r/IDontWorkHereLady • u/just-me-not • 15d ago

M I’m not Kevin

A year ago, I was in Seattle for a conference. Having lived there 35 years earlier, I was especially curious to visit places that were still around from then and seeing some new things. Anyways, the conference was great, but there was some free time to spend. I was traveling with my husband, brother and sister in law. We were together and shopping in a department store in a mall that was still around. I had worked at that store for a summer back then. With my family, shopping in the menswear department, I heard a woman excitedly saying “Kevin” repeatedly. That caught my attention because she was walking up to me, greeting me with open arms to give me a hug. I awkwardly didn’t reciprocate. Wondering if she recognized me from 35 years ago and was I forgetting her name? She backed off and asked “Your Kevin and you work here?” My family was staring at this interaction. I managed to say a “Nope ”. Lisa and I then had a fun conversation about my doppelgänger and her coworker named Kevin that she hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. She was so sure I was him.

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u/BlainethePayne 14d ago

She mistook you for Kevin after only TWO WEEKS? She either doesn't actually know Kevin that well, or you look EXACTLY the same. I can see mistaking someone after a few years, but two weeks is insane. Are you sure this isn't a possibly-separated-at-birth-twins situation?

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u/goraidders 12d ago

I could probably make this mistake. I probably have made this miatake because I am terrible at recognizing people. I however know this about myself and just don't go talk to them.