I’ve had this happen on numerous occasions at work. I live in a small, rural place for context. We have a lot of reoccurring customers come in at my job, some I know by name.
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Tony Ramirez
I just feel so embarrassed.
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Worse perhaps when someone recognizes you and for whatever reason you mistake them for being someone else, left in a state of confusion. That happened to me once. Yeah...embarrassing but after the fact.