Today at Target, I was stopped first in the hair products aisle by a woman that seemed to speak very little English.
She said: "Ma'am, I need help."
I replied: "Sorry, I don't work here."
Keep in mind I had no tone, despite not having slept in 36 hours. I said it nicely. I may have looked confused, but that's it.
She shot me a dirty look and turned away.
Incident number two:
I'm in the soft drink aisle and an older lady approaches and says to me loudly: "Do you know where the tampons are?"
Me: *looked behind me to see who she was addressing. No one there.*
Me: "Um, toward the front of the store near the registers."
Her: "Oh, I just passed there. Thanks!"
She had no attitude, but I was (and remain) confused as to what kind of vibe I was giving off today that made people think I was an employee.
For the record, I was wearing a long-sleeved, black local college-basketball t-shirt and blue jeans. Oh, and black flip-flops.
Perhaps it was the fact that I clocked out at 7am this morning (after a 13 hour shift) and haven't been to bed yet. Perhaps I had a 'I've dealt with shitty customers all night, please harass me.' look on my face?
She said: "Ma'am, I need help."
I replied: "Sorry, I don't work here."
Keep in mind I had no tone, despite not having slept in 36 hours. I said it nicely. I may have looked confused, but that's it.
She shot me a dirty look and turned away.
Incident number two:
I'm in the soft drink aisle and an older lady approaches and says to me loudly: "Do you know where the tampons are?"
Me: *looked behind me to see who she was addressing. No one there.*
Me: "Um, toward the front of the store near the registers."
Her: "Oh, I just passed there. Thanks!"
She had no attitude, but I was (and remain) confused as to what kind of vibe I was giving off today that made people think I was an employee.
For the record, I was wearing a long-sleeved, black local college-basketball t-shirt and blue jeans. Oh, and black flip-flops.
Perhaps it was the fact that I clocked out at 7am this morning (after a 13 hour shift) and haven't been to bed yet. Perhaps I had a 'I've dealt with shitty customers all night, please harass me.' look on my face?
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