In an increasingly fast-paced world, many people rely on quick visual cues when they shop, but sometimes those cues lead them astray.

One retail worker discovered this firsthand when he became a stand-in staff for a store they didn’t even work at!

Keep reading for the full story.

I’ve just started answering like I do

I work at a Panda Express in the same complex as a Sprouts.

Sometimes, for lunch or after my shift, I’ll head to Sprouts and get some of their sushi or a protein bar or something.

But their work outfit always manages to trip customers up.

I’m always in uniform, of course, and that always confuses people 😭.

I get it—I’m wearing a hat and sometimes my apron will be on.

Even though the colors don’t match at all, customers don’t seem to care.

But I CONSTANTLY get mistaken for a Sprouts employee even though my uniform is black and red and theirs is green and white…? 😭😭

So lately this exasperated employee has taken a different approach to dealing with the confusion.

It happens to me so often that when they ask where something is, I just answer and move on with my day, lol.

I’ve been there enough that I do know where things are—it’s a small store—so I just point them in the direction and go, because I can’t keep saying, “I don’t work here,” anymore 😭.

It gets tiring repeating yourself all the time.

What did Reddit make of this story?

Maybe these customers were just in too big of a hurry to find a real employee.

Why not just ask upfront first?

Maybe uniform colors aren’t common knowledge for some.

Many people just aren’t observant.

After a while, correcting them became more exhausting than just obliging.

Another day, another oblivious customer.

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