October 26, 2025 at 7:35 am

Man Went To A Popular Local Pub Wearing A Fedora During The Summer, But It Was A ‘Hipster Hotspot’ And People Kept Assuming He Was An Employee

by Mila Cardozo

Smiling man wearing fedora hat outside

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Often, people get mistaken for an employee based on the color of their shirt. But make sure to pay attention to what you wear on your head as well…

A man was mistaken for an employee (twice) at a ‘hipster pub’ just because he was wearing a fedora hat.

Let’s read the whole story.

I don’t work here, I’m just wearing a hat

The only pub in our area at the time was run by a group of hipsters and had a huge outdoors area which meant it was really popular in the summer.

One day, it was so hot that I decided to wear this straw fedora I’d bought years earlier.

Huge mistake.

We go to the pub, order drinks, find a table, and I go off to find the toilets.

As I’m walking back to the table, two guys stop me.

“Excuse me, mate, what time you doing food ‘til?”

“Oh, sorry, I don’t work here.”

They apologise and we walk on.

It was bound to happen again.

I get outside and I’m almost back at our table when a woman taps me on the back and tells me she ordered the chipotle mayonnaise.

I blink at her, she scowls at me, and I cotton on and tell her I don’t work there.

Never wore that cursed hat there again after that.

How could he?

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this.

Indeed.

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He’s probably kicking himself that he didn’t think of these responses.

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Yup.

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Food for thought, d’oh.

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Another reader chimes in.

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Someone knows the struggle.

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Honestly, he walked right into this one.

If you liked that post, check out this post about a rude customer who got exactly what they wanted in their pizza.