We Know Some Retail Workers Are Dead Inside, But This Is Ridiculous
I had just gotten off of work and had met up with my brother to do some shopping. We had gone into a popular retail chain and had been randomly looking through the shelves when I noticed that two women were headed my way. They completely took up the whole lane and I didn’t want to back all the way just to get past. I spotted a break between two shelves, so I quickly darted to the spot, and straightened up to try and make myself as inobstructive as possible.
The ladies slowly started to pass, randomly looking at the clothes on the shelves, and then stopped right in front of me. They started admiring my outfit (I was in a three-piece suit) and at first I thought they were going to compliment it.
However, they started opening up my jacket and feeling the lining, pulling at my belt buckle, and before they could start taking a closer look at my pants, I managed to come out of my shock enough to clear my throat.
Both women froze, and slowly looked up at my face for the first time in this interaction.
Me: “Hello… I’m not a mannequin.”
Both women turned bright red, turned, and quickly left the shop. I know on this site there have been plenty of people who have been mistaken for workers, but this is the first time I had had it happen to me… And a worker who’s not alive at that.
We Know Some Retail Workers Are Dead Inside, But This Is Ridiculous
I had just gotten off of work and had met up with my brother to do some shopping. We had gone into a popular retail chain and had been randomly looking through the shelves when I noticed that two women were headed my way. They completely took up the whole lane and I didn’t want to back all the way just to get past. I spotted a break between two shelves, so I quickly darted to the spot, and straightened up to try and make myself as inobstructive as possible.
The ladies slowly started to pass, randomly looking at the clothes on the shelves, and then stopped right in front of me. They started admiring my outfit (I was in a three-piece suit) and at first I thought they were going to compliment it.
However, they started opening up my jacket and feeling the lining, pulling at my belt buckle, and before they could start taking a closer look at my pants, I managed to come out of my shock enough to clear my throat.
Both women froze, and slowly looked up at my face for the first time in this interaction.
Me: “Hello… I’m not a mannequin.”
Both women turned bright red, turned, and quickly left the shop. I know on this site there have been plenty of people who have been mistaken for workers, but this is the first time I had had it happen to me… And a worker who’s not alive at that.