Best 'I don't work here' stories. Can you share some?

In a spooky old hotel, a guest was waiting in the lobby. People started coming up to her thinking she was the concierge. She repeatedly said she didn't work there. But then she saw a strange figure moving on the stairs that seemed to beckon her. She got really freaked out. Later, she found out that there were rumors of a ghostly maid who used to work there and died under mysterious circumstances, and people thought she was the reincarnation of that maid when they first saw her.

Well, at a hotel once, I was waiting for a friend in the lobby. An older couple thought I was the concierge. They started asking me about local attractions. I had to tell them, 'Funny, but I don't work here.' Then we all had a laugh about it. They ended up chatting with me anyway and sharing some great travel stories.

Sure. One horror story could be that a person was mistaken for an employee in a spooky old building. They were constantly asked for help by customers, and when they tried to explain they didn't work there, no one believed them. Then strange things started to happen like doors slamming on their own and cold drafts in the hallways.

Once I was in a store, and a lady kept asking me where the towels were. I told her 'I don't work here', but she just stared at me like I was joking. I had to actually point to an employee for her to believe me.

One time, a guy was just standing near a store counter waiting for his friend. A customer came up and asked him where a certain product was. He said, 'I don't work here' but the customer was so insistent that he finally just pointed randomly and left quickly when the real employee showed up.

In a hotel lobby, a woman was sitting waiting for her friend. A couple of guests approached her thinking she was the concierge. She was wearing normal clothes but they were so eager for help. When she said 'I don't work here', they were really embarrassed. She then had a good laugh about it with her friend when they arrived. She said it made her feel important for a second. And the guests' flustered looks were quite comical.

There was a time in a department store when a woman thought I was an employee because I was wearing a similar color top as the staff. She asked me to unlock a display case for her. I quickly said 'I don't work here'. She seemed so embarrassed when she realized her mistake.

I heard about a woman in a bookstore. She was sitting on the floor browsing through books. A customer came over and asked if she could recommend a book. She said, 'I don't work here, but I can tell you that I really liked this one.' And she showed the customer the book she was reading. They ended up having a long conversation about books.

Sure. In one story, a person was at a department store. They were sitting on a bench near the fitting rooms. A shopper came out and asked for a different size of the clothes they were trying on. The person said 'I don't work here' but the shopper thought they were being lazy. So the person had to get up and walk away to show they really had no idea where the stockroom was. It was hilarious as the shopper was so confused.

One really scary story is about a person who was in a decrepit mansion that was open for tours. People assumed they were a guide. They were asked to lead the way into the attic. The attic was known for its paranormal activity. When they said they didn't work there, the group got pushy. As they entered the attic, cold spots hit them and they heard blood - curdling screams. The person was so scared that they pushed through the group and ran out of the mansion as fast as they could.