"I Don't Work Here" megathread

[Pagan]

a tank top that says "You don't need to look at my chest. These are not the breasts you're looking for. Move along"

Might I ask where you got it? I would love to have one!

[ladydouji]

Might I ask where you got it? I would love to have one!

I got it at an anime convention, not sure if the seller has a website or not.

[SuperDan]

a tank top that says "You don't need to look at my chest. These are not the breasts you're looking for. Move along"

Your Jedi mind tricks will not work on me

[wagegoth]

First Time in Years

Since I left retail I seem to have lost the helpful vibe. But last night, while shopping at the sewing and crafts store, a woman suddenly said, "Where are the beads?"

I had my back turned, had a cart, and was comparing items. Obviously, I must work there.

I turned and said, "I'm sorry. I have absolutely no idea."

She looked startled, then said, "Oh, you don't work here."

I award her 2 points for dropping her request for help and leaving me alone.

[moekosowl]

I had one of these just today.

Our heroine is at the customer service station of the u-check section of the local grocery writing a check.

Sucky customer comes up to me and says "Excuse me, where are *random item I've never heard of*

I say: "Um, I don't work here..." The cashier tells her what aisle the random item is on. Customer departs.

I turn to the cashier and say "You know, I guess a blue and white peasant blouse looks an awful lot like a red jacket and gray pants." She laughed.

[Tejas]

Yesterday i was on set, and had a suit on as part of something my charicter is going through on ramsey street. anyway, i had 3 hours off, so i decided to go and order that laptop i have been lusting over (17 inch 2.16 Ghz Intel core duo Macbook pro for those who are into such things) I drove to the apple store and was looking at games first for my crappy laptop, and someone walked over with OS X Tiger in there hand and asked me if it would work with there G3 desktop. I said to them that i didn't work there, but it would.

they appologised, but i told them it was ok. In my experiance the people that work at some of the apple stores are halfwits. i can't wait for an apple owned store to open out here.

[norrina]

T-shirts for Pagan

Might I ask where you got it? I would love to have one!

Try this website: http://paizo.com/store/apparel/tShir.../v5748btpy7rom

Although the product appears to be backordered.

There is also an "abridged" version here: http://www.cafepress.com/52tease.67291981

[CritterGirl]

I've had this happen at least 2 times I can currently recall.

I worked at a smallish, but corporately-owned theater for a while. Had it's own building, just kind of in the middle of a shopping center. I had walked over to a Taco Bell for my meal break, and was actually sitting down eating my dinner when some customer came up to complain to me about something. I gave her the seriously confused look and told her I didn't work there...

I'm still not sure how my shirt may have appeared to say "Taco Bell" on it somewhere when instead it really had a character of a bag of popcorn.

Most recently, I walked into Target on my way home from the petstore. I was still in my khaki pants and blue polo. I got asked TWICE within 5 minutes if I knew where something was. I dunno... for as long as *I* can remember, Target people have always worn red shirts. Oh yeah, and that's the easiest way to get taken for a Target employee... just walk in wearing a red shirt.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Anyone still got that Improv Everywhere link?

[JustAGirl]

a simple google search for 'improv everywhere':

http://www.improveverywhere.com/

[Pagan]

Thanks, norrina! I'll have to get one of those. Told one of the guys at work what it said and he almost fell over laughing!

[draftermatt]

I've only been asked twice. Sitting in the waiting area of the shop where my friend works. We had been hanging out since it was slow and some people came in. He got up to help them, I sat around. Lady came up to me and told me I should be helping out too. "Ma'am I don't work here"

At my Grandmother's 80th birthday party, at a banquet hall I'm in black dress pants, white shirt, black tie. Guy comes in and asks me where the manager is. I kinda point towards the kitchen and go "back there I assume" he looks at me and says "You don't work here?"

[Retail's Bitch]

Here's a question...

Should I be able to say to my host store customers that I don't work there? I work in the portrait studio. I don't have anything to do with the host store. I don't get paid by them, I don't get trained by them. I only rent essentially a square of carpet in the far corner of the store to put a camera on to shoot portraits.

Yet when I go and flyer the store (hand out flyers) I get stopped constantly by people asking questions about products and policies that i know nothing about.

I was harassed in the lunch room a few weeks back by other host store employees - whining about how they were so short on cashiers. And I got cornered by about 3 of them. While I'm trying to peacefully eat my lunch and read my book.

"Are you cash trained?!"

"What?"

"Are you cash trained? Why don't you go and help the One Hour Photo when it's busy?"

"Umm... Well I'm not cash trained."

"But you work your till don't you?"

"I take portraits and ring them into the till yes."

"Then you're cash trained. Why aren't you helping out the One Hour Photo when they're busy!?"

"Because I don't know how to run your tills. I wasn't trained on your tills. I don't work for your store."

"Oh. Well I still think you should help them when they're not busy!"

*head desk*

[RecoveringKinkoid]

If you rent from the store, then you are essentially a type of customer, I would think. Point this out to them, and then ask why they are singling you out from all the other customers. Why aren't they recruiting other customers to run the tills? Why you?

Geez, even the other employees are sucky. Suckiness is epidemic. They KNOW you dont' work there, yet are harassing you during your lunch to work there anyway? Tell them "I don't work here. Your store does not pay me to come in here. I pay them to come in here. I don't run your tills or help your customers. Why are you hassling me?"

[Rapscallion]

Do they ever help you when you're overly busy?

Do they expect to pay you extra for your flexibility?

Thought not.

Rapscallion