4-5 times in one day.

[solidmetalgear19]

For the record, I don't know if this should go in sucky customers, sightings or in the "I don't work here" mega thread.

Anyway, I went out on Black friday just because i wanted to see how crazy it would be. Well, it was more congested than it was crazy. I was really hoping to see some chaos and carange as people tore each other apart for cellphones and designer handbags. one can only hope so much.

Needless to say, i was rather dissapointed. But at least four or five different times I was confused for a store employee. I don't know how people don't use their eyes or common sense.

1. Do i have a laynard on me?

2. Am i dressed at all like the store employees you see around you?

Regardless, most of the people left me alone after realizing that I was not employed where they were shopping. But after awhile I started to get a little grumpy at the fact that it was happening so much. Our exhcanges sort of went like this.

SC: Do you work here?

Me: *looks at atire for colors and nametag* nope

SC: Oh, okay.

But there was this one guy in a *insert name* sporting goods store. Why I was in a *insert name* in the first place, I'll never really figure out.

Guy comes up to me and asks if i work there. I start to do my little checking myself shtick when the guy raises an arm out to me and

SC: *in condesending tone* Uh, the answer would be no.

The guy walks off and all i can think of is "What a f-ing douche bag"

I relate the story to my brother who was with me at the time and he says

B: Well, maybe if you actually looked like you were going to buy something instead of standing around, maybe people wouldn't do that.

But God, open your eyes people.

[Enigma]

I hate people who act like they don't believe you when you say you don't work somewhere! I've had someone get in a fight with me about it at a Gamestop. Apparently because I'm a girl, and I actually have knowledge about gaming, I must work there!

[allniter]

I get that all the time too, people are asking me if I work at a location. Must be just the way I'm looking at things like I'm taking stock.

One day when I feel good about it, I'm going to say yes and see what happens from there. Woe betide them if they're an SC. I'll yell back and when they scream for a manager, I'll have the best laugh of my life.

[chops]

I remember posting this in a previous iteration of CS, but it bears reposting.

I was in Wally World with my Patriots jacket on. Now, to those of you unfamiliar with American football, the Patriots' main color is navy blue, and thus was the color of my jacket.

That was close enough to the dress code of the time at Wal-Mart that I was asked on a couple of occasions if I worked there. (Never mind that I didn't have that annoying "How may I help you?" on the back...gotta love selective vision.) Oh, the times I wished I had the opportunity to piss them off and get them to complain.

[Slow-Jo]

perhaps SC have a 6th sense and can smell someone who works with public for a living. i know whenever my boyfriend and I go shopping we are ALWAYS asked if we work there. its even worse when we are pushing a cart while they are asking us.

[gunsage]

Uh, the answer would be no.

Yeah, the question is "Is your mother pretty and not looking like a dog-faced hobo?"

[Aggravated Associate]

I've never had this happen to me, but I already know how I'll handle it if it does:

"Do you work here?"
"Nope."
"Are you sure? You look like you work here."
"You know what? You're right. I do work here. Give me your money."

Not so much likely to work, but damn, would it be nice. You never can tell though, some SCs are so stupid, it just might... bwahaha.

P.S.- Allniter, you're brilliant. I want to yell back at an SC! I must put it on my to-do list.

[BookstoreEscapee]

B: Well, maybe if you actually looked like you were going to buy something instead of standing around, maybe people wouldn't do that.

Actually I don't think it really makes a difference...

[NateTheChops]

I was asked that in a K-Fart once because I was wearing a dress shirt and slacks, (my usual attire).

I should have really screwed with them but there was all ready a manager near by.

[Horsetuna]

Who was it who was not only mistaken for an employee of the store while wearing another stores' uniform, but the person dragged over a manager from a THIRD unrelated store to complain to, and she didnt believe that HE didnt work there too?

That was just classic.

[ArenaBoy]

I've been unemployed since June and I still get asked if I work in a store.

Hell the other day I was in a Kroger and I was asked if I worked there. I was wearing this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...tL._SS500_.jpg Now does that look like a Kroger uniform?

[qaxons]

I used to be in the local EB (before Gamestop bought them out) so often that a lot of the other regulars just sort of assumed I worked there. I had at least 3 people a week walk up to me when no one was at a register and say "Hey bud, can you ring me out?"

I had to laugh and say "sorry, they don't let me do that."

Every time that happened, I asked the store owner/highest manager why she hadn't actually hired me yet. The answer was always that they had too many people working already.

One day... oooh, one day I shall return to the trenches, as either a successor to The Gord's policies, or another Gamestop Gamedrone.