Getting Harrassed

[onlyakid]

I don't exactly remember how this started but every so often (its happened 3 times since my job has moved around the beginning of the month), I have kids I think between 10-12 who are just harrasing me. They see me in the front windows of the retail store I work for, well I froze up got anxious and refused to look in their direction. Well they have been banging on the store front window and recently started yelling "hey", to get my attention I refuse to look, I'm too anxious. If this keeps up, I may quit my job. Today when it happened, After awhile, of surfing the internet and ignoring them, I just couldn't take it and I went into the back room. I'm alone in the store, so if someone comes in I have to help them.

I have an appointment to see my therapist, but I fear (based on my other sessions with him), I won't get any help from him.

If that is the case then I have a big problem, and I'll have to quit my job.

Jason

 

[lostcowboy]

Hi Jason, I am sorry that they are harassing you. Is there anyway to become friends with them? Maybe a box of donuts?

 

[onlyakid]

Thank you Lost Cowboy. Something tells me that wouldn't work.

 

[roadrunner]

Jason,

Kids sometimes get bored and harass an adult just because they see they can get a reaction. Is there any way you can ignore them? How about calling the police?

Actually, what concerns me most here is what you say about your T. If he's this useless you should look for another one.

Much love,
Larry

 

[reality2k4]

Jason,

have you any idea why they are doing it?
Do others in the store get harrassed?

Kids generally act this way if you have shouted at them, so they try and act big.

If that is the case, go out and say to them, hey guys, what is this all about, (with a smile).
They generally react positively to a warmer approach than that of hiding away and ignoring them,

ste

 

[onlyakid]

Adding to the drama, my boss tells me he wants to speak with me privately. It turns out the women who does our finances (she had just come back after going out to pickup her daugther) and was nice enough to stay till the end of the day when I told her I "wasn't feeling well", she tells the boss that both a women and a couple of kids (seperately) came into the shop later that day after I had left and said that the door was locked and that she could see a man visable who was ignoring them (who had to be me BTW). So it turns out (I'm speculating), I had forgotten to unlock the door when I went to the bathroom and when I saw the kid, I just assumed it was the kids who was harrassing me and ignored him, didn't see the women and didn't know the door was locked. So now, not only is this causing me anxiety its affecting my job.

Maybe it means that the kids are done with harrasing me but maybe not.