Middle Age person wearing pajama pants and a Red Wings sweatshirt: EXCUSE me, do you work here?
My Co-worker (somewhat dazed): No, I’m just wearing this attractive blue vest with a huge name tag, carrying a phone and I have this radio ear piece on because I think it’s a swell fashion statement.
Middle Age person: OK, sorry.
Person walks off.
I had to give my co-worker props for having the balls to follow through with this comment but even more, we had to laugh that even after stating the obvious, this person still had absolutely no clue. Why do people ask stupid questions? Are they stupid people? Probably not. Are they oblivious to their surroundings? Maybe. Are they simply unaware that one of these things is not like the other…hmmm
As a side note, we caught up later with this person and offered to help find what she wanted. Still somewhat oblivious, she thanked us and left happy. When you work in retail, it is absolutely critical that you find the humor in your job and share it with other people. I see hundreds of people a day, 5 to 6 days a week, I can see the entirety of humanity over the course of just a couple hours. If I could not willfully be amused by some of the things I see and experience every day, I think I would go insane.
