This has been bothering me a lot lately, and I am pretty sure this has been a recent change (6 months span), but people just don’t treat me seriously anymore. I used to be treated seriously, but I was also 220 lbs with a mustache. It’s like people just treat me like I am this stupid “kid” if that’s the proper way of going about this, even if the person is just like one or two years older. But it bugged me a lot yesterday the most when a customer (I work at a store) was asking for help but then completely ignore me after I asked her what did she needed, and she went to the older co-worker (like 60 years old, but equal position). Then my co-worker said I could help her, and then I went in the aisle with her to find the thing. Then she was like “It’s not here… blah blah” So I went in the other aisle with her directing where the merchandise was, after I was helping hold what she wanted. Then she went like “I need a tall man to help me,” to a customer, because he could reach it before I could or something (I could reach it). So I just gave what I was holding to her, and walked away before the customer helped her out. Then today bugged me even more I was talking to a co-worker (from another department), and then my other coworker told him to go away from me so I could work. I think he was sarcastic somewhat, but still he didn’t have to say that, so I was like to him, “I am still getting my job done“. So my other co-worker was like, “So now you own him” or something like that., and then they went off chatting. Then before that a gay worker of mine told me, “You don’t do anything right” when I trying to put a stack of paper together on the wall, and one fell, with a smile. I am just getting annoyed by this all, and I have no idea why mostly everyone act like this towards to me. Ranging from too young for dating, then too ‘ you don’t understand’ and dumbing down the whole conversation. How do I get treated more seriously??? Like a way an adult should be, since I did turned 18 months ago. And I am working with 18-21 year olds in most positions, but it’s like this with everyone. The ones that do treat me seriously though are the ones I worked with the longest, and they know my work ethic. But it’s like the first impression of me as someone who doesn’t even know what color the sky is. I don’t think it ever has gone this bad until now though, it’s like I am being treated in third person most of the time. But the only benefit is though, I guess people get more protective over me, even though that’s not a true benefit since I am independent. I am not even changing my personality…. It’s just really annoying.
