lanyards are always getting me in trouble
hi all, just found this sub so thought i'd share. i wear lanyards all the time, they've got my keys/ID/debit card etc. it's sort of an accessibility thing, but i consider it basically part of my wardrobe now, so i have a bunch in different colours/patterns.
a few weeks ago i made the mistake of wearing a blue lanyard in a store that has a lot of blue branding. mind you, i wasn't wearing anything that could be construed as a uniform -- very casual shorts, graphic t-shirt, and i had earphones in minding my own business.
a lady comes up to me in one of the aisles and very abruptly asks me, "do you work here?"
this happens to me ALL the time. i pull an earphone out (kind of obviously, to indicate that i was listening to music and pretty clearly not working) and cheerfully and politely say "uh, nope!"
usually whoever asks me looks sort of embarrassed and apologises and then moves on with their life, but this lady gave me such a weird offended look before turning around and storming away. so strange. haven't had that one before.