what's the worst compliment you've ever received?

[smileyeagle1021]

OK, I mentioned it in another thread, and I know we've pretty much all had these, the compliments that really aren't compliments.
My most recent one was the drunk guest telling me how sexy it was that I reminded her of the Pillsbury Dough Boy... which thanks for the compliment, now I feel like shit though that I remind people of the Pillsbury Dough Boy
I think that's also the worst compliment I've ever recieved.

Anyone else get "compliments" like that, which really only make you feel worse, that you want to share

[SorryIsGoodEnough]

While working at the Wingate in Wyoming, I would frequently have drunk male guests corner me and tell me, "You look like a girl that knows how to have a good time. I can just tell that behind those glasses, you're fuckin' wild." Often times when I'd decline, they'd offer me a "tip."


Because apparently on my nametag under 'Night Audit' was also 'In-House Hooker.'

[Peppergirl]

Hmmm, mines not workplace related, but my very, VERY gay male hairdresser (back in the late 90s) once said to me:

"You're NOT gorgeous. Hell, you're not even conventionally (emphasis his) pretty. But honey, you ooooooze sex appeal!"


Yes, this was a direct quote. I was so appalled/facinated/confused by it, I recall it word-for-word even 10+ years later.

[Food Lady]

I guess this counts. I once had a very immature friend ask me, "Why do you wear so much makeup?" Much weeping and gnashing of teeth later, he explained that what he'd meant to say was, "You're pretty. You don't need much makeup."

[crazylegs]

"You look just like Peter Crouch".

Grrrr.

[JoitheArtist]

I'm an introvert, and one of those introverts who is HAPPY to be an introvert, and doesn't think it's something to quote "get over." I can function just fine in an extroverts world as long as I can go home at the end of the day and not talk to anyone.

Also, I love having long hair, even thought it's not currently fashionable.

There is a woman at my office who is loud, old school rock-and-roll, and a little wild (she knows the original Chippendales dancers, if I heard correctly). One time she told me, "You seem like an interesting person! You should pull your nose out of those books! Cut your hair!"



I know she meant well. But it was all I could to not to respond with, "You seem like an interesting person! You should read something other than TV Guide for once! And sit down and shut up!"

Stupid extroverts. Grrrr!

[WhiteRose]

once, when i was forced to have short hair due to foster parent's tastes, i held the door open for an old lady and she commented that i was 'such a nice young man'...

(for those that don't know, i'm a girl.)

[Kiwi]

At the craft store I had two women tell me in front of the other staff members working in my department that day that "your much better than the other girls here, they are horrible" I can't remember the exact words but that was the jist.Both of them stood there complaining about the staff members and how lazy and stupid they were... "except you of course dear"

Thanks a whole bunch you stingy old cows....dont try to smile it would crack your face. What a way to boost department morale. It made me feel awful because all but one of the other workers were busting their asses off and trying to give the best service they could. You cant give very good customer service when your running on a skeleton crew (we were supposed to have 15 people working in our department and we never ever got more than 7-8) and there are 15 people in each line waiting impatiently to be served and you get harpie who wants you to bascially do her project for you.

Their jobs are to get through the customers who actually want to buy stuff as quickly as possible, my job was to troubleshoot returns and get bitches like you off their case because you don't think policy should apply to you. Or because you are to moronic to actually READ the instructions, forcing me to babystep you through the most simple of craft projects. Im allowed to spend more than 10 seconds with you, unfortunately for me, my craft experiance and senority hear mean I don't run a resgister (thank god or I would have shot myself) They all heard them to, shot them dirty looks.

[AnaKhouri]

Once a co-worker, on hearing I had brought another employee a birthday cupcake, said, "You know, you're really sweet! You don't seem that way at all, but you are!"

Which led to my manager sidling up to me and saying, "You know, you're really smart! You don't seem that way at all, , in fact, you seem kind of retarded, but you are!"

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Dunno if this was meant as a compliment or an observation, but one of the service desk people told me "You look just like Newman on Seinfeld!"

This happened to be the same service desk person who once paged "So-and-so, you're wanted in the bed sheets please, so-and-so, you're wanted in the bedsheets." So I started calling her "sheets."

"Don't call me sheets Newman!"

"Okay, then don't call me Newman."

And she hasn't since.

[hecubus]

When I worked at the movie theater, I had a teenage boy tell me I looked like Axl Rose.

I wanted to punch him in the neck.

[WhiteRose]

axl rose wasn't that bad...

[Lyra]

He wasn't that good, either.

[Slytovhand]

Hmm - 2 things come to mind...

Firstly, does getting hit on by guys count? (because they see me from behind, and automatically think girl with nice long hair).

Secondly, I was once told that I'm great to have around at parties cos I make everyone else feel/look so much better (I was drinking a little bit back then )

[KellyHabersham]

This was more of a comment, but..........some years back, I'd been shelving books at the library, when one of our customers came up to me and commented on how he'd seen me in there the other day wearing a Marilyn Manson t-shirt (I'd gone in to pick up my paycheck), and I didn't look/seem like the kind of person who'd be into a band like that.