Now, how many times have you experienced the over eager sales person who starts barking at you the minute you walk through the door, hangs within 7 feet around you like a hawk, watching your every move. They wait with anticipation incase there is anything you might need, you will let them know.
They are so aggressive that we fantasize in our heads about telling them to just "buzz the fu** off" and we will let them know if we need them, when we need them and not a second sooner.
Then there are times where we can experience just the opposite. We walk into a store, meander around a bit, look at the merchadise to be sold, waiting for someone to notice us, and say "hi, is there anything I can help you with", but this doesnt happen. We might look around, like we are trying to telepathically send them "notice me" messages.
Such an occurence of the ladder happened to me today. At first I felt jilted, wondering if they thought I was just not worthy of their time. and didnt I look like I was going to spend money, so they werent going to "waste their time"
Eventually I was helped, and the sales clerk was very nice, not displaying any characteristics of prejudice. As I left the dealership, I thought to myself, how silly of me to think that they might be profiling me, and not helping me because of some status quo issue. It was an ideal situation, I wasnt harrassed, and the staff was accomodating. I found it funny, because I am so conditioned to being "jumped" by sales people, that when the time comes that I am not flooded upon, my first thought is that there is something "wrong with me". It took a moment for it to sink in, and then I started to enjoy the act of browsing a store and not being bothered or feeling pressured for "just looking". I was amused by my reaction and my rationalization and finally my realization. it was a good "ah ha" moment.
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