Have you ever been mistaken for an employee of the store or restaurant you were visiting?

Question

I've been mistaken for a concierege, a stockboy, and a waiter at several points in my life......

Answer 1

I get mistaken for a grocery store employee ALL THE FREAKING TIME!!! I think mostly it's just older people cause, maybe they can't see that well, or they are going senile or.. just oblivious idk. I think, all they need to do is, before they start rattling off their questions about canned biscuits or where the wheat thins are located... just ask, "do you work here?" first. That's all.
It's very simple, easy and takes like, 1.5 seconds. It's only the considerate thing to do.
And I would especially think that older people would've learned how to be considerate at some point in their lives.

Sorry to go on like that. Idk, maybe I just naturally look like a grocery store employee. *sigh*

BTW, I usually say "I don't work here" and they are very surprised when I do say that. I have never had anyone say, "I know you don't work here but do you know about such-and-such anyway?" In that case I would be glad to help if I can.

Answer 2

I've been mistaken for a dept. store employee several times. I can do simple things like directing them to the dressing rooms or other departments. When they ask about return policies, I direct them to guest services and explain I don't work there. I'm told I look friendly and approachable. You probably just have a take charge attitude about you.

Answer 3

No, but you no who I have been mistaken for. The people from New Orleans after the hurricane. What were they calling them refugees or something like that. I stay in a lil town full of white folks and just cause I was looking ruff that day and black the woman ask me was I a refugee, hell that hurt my feelings.

Answer 4

I think so a long time ago. I was mistaken to be some little girls mother at a grocery store. She ran up to me and told me what snack she wanted and she must have not been looking at me straight on. I told her "hun i am not your Mom." and she looked freaked out and ran over to the other lady in the aisle I was in.

Answer 5

Yes, once at a store like Wal-mart. I didn't even have on anything that resembled thier uniforms, so I was confused. I have mistaken a person or two though.

Answer 6

No way. that they had could persistently be impolite to establish that me to evaluate not likely. yet i does not supply up procuring everywhere because of the fact of all and sundry. If an worker is impolite one too many circumstances you may checklist them to the government. If it happens back digital mail the corporate workplace and tell them that not something has been executed on the subject of the worker once you filed a grievance.

Answer 7

I was mistaken for an employee at an animal shelter.

Answer 8

I wear a nametag and a radio when i eat at the mcdonalds next door i always answer where the bathroom is. Good thing i eat there so often.

Answer 9

yes , i was in the bank one day and a guy ask me if i could help him with the atm machine... and one time i was at home hard ware and this guy ask me to get a ladder to reach some thing from above.. do i look like someone that knows anything about chainsaws?

Answer 10

...I have a couple of long-sleeved, vertically blue & white striped shirts in my wardrobe, and in going to an Office Depot, it happens every time, that I get pulled aside by an unknowing, wayward customer/consumer, attempting to get information from whom they think is an employee, working the floor.