"I Don't Work Here" megathread

[Food Lady]

OK, I frequently shop at work after my shift, in my uniform. Sometimes I even have my nametag on and I don't always have a cart. And it's rare for anyone to ask me for help. Maybe I have the opposite of the helpful look. Or I just walk too fast for them.

[Anakah]

My fiance and I were in Safeway (wearing black sweatshirts with skulls on them) shopping and we stopped in an isle. This old lady looks at my fiance and asks him where the chips are.

It was kind of funny because after she got a good look at him, she was like oops. I kind of laughed and pointed out where the chips were. If she was rude about it I'd tell her to kiss my butt but she was really nice and since I knew where the stuff was, I figured why not?

[Arcade Man D]

I get these all the time. And if you interrupt me while I'm trying to enjoy a game, especially if I'm in the middle of playing whichever song on DDR I have yet to pass, you will feel my full wrath. Especially when I'm wearing my usual "I'm at the arcade on my time off" ensemble. A Tekken 5 T-Shirt, and a pair of jeans, or occasionally khakis.

Uniform is white dress shirt, black, charcoal, or navy slacks, black shoes, and red vest with company logo in huge letters on the back, and smaller letters over the chest pocket.

What's even better is that the employee on duty at the time is sitting behind the redemption counter ((depending on who it is, usually laughing his ass off at the whole situation.))

I did actually demand that one customer reimburse me the tokens he cost me for being a dumba** and not noticing the fact that I was playing a game, and nowhere near uniform, and thus clearly not working at the time.

((Yes, I know the thread is old, but we must bring it back!))

If you don't touch me to get my attention, aren't rude, or aren't interrupting my DDR/Tekken/really anything I'm concentrating on, I'll be nice, maybe even help, though I don't work at BB, CompUSA, Hot Topic ((actually got that one once. While I was wearing a hawaiian shirt. *shrugs*))

[CherryB]

I flew back home last week for a visit. A friend of mine from years back passed away last August, so I wanted to visit her grave and pay my respects. Since I didn't know where her grave was located I stopped in at the office of the funeral home/cemetary place to get a map of her grave location. I am dressed in jeans, loafers, sweater and a purse over my shoulder. Standing in the front lobby. Just past me is a windowed office (entire wall is glass) and a lady sitting behind the desk wearing a dress and looking much like an employee of a funeral home. While I am waiting for the nice young man to go look up my friend's grave this woman breezes in, taps me on the shoulder and says "are you the receptionist?" I replied "No Ma'am (I am southern what can I say) I believe that lady sitting behind the desk in that glassed in office would the the receptionist if I were to make a guess."
Twit. I got the info from the nice young man and went to see my friend. She would have been amused.

[Lace Neil Singer]

This happened yesterday. It's my day off, and I had nothing planned cept for having my hair done, so I'm dressed in black trousers, trainers, a Bon Jovi t-shirt, Emily Strange scarf and Slipknot hoodie. After my hair appointment, I decided to nip down to the local co-op for magazines; only to have a woman tap me on the shoulder while looking at said magazines. "Where's the milk?" Me: "Use your eyes and look." Her: "I'm telling the manager about your poor attitude." Me: "Knock yourself out." Apparently she hadn't heard that saying before; she went to complain to the manager about me not only being rude, but telling her to go hurt herself. Said manager nearly bust a gut with trying not to laugh as he told her I didn't work there. I would love to know why she thought my slobby ensemble was the uniform of co-op tho.

[ditchdj]

I get this all the time where I work....customers will try to butt in front of staff members who are on a break and trying to get a sandwich and juice from the kiosk. They think the staff should just step aside and let them go first....jeez if we did that, no one would get fed all the staff would starve to death and then who is going to serve them and pander to their ever increasingly outrageous demands!

Hey didnt someone on here say that you guys were just mindless, programmable robots that dont need food or breaks and can be summoned at anyone's beck and call no matter what???

[shelly2jn]

Me: <finally drops box and turns to her> Jesus What?!!?
SC: Well, excuse me, but I just thought that a paying customer should be able to use that scanner before an employee (voice dripping with disdain at that)!
Me: <looks down at my clothes, sees a pair of blue jeans, flip flops and OCC t shirt> You think a Meijers' employee dresses like this??
SC: You don't work here? Hmpf, well are you done with the scanner??

I get this all the time where I work....customers will try to butt in front of staff members who are on a break and trying to get a sandwich and juice from the kiosk. They think the staff should just step aside and let them go first....jeez if we did that, no one would get fed all the staff would starve to death and then who is going to serve them and pander to their ever increasingly outrageous demands!

[Hemily]

i'm a heavily built guy, a long beard, sometimes braided, i wear t-shirts with kitties or tigers on, often a shirt with some silly or cool patterns on, even sometimes pink shirts, and usually some slightly baggy pants that doesen't fall off, still, i've been poked and asked to help them find stuff... on vecation...

Lady:*poke*"where is the milk?"
me:"i have no idea miss"
Lady:"what a strange accent you have.... foreign?"
me:"no..."
*lady walks off mumblign about foreigners*

i'm norwegian, i was still in norway, however, some places manage to think my accent is swedish...
and i'm really curious of wich super markets have pink shirts and kitty t-shirts as their uniform...

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I am just waiting for the day someone treats me like this. It hasn't happened yet. But I am sure my day is coming. A lot of clueless people approach me, and bother me, but nothing sucky enough to warrant me being nasty.

Someone does something lke this to me and we will have a nice little Come To Jesus meeting. If I am forced into a confrontation with a jerk, I WILL get my money's worth out of it.

[shenzee]

On Black Friday, Meijer's was selling their artificial trees for 40% off. I was trying to scan one to make sure it was the right brand of tree for the discount before I waited in a long line at the register only to find out it's the wrong brand and therefore full price.

So I'm hefting this huge bulky box up, trying to scan it and obviously struggling because I couldn't hold it steady long enough for the computer to scan it. In the back of my mind, I hear a tinny voice in my ear-

SC: Excuse me!
Me: Hmmm? <still struggling, not wanting to turn head lest I drop box>
SC: Hello- excuse me!!!
Me: Yes? <thinking to myself Jesus lady I'm busy here!>
SC: <pokes me in the shoulder> Hey, I'm talking to you!
Me: <finally drops box and turns to her> Jesus What?!!?
SC: Well, excuse me, but I just thought that a paying customer should be able to use that scanner before an employee (voice dripping with disdain at that)!
Me: <looks down at my clothes, sees a pair of blue jeans, flip flops and OCC t shirt> You think a Meijers' employee dresses like this??
SC: You don't work here? Hmpf, well are you done with the scanner??

Me:

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Okay. K-mart last night. I was wearing a pair of khaki jeans, a white blouse with ruffled sleeves, a coral colored suede jacket and a pair of docs. I had a shopping list in my hand and was looking at dolls in the toy section.

Sure enough, a lady came up and asked it I worked there. I just said "No." and she wandered off.

This was the same Kmart where my earlier "biker gets asked if he works here" story took place.

Nothing sucky, really, but like I said. It happens almost EVERY time I go in there.

[Confuzed-Monkey]

WOW,

I hadn't looked at this thread in a long time.

I had no idea that I had been "Called Out" like that. LOL
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To all of those people who came to my defense, I really appreciate it.

It just goes to show that this forum is privy to alot of intelligent people, decent people.

THANK YOU ALL.


Afternote.... Like I said earlier, those were the types of clothes I liked to wear. It just happened that I was wearing blue that day, when I went to see him.

[Dave1982]

I have gotten this several times when going into other stores wearing my Staples shirt and nametag (I don't like taking my nametag off if I don't have to, because i don't want to lose it). Actually got an SC (sort of) once. I was in teh Movies and Music section at Barnes & Noble, having just gotten off work. I was looking afor a birthday present for someone, and a woman stops me to ask what song is playing on the overhead.

Me: I haven't the foggiest idea.......(saying it in a complete "I don't give a flying ****" tone)

SC: well there's no reason to be RUDE about it! Where's the manager?!

Me: How the hell should i know? I DON'T WORK HERE LADY!

SC: Well how was I supposed to know that?

Me: You don't want me to answer that *I walk right out the door*


I've also gotten hits at the local supermarket (they wear blue aprons and jackets; I am in a red polo shirt. HELLO!!!!!!)

Idiot: Excuse me, where is the Astroglide? (Not really what she asked for )

Me: Try asking someone who WORKS here. I dont' have a clue.

Idiot: oh......sorry

Oddly enough, I have gone through Target (red shirts) in my uniform (also red) several times and have yet to be asked anything (knock on wood).

Oh, and just today I was at the store I used to work at to talk to my uncle (who still works there) and he told me two people complained about me. HUH?! I DON'T WORK THERE ANYMORE! Apparently, they thought it was inappopriate of me to complain about SCs while I was there. I musthave struck a nerve with a couple SCs who happened to be listening.

[danegrous_21]

first of all, i know the thread is mega old, but this happen to me everytime i walk into my store, with regualr clothes on. like yesterday with the nationwide cold front(even in deep south texas where i am) im wearing a UT hoodie and jeans with some holes and i cut the bottom for boot splits. i look nothing like the khaki and red shirt uniform. i dont even think i had my hair combed, just used the hand comb. this usually happens when im going threw our footwear dpt(since that dept and the break and training room are in the same vincinty. they ask me if i work here. im looking around for the footwear people but to no avail. so i say yes, technically. i started telling people i do, but im off. but im a nice person and will help you. sigh.

[Jester]

The last few times something like this has happened to me was when I was at a restaurant or bar applying for a job, and so was well-dressed. And apparently looked like host or (the gods forbid) management!

One day I really really want someone to bother me about something in a store I don't work in on a day I am in one of my patented cranky moods. One of those days where my own mother wouldn't call me out of fear of her life. One of those days.

Please, customer hordes, make it happen. Only one of you need die.