Somewhere in the world, there’s probably someone getting mistaken for an employee right now.

It happens super often, probably because we’re all so busy nowadays, and the repercussions are variable at best.

But the woman in this story didn’t mind being mistaken for an employee, and when no employees were available she was happy to help other customers out.

And it didn’t stop with one.

Read on to find out how things went down.

Everyone everywhere thinks I work there

I have worked my whole life in customer service of some sort or the other, so I have a bad tendency of helping people if they look lost or confused, or if I overhear them trying to find something.

This drives my teenager bonkers, and he manages to disappear when I do this.

On Christmas Eve, we had to rush into Barnes to get a couple of gifts then rush out and hit the road for a six-hour drive. There were no employees to be found.

I just put something down when an older woman asked if I worked there. I told her I do not but might be able to help.

Let’s find out what happened next.

After a couple of minutes she was in the check out lane with an arm full of books for her grandkids.

When I finished helping her a teenage boy asked for help. I told him the same thing as I did not see any employees. He was super sweet and really wanted to get a book he and his mom might enjoy reading and discussing.

I learned his mom has cancer. So I helped him pick out a book after he told me more about her, and recommended a a fun journal project with $8 journals. Also shared a lot of things that will help his mom (I am cancer free for a year).

Well this went on for almost two hours. I totally lost track of time, and my son sitting in the coffee area seemed to be getting a kick out of all the work I was doing.

But she had no problem with it at all.

The problem is, I do not mind helping people, especially if they are friendly. Actually I kind of enjoy it.

I was finally able to load up my arms and my son’s with all the items I needed. As we were standing in line, there were people I helped ahead of us, and each one told the checkout lady how grateful they were for a shopper that stopped her own shopping to help them.

The manager was called over. She said she had heard about it from others already, and as a Christmas gift and thank you the manager covered the cost of my purchase and offered me a job. I politely declined the job but not covering the expense.

So ‘I do not work here’ does not always have to be bad.

This is a heartwarming story that shows that in our busy lives, helping others can be one of the greatest joys of all.

Helping the grandma and the young boy with their purchases is something that will likely stay with all of them for a long time.

And the gift from the manager definitely makes it worth it too – though the bonus is that she was expecting nothing at all in return.

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Let’s see what the Reddit community made of this.

This person found the story truly touching.

While others spoke about similar occurrences.

And this Redditor celebrated the good karma she received.

Sometimes it’s the unplanned moments that are the most meaningful.

No one entered the store that day intending to share a wholesome moment, but thanks to the connections of well-meaning strangers, everyone left happy.

She put so much positive energy into the world, she deserved what she got in return.

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