launches into her usual routine, screaming that the care worker doesn’t live in the building. Technically true, but irrelevant, considering the worker is there to support a resident who does live in the complex.
The Elevator Had Enough Too
While the shouting continues, the elevator repeatedly opens and closes as if it wants nothing to do with the drama. At one point, another woman tries to step in but immediately backs out. Clearly deciding she has better things to do than ride in a steel box with a human airhorn. Viewers found the elevator’s timing hilarious, making jokes about it behaving like a paid actor.
Others offered actual advice, encouraging the care aide to involve police or building management, sharing their own stories of dealing with similar disruptive residents. Scenes like this aren’t rare anymore. Public outbursts, especially ones caught on camera seem to be happening everywhere.
“That one lady deciding whether to go in or not lmao,” one viewer writes.
“She NEEDED that last word,” one more adds.
“Girl, control your mother,” laughs another.
Some people treat shared spaces like stages for personal tantrums, and workers like this care assistant often become the easiest targets. Experts and everyday folks alike recommend the same thing. Stay calm, document the behavior when it’s safe, and report it to management or authorities. Escalating rarely helps. Out-melting a meltdown never ends well.
With any luck, building management addressed the behavior, because no worker should be screamed at for simply doing their job. The care aide was there to help someone who needed her. Nothing more, nothing less. And in true Florida fashion, even the elevator seemed ready to file a complaint by the end of it.
Nina Franklin 
Kendra Quinn 
