Scrub Your Dirty Mind

(Throughout high school, I work at a vet clinic doing basic cleaning tasks. Everyone wears scrubs, including myself. Shortly after I start working there, I bring my dog in for his vaccines. My 30-year-old male coworker approaches me in the waiting room, looking at my dog’s chart.)

Coworker: “Hello, miss, you can bring your dog into room fou— Oh! [My Name]! I didn’t recognize you in clothes!”

Other Clients: *look appalled*

Coworker: “She works here… I’ve never seen her not in scrubs.”

(Everyone looked very relieved after that explanation.)