I'm having a bit of a hard time at work. I used to be the only female at the store that didn't get hit on. I was allowed to use my natural reserve as a barrier. I could help people without being ridiculously, fake-y chipper. Recently, my RetailEstablishment instituted new policies, and I was basically told I had to harass customers in a specific, scripted fake-cheerful way, or I would get fired.
Since then, I've been hit on 2.5 times this week. Once by a possibly senile man in his eighties, once by a semi-regular customer, and once by a new customer who asked another employee what my name was, so he could hit on me but was then overcome with shyness and only asked me if I was active on any internet sites or forums (should've given him this one, eh?). I heard about that last one later. Apparently, when I pointed out a not-well-posted sale I thought he might've been interested in, he thought I was kind of cute.
I wonder if I'm the only one not-at-all flattered when people hit on me, no matter who they are.
Why do you suppose so many people can't tell the difference between fake retail/sales friendliness and actual, genuine interest (possibly of the relationship variety)?
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