Millie Bobby Brown leaves anonymous reviews: my whole life is people criticizing me
I love doing surveys and reviews. Not because I like to complain, but because I generally receive good service and like letting people know. It’s like telling a stranger that I like their shirt or earrings. Yes, I’m that person. Once upon a time, Mr. Rosie was the manager of a CSR team. He had to deal with complaints about bad service, so I’ve always felt like I’m balancing out the Universe by telling someone they did a good job. That’s not to say I haven’t left the occasional bad review, though. Sometimes, you have to speak up. For example, last summer, we stayed at a Hyatt where the A/C was broken and we found – I kid you not – someone else’s sock and underwear in between the night table and bed. So yeah, I complained to the front desk and then mentioned it again in the survey they sent via email after our stay.
This brings us to Millie Bobby Brown. Millie recently appeared on the food podcast “Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware.” It was recorded over dinner at a hotel. During her appearance, Millie asked the podcasters if they ever left reviews. When they both said no, MBB shared that she’ll leave negative reviews anonymously, using a “fake name.” Her reasoning? Because people are always criticizing her, so everything else is fair game.
Millie Bobby Brown isn’t afraid to point out sub-par service — anonymously! Last week, food podcasting duo Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware shared a clip with the 20-year-old Damsel actress as the three discussed topics over dinner.
“We met Millie at a hotel and had a delivery combo of Tom Kerridge food from his restaurant in the hotel, room service and even McDonald’s,” the Instagram Reel caption read.
In the clip, the ladies were deep in conversation when Brown asked them, “Do you leave reviews?”
Jessie and Lennie said that they did not, and asked the actress if she did.
“Yeah,” Brown said with a smirk before admitting that she does so with a “fake name.”
“Because I think it’s important, you know? Here’s the thing — my whole life is people criticizing me. So, I’m gonna give it back to you sometimes,” she said.
The Stranger Things star then shared a couple of past instances when she felt a review was necessary. Brown told Jessie and Lennie about a time when she and her fiancé Jake Bongiovi were staying at a hotel and an employee became persistent about collecting payment before their trip was over. Although the star was careful to not share the name of the establishment, she did share her review.
“It was just like, ‘I really think that you should encourage guests to complete transaction of payment at the end of their stay,” Brown said.
Next, the Enola Holmes actress recalled a time when she was shopping in a store and an older woman mistook her for someone who worked there and asked for assistance in finding socks. Brown said although she clearly did not work there, she found someone who did, but they were “so unhelpful.”
“And I was just like, ‘Please? This isn’t even for me.’ So, I left a review,” she said.
“Millie, are you a Karen?” Jessie asked while laughing.
“Okay, I’m a Karen,” Brown admitted. “I do think it’s important to know where you went wrong, and [there’s] always room for improvement.”
Okay, so I’m a huge proponent of being kind to people because you never know what they’re going through, but like I said earlier, sometimes, it’s okay to leave negative feedback or constructive criticism. How else will a company know if they need to fix something? Just don’t be a jerk about it. Honestly, it doesn’t sound like Millie is being a jerk or a “Karen” about giving feedback in any way other than the reason she gave to justify leaving it. Karens absolutely exist but I feel like people apply the title too broadly nowadays, and it’s taking away its power. Karens are entitled, demanding women who use micro-aggressions and weaponize their privilege. It’s not a badge of honor. Millie is just leaving anonymous reviews based on her experience. Anonymous reviews are basically what the Internet was invented for! I feel for Millie that she feels like she has to justify having a negative opinion by blaming it on the fact that people criticize her so it’s only fair that she gets to do it back. That may be something she needs to work through in some other form.
Photos credit: Getty Images for Netflix and John Wilson/Netflix via Netflix Press
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