Miss Manners: Was I rude to ask where they got the swell walker?

DEAR MISS MANNERS I know several people who use walkers and I see particular of the devices limitations Related Articles Miss Manners We didn t realize we drank all the champagne for the whole plane Miss Manners I ve done this for years as a guide but maybe it s an absurd tradition Miss Manners I hate their dinnertime conversation but I can t just find new friends Miss Manners I was called a thief for getting fizzy water without paying Miss Manners These women wore white gowns to my wedding and people were talking It can be hard navigating tall curbs walking over rocky ground maneuvering through tight spaces walking downhill traveling for long distances standing in line for too long and folding it up to put in a car Every so often I see someone using a walker that seems really well-designed for various terrains or different uses I sometimes stop and ask them about it where they got it if it works well what they think of it etc Everyone I have talked to has been receptive and informative But now I wonder if they were just being polite and I was being a pest What do you think GENTLE READER Asking people about their diagnostic devices is technically not Miss Manners admits inquiring into someone s health condition which would be a no-no but it is too nearly that to receive her blessing She would be slightly more receptive if you were using a similar device yourself or if you were the person s medical professional Or lying prone and in need of assistance DEAR MISS MANNERS I am employed at a department store where my primary position is in the dressing room I check the number of items taken into each room then I button zip and hang up items to be placed back on the floor racks Our store s dressing room has a limit of items per customer at a time Largest part of the time the customer will bring in the full items keep two or three things and hand the rest to me when they are done Often they will bring shopping carts loaded with more than things try on a scarce then bring those back to their cart to swap for additional items They will still leave with just a couple of items or none at all There aren t nearly enough racks in the dressing room to rehang all the items that are deposited with me We are a busy store and it s impossible to keep up with this frenzy I wish I could get the store managers to reduce the limit of items allowed in the dressing room but that s not going to happen so I m appealing to you women here Rein in the free-for-all try-ons You aren t creating jobs just making the work harder to keep up with and making insufficient purchases to show for it Preponderance of us only make minimum wage as it is GENTLE READER Carrying out a framework that makes your workday harder is one of the joys of working for others particularly when the approach is either so poorly thought out or so poorly implemented that it cannot achieve its objectives Related Articles Asking Eric I let my friend move in and every day is chaos Harriette Cole I m feeling uneasy about what I did to help my friend Miss Manners We didn t realize we drank all the champagne for the whole plane Dear Abby My brother s secret child revealed to leave her alone but she might want this news Asking Eric We think the grandparents should know about their son s secret child But unilaterally implementing one s own procedures will impact in looking for a new job And so the options are carrying out the objectionable agenda convincing the boss to see the error of their methods or finding a way to implement the boss s guidelines that does work The latter may be the preponderance challenging but will open up possibilities for an even better fourth option finding a more agreeable job either by expanding your experience or by proving your worth in your current position Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website www missmanners com to her email gentlereader missmanners com or through postal mail to Miss Manners Andrews McMeel Syndication Walnut St Kansas City MO