I Don't Work Here. I Don't Even Live In This State! - r/IDontWorkHereLady

welcome to our /aa don't work here lady where we share stories about folks that are mistaken for employees by irate customers and the first story is I don't work here I don't even live in this state I'll be referring to my grandmother in the german term for grandmother which is OMA that's just how I was raised to call her and feel more comfortable saying that if you're having trouble just substitute grandma anytime you read OMA now this happened some years ago when I just turned 15 my OMA invited me to Colorado to visit her for a while and I was all for that since I don't see her too often a couple days into my stay we went to buy some groceries as my OMA was at the other end of the aisle I was given permission to look for some cereal I might like that was when I heard someone to the side of me ask for some help now I'm pretty shy and usually try to avoid contact with people but when someone needs help I gladly jump in to assist them excuse me little miss would you mind helping me grab this bag of cereal I can't reach it a little old lady got my attention she will be called NOL for short sure no problem now I'm not considered amazingly tall I'm just about average at five foot five but this lady was barely five feet just to reach the bag of cereal I had to stand on my tiptoes and reach for it but I managed to get it down and help put it in her cart thank you very much young lady god bless you NOL said it wasn't an issue do you need help with anything else no thank you my son is actually shopping with me but he had to run out to the car to get his wallet okay then I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day I waved her off before turning around to go back to my OMA who is still trying to make a decision whether to buy one thing or the other it's been a while so I can't remember exactly what she held in their hands then suddenly a rough tap on my shoulder prompted me to turn back around my eyes met with this middle-aged lady who is wearing workout gear she shall be named Karen as it is only right in this sub excuse me do you know where the ice-cream section is Karen said seeing as I've only been following my OMA around and not paying attention I could only respond um I can't think of where it is I haven't been here before oh you're a new worker shouldn't you be accompanied by another person before helping people she seemed curious realizing what Karen is thinking I say oh no I don't work here you help that old lady before you can't why I saw it with my own eyes she couldn't reach the cereal so she asked me since I'm taller so you admit it she let out an accomplished smile I don't even know why she was so satisfied with my answer it wasn't like she really achieved anything I did help her but I'm not wearing a uniform I was wearing a neon pink shirt with a cat on the front don't think that's a uniform for any grocery store you should ask yourself that why aren't you in uniform Karen screamed at me I don't have a uniform I don't work here after yelling that I tried to walk away but she stepped in front of me and bumped me back a bit it's there a problem my omus drilled over due to my yelling stay out of this I'm trying to get this idiot here to help me find the ice cream aisle now for some background about myoma she's an older lady he used to be in the Air Force and she's not afraid to speak her mind she could be pretty intimidating due to the fact she's over 6 feet tall did you just call my granddaughter an idiot what gives you the right to talk to her that way she sieved she's impersonating a staff member she's the one in the wrong Karen went to grab me but my OMA put her arm out in front of me are you joking or just foolish look at her where's her nametag she's not even dressed in the right color for the uniform my OMA didn't hold back her words like I was trying to tell you I just helped the old lady get something that was too far out of her reach I don't work here I don't even live in this state I'm just here to visit my grandmother i gestured to my OMA but she said as she tried to reach around my OMA attempting to make another grab at me but a pretty big guy with huge muscles pushed his way in front of the lady and cut her off lady leave the kid alone he put your hands on her I'll have no issues with arresting you he said as he pulled out a badge signifying he was a police officer her face turned white before she tried to defend herself she was nope don't say a word just walk away it's not she tried to speak again ma'am I won't say it again stop fighting with me and leave her alone he said with a stern voice making Kay turn and walk away with her card after she left we thanked the man again and as he was about to reply a familiar voice called out what's taking so long did you find the oatmeal I forgot the NOL said is she rounded the corner well hello again young lady she said with a pleasantly surprised smile on her face hello ma'am sorry mom some lady was pestering this girl didn't even know she was the one who helped you while I was away hereis before turning to me thank you for helping my mother I told her to wait for me to get back but she's a little bit stubborn NOL playfully slapped her son on the arm making us laugh a bit after that we chatted with the two of them for a bit and explain to NOL what just happened before saying our goodbyes funnily enough we later went to the ice-cream aisle without Kay inside never had as much satisfaction eating ice cream as I did reminiscing about Kay's face when the man showed its badge the second story is lady is reporting me to the Medical Board I'm an architect I work in an architecture firm in a large building that also contains many other types of professional offices the receptionist for my firm is on another floor my office is on an upper floor in a corner so it's not a logical place for people to go first when they come to our building and don't know where they're going nevertheless it has a door directly to a main corridor so lost people occasionally knock on it which is why we have a sign on it with the name of our firm and directing people to our receptionist on the third floor alas the sign did not deter this middle-aged impatient lost lady and her husband from knocking on my door lady is this the doctor's office me no this is an architecture firm lady how do I get to the doctor's office me there are building directories in the stairs and at the elevator I start to give her directions to the stairs an elevator but she interrupts lady getting huffy and impatient and pushing her way past me right into the middle of my office why can't you just tell me where the doctor's office is me I'm sorry but there are a lot of offices in this building including at least 10 doctors offices and I don't know their floors their office numbers lady can't you call and find out me I'd be happy to let you use my phone lady why can't you call me since thing I'm not gonna get rid of her unless I call somebody what's the doctor's name do you have the number lady I don't remember his name I have a 2:15 appointment I'm gonna be late note that this is not an elderly woman and I wasn't just getting the sense that this was a confused old person with a memory issue but I'm still trying to be nice and helpful even if just to get her out of my office me I'm sorry but without a name or number I don't think I can call the doctor's office for you maybe I can google this address and see what doctors offices show up and that'll jog your memory lady I don't have time for this call the building manager I explained to the woman that I don't have the contact info for building management and there's no staff main office in this building we're back to there's nothing I can do you accept suggest that she walked down the hall and checked the building directory at the stairs her husband is trying to drag her in that direction but she's not having it lady you are the worst receptionist businesses don't know how to get good people these days I'm gonna tell the doctor about you me I'm sorry but I'm not the receptionist on I don't work for your doctor I'm an architect you're in my office in case that isn't obvious from the fact that the door opens directly in my small messy office filled with drawings our firm's receptionist is on the third floor as the sign on my door says lady well why didn't you say so I'll go wait down there me wait for what we're an architecture firm our receptionist works for the architecture firm we have nothing to do with the doctors offices or any other companies in the building lady you can call her and tell her I'm on my way down there at this point her husband seemed to be grasping that I in my office in my firm have nothing to do with her doctor whose name escapes her and starts trying to explain it to her she brushes him off and yells at me again to call my receptionist i dial our receptionist with the ladies still standing there and say that a couple is on their way down but they're looking for a doctor's office in the building and I hope that they will read the building directory and the stairs on their way down lady well I never I have never before actually heard that phrase used in real life I thought it was reserved for caricatures of uptight entitled old women on TV like Nellie Olsen's mom she flounced off down the hall that's like stomping but floatier because she was suspended by hot air dragging her husband I thought that since they had to use the stairs or elevators to get to our reception area they would see the directory on their way down and it would jog their memory as to which doctor they were looking for and would tell them where to find that doctor but no she did find her way down to pester our receptionist and told her that I was a horrible employee and that she was reporting me to the state medical board edit to clarify that there's no building security there are three ways into the building and no lobby no front desk and no main office that's why there are directories in the stairs slash elevator cores on every floor I do feel bad about foisting her off on our receptionist but that wasn't really deliberate I was just trying to explain that my office wasn't reception and that it even said so on my door I thought that once they got to the stairs they read the freaking directory and go wherever they belonged but that didn't work my receptionist knows the rest of the building tenants better than I though and was able to send her somewhere I don't know if where she got sent was correct but she didn't find her way back to us and the last story is well I used to work here before I begin I do want to note that this isn't me getting one up or anything just something I felt fit the sub that happened a while back when I was around 24 a little back story I ride a motorcycle and he used to work at Best Buy I work in Geek Squad but would go over to the home theater department to help people out with TVs when they were short a person just to make my co-workers lives a little easier since we always seem to get busy when we were short-staffed I had kind of a reputation for being knowledgeable and friendly and as this was a Best Buy in a very wealthy area we would have repaid customers a lot of them knew I wrote a motorcycle and so when they saw an out front I'd park counter right in front of the stores so my buddies in loss prevention would be able to keep an eye on it for me they would ask me to help them which I usually had no problem with well time had passed and I stopped working at Best Buy but still rode the same motorcycle but now I lived about an hour away from the store on the weekends I'd head down to hang out with some buddies but I'd make a stop at the Best Buy since I still had a lot of friends who work there and shoot the SH with them for an hour too before making my way to a friend's house the story begins here one Friday I decided I was just gonna bail out after work and go directly to a friend's house so rode all the way down in my office clothes I tend to dress simple and I was wearing a blue polo tucked into some khakis you can see where this is going a husband and wife asked one of my buddies in loss prevention if CVR 12 was here today and because I had passed him by a few minutes prior when I walked in he said that I was there he didn't even think what the question actually implied so he pointed over to where I was and home-theater talking to some friends and this couple walks up to me and introduces themselves and explains that they were recommended that they talked to me about a new TV and home theater system they wanted to set up now I'm a pretty agreeable guy I don't mind helping people out and figured instead of making it awkward for them I just help them out real quick you know show them what I recommended for a TV some speakers etc and be on my way in a few minutes I really didn't think much about it well the husband was actually really into technology specifically home theater stuff I'd make a recommendation but they need asked about a feature that the item I suggested didn't have I went full customer support if this dude is this knowledgeable but is still asking me for help then he really trusts my opinion I spent two hours helping them I didn't even realize my phone was blowing up my friends texting me asking where I was I'd excused myself in text back the couple last multiple times if they were keeping me and if I needed to go and I waved my hand and said don't worry about it I never once understood that they were probably asking me if I was supposed to have clocked out by now I finally get them up to the register and the GM is there he smiles and comes over and gives me a hug we were really close and says CVR 12 it's been like a month great to see you again man still programming up in where I lived I told him I was and the couple looked at me confused the GM asked if they were my parents and they looked even more confused it's funny but I never thought about the fact that all this time they thought I was an employee I didn't think about the fact that I was helping these complete strangers out I just had a good time talking about TVs and stereos the wife caught on first wait you don't work here that's when I felt extremely embarrassed I almost sheepishly fest up now I used to but I haven't worked here in like six months I'm a programmer now I work up north the wife turned beet red and started apologizing the husband started cracking up I mean borderline rolling on the floor they thanked me over and over again for helping them when I didn't need to and I shouldn't have felt obligated etc I'm friends with both of them on Facebook we chat every now and then and I've even hung out with them a few times thank you for watching bye

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Length: 12min 26sec (746 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 19 2020