"Do you work here?"

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It's rather amusing how many times I've been asked for help, in stores, by other customers. I really don't mind. I'm helping people all day anyway at my job, so a little face to face helping is actually a treat. Once, at Michael's crafts, in a location I'd never been to before, a woman asked me where the brushes were. I looked around, oriented, said "they should be over here..." only then did she realize I didn't work there. But I found them anyway. Another time a sweet old lady wanted to know where the mixed nuts were in the grocery store. I started thinking about it, told her where they were. She asked if I worked there. I said no, and she protested, saying I didn't have to help her - but I said it was on my way anyway, and walked her straight to them. I've been mistaken for help at Home Depot, two or three different grocery stores, Michael's Crafts, Miller's Military Surplus, and places I can't even recall. It's actually rather funny. I don't know if I look confident, or what, but I'm not offended, just amused. Have you ever been mistaken for an employee?