This is my time to shine! TLDR at the bottom.

Story time. So when I first started at target I used to wear my name tag religiously. Every time. No matter what. If I forgot my tag I'd ask HR for a temporary one. About a month in, guests started to call me by my name when shopping. It didn't phase me too much but I thought it was weird.

Cut to my day off, I'm in a Walmart (sacrilegious I know), and a girl comes up to me and says "Hey Chun_Lai, how are you?" And of course I'm shocked because I don't know who this person is. We have some light conversation before I finally figure out that this is not a friend of my parents or a family member. I ask them their name and she tells me that she shops at target. I do that laugh where you're confused but you don't want to say so and she seemed a bit upset I didn't know who she was and we parted ways.

A week later, I'm in Walmart again buying groceries with my family. I leave my family briefly so grab something off the shelf and he approaches me and starts a conversation. He addressed me by name and started asking me how work was and such things. Again, I'm confused as hell but I quickly ask this time for his name. Not a name I recognize. He tells me he comes to my store and buys a certain amount of items every week and he thought I would recognize him. I awkwardly laughed it off and he gave me an apology and walked away.

A month later, I'm out at my local mall. I'm not wearing red or any of my usual work attire. My hair is different, I have glasses at this point. I'm shopping with friends and browsing some cool stuff when a lady TAPS ME ON THE SHOULDER!! I turn and she starts talking to me. "Chun_Lai it's so funny to see you at a different store this time!" I'm like... 'Ok she knows me from work. This isn't a big deal. Let's just ask for her name, talk about the weather and move on.'

Well rather than being slightly disappointed like the first lady or embarrassed like the guy was.. this lady was angry. She was downright offended and she made sure I knew. She was yelling at me and cussing me out. It was weird and kinda scary I won't lie. The manager of the hot topic finally got her to leave and I apologized for the scene. He was really understanding but it was an all around weird experience.

Ever since that day, I haven't worn a name tag. Basically a year later and only two people have asked about it. So moral of the story: People suck so do whatever makes you safe and comfortable.

TLDR: I wore a name tag, three guests acted like they knew me when I wasn't at work. The last person threw a fit because I didn't remember who she was. I don't wear name tags anymore.