One thing that never fails to make me laugh at work: people asking, “Can you just put a million dollars in my account?” or “You know the winning lotto numbers, right?” Or the classic, “You look bored,” when there’s literally a pause in the line.

I mean if I had the winning numbers, do you think I’d still be here? 😅

I’m curious, what’s the funniest thing someone has asked you at work?

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I love the cute ways people try to make conversation 😂 Someone once asked me "what poor life decisions resulted in you working in this dump" and I mean....painful, but fair. It was a terrible job lol

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Omg 😂 that’s such a savage but funny thing to say mid-small talk.

Ugh. The old, "I guess it's free!" when something doesn't scan right away. I don't know why customers think they HAVE to say this.

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“Right? It’s a classic retail moment!

I love those ones, hehe. My favorite and funniest one was "What are you going to eat for lunch? So random, but made me laugh A LOT.

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Haha that’s such a wholesome question 😂 Sometimes the random ones really stick with you and brighten the day

A lot of people tell me that my name is boyish name and would ask me who chose my name. 😦😂. Of course my parents!

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Oh wow, people really ask that? That’s wild 😂

Haha, I’ve had people ask if I could “transfer money from their neighbor’s account” as a joke—had to laugh before gently saying no!

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That’s hilarious 😂 I’m sure the customer thought they were being funny!

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