First time for Everything

[Chanlin]

Had my first ever Do you work here? experience.

So my electric shaver had a piece break off that holds the blade guide in place. Every time I went to use it it would slide all the way down to its shortest setting. So I went to the mart of walls across the street from where I work this morning to buy a new one.

I work at a school as a full time aide. We have t-shirts that we wear with anti bullying messages on them. The shirt has the schools colors and school mascot (blue and white). Attached to the bottom of my shirt I happened to have my ID badge with my name, picture and the schools name in big blocky blue and white lettering. I was wearing khaki pants and black dress shoes. As I'm walking out the door, purchase in hand, not in a bag, I see this older lady crooking her finger at me leaning against a cart with a scowl on her face. Now I was walking in such a way that it looked like she was looking toward the cashier I was walking away from.

She looks at me again and scowls, "Hey, i'm trying to find one of those motor carts." I looked at her confusedly "Are you asking me where they are?"

She exasperatedly said yes. "Ma'am I don't know I don't work here."

"Well where do you work?"

I had to blink and hold myself back from saying 'where in the hell do you think I work?' Instead I said "At [school] right across the street."

Her response, "Well whoopee for you." I did not stick around to continue the conversation, I excused myself and told her I needed to be going to get to work so I did not get to find out if she eventually found someone to help her.

Odds are shes complained to a manager about the rude employee that wouldn't help her.

[MoonCat]

I think I would have said, "Where I work is none of your business." I can't stand rude people.

[Kittish]

"Well where do you work?"

"Not here." *Turn and walk away.*

[EvilEmpryss]

I think I would have said, "Where I work is none of your business." I can't stand rude people.

You're too nice. My response would have included expletives.

[MoonCat]

You're too nice. My response would have included expletives.

Well, depending on the day I've had, I might have used a descriptive term before the word "business"

[cashierbex]

With me, if I am still in uniform I try to stay nice. Once I am out of it, people better not piss me off.

[EvilEmpryss]

Well, depending on the day I've had, I might have used a descriptive term before the word "business"

I'd have double-downed with that and a noun not used in polite company outside a kennel.

Now, if the question had been voiced with something akin to curiosity I would have tried to be nice, but from the description I take it that that wasn't the quote-unquote lady's tone.

[Dreamstalker]

Anyone who uses the crook-finger/glare method of trying to get my attention gets ignored (while I help those that know how to ask) until they figure out how to be civil.

[fireheart]

For the first time in forever.....

I've been asked where I work

[wagegoth]

This is just another of the many reasons I avoid that store. In more than one place near where I live, there will be a bullseye across the street from a malwart and it's like night and day comparing the stores and their customers.

[Latekin]

"Well where do you work?"

"Hell. Came up because I heard there was some old lady past her expiration date causing a hassle for the employees here"

*Gives scrutinizing look.*

[Sheldonrs]

"Hell. Came up because I heard there was some old lady past her expiration date causing a hassle for the employees here"

*Gives scrutinizing look.*

That's why I always take the old ladies
From the back of the freezer shelf.

[Chanlin]

Yeah it wasn't a very polite tone in asking me where I did work. I'm not 100% certain she believed me when I did answer.

A buddy of mine that works in same store different location had roughly the same reaction as you all did when I related the story to him.

Fireheart wins for the best response imo nice reference.

[Evannah]

I'd have lost my cool with her and told her that it was none of her damn business. What a rude cow!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

This is just another of the many reasons I avoid that store. In more than one place near where I live, there will be a bullseye across the street from a malwart and it's like night and day comparing the stores and their customers.

Yup. That's why I keep saying this town needs a Target in the worst way.

Even though the customer base would be the same people I generally see at the local Inbred Carnival, I've yet to set foot in a Target that looked like...well, an inbred carnival.