I must look like I work in retail

[PepperElf]

mom suggested it was because i don't carry a purse. therefore other customers think i'm working not shopping.

though a couple of times i've had little old ladies ask me for help. dunno why. maybe it's because they felt the middle aged girl would be nice to them (which i was).

or the time i wore a dark orange shirt to target. i could see how that shirt could be confused for being red.

[jedimaster91]

In fact, I don't think I look "retail" at all. I'm rather heavily tattooed and I usually wear rock shirts and jeans for street clothes.

I had someone ask me for help in a Kroger and I was wearing scrubs. SCRUBS!

[Red_Dazes]

However I am a walking talking map it seems.



The map stamp needs to go, I'm just a musical ned getting her fix. I also *gasp* plan and google map things before hand so I know where I have to end up, the rest is just wandering, keeping an eye out for a tube station.

...Hehe... I have the sense of direction of a drunken gerbil with a head injury.... yet it never fails that someone will eventually ask me for directions. I just slap on my best blank stare, tilt my head and blink at them.... usually makes them go away. lol

[Pagan]

Pheremones. I'm trying to get rid of mine. I still get one every now and then in the Wally World where I used to work. Amuses me no end to just look away and ignore them when I'm in there being a customer just like them. Well, not *just* like them. I'm not a douche.

[Miss Fatale]

People love talking to me and asking me questions. I think I have a friendly face. My neutral expression is a smile, so people gravitate to that.

One of my mentors told me that others can sense competence. If other people sense you are competent, they will expect you to take care of things.

[Kanalah]

Ugh I get this too. I think it's because I'm not walking around dragging my knuckles and drooling.

Usually if I know where whatever they want is, then I'll help. Heck I had someone ask me for help with quilt batting while I was on a fabric run and I spent 20 minutes with her checking labels and discussing the pros and cons of different materials. She wanted to ask the manager to promote me. I didn't have the heart to tell her that the manager of this store has my resume on file and won't hire me.

Prolly the silliest time what when I was shopping in target, wearing jeans and a blue tiedye t-shirt and pushing a cart full of shopping with my daughter strapped in the front basket.

"Do you work here?!"

I just looked at my daughter, then back to her, totally confused.

[protege]

At the hobby shop, some people actually think I work there. Of course, I'm there constantly, and because I've been buying things from them for 20+ years, the owner usually lets me behind the counters. Of course, I don't give customers a hard time, and since I've been building models for years.. I tend to know what I'm talking about. Not an expert by *any* means though