I, like many other college students, have a part time job.

Officially, I work as a sales associate in an outlet store. However for some reason this one job has turned into many, many jobs as I adapt to what a customer might need.

Sometimes, these other jobs are simple but sometimes I end up doing some pretty unusual things for just being a sales associate.

1. Therapist

I've given customers so much advice. And not about potential purchases which is what my official job title require me to do. Anything from relationships to college majors to even baby names, you name it and I've probably talked about it. Now I'm a very big people person so I don't mind just chatting with customers but it's a little weird how much total strangers trust me to give opinions on their lives.

2. Babysitter

This is by far the worst unofficial job I have to do. I do not get paid to watch your children, corral your children or protect your children. But for some reason, I babysit a lot for a retail worker..Just last week, one of my manager had to bottle feed a customer's baby so they could have free hands to look at a product. The worst part is that I've had customers get mad at me when their child hurts themselves in the store because I didn't stop them.

3. Sleuth

I will never have enough fingers to count how many times someone comes in and says "Hey I was in here two months ago and I want the blue product that's "this" big". Every time this happens I get the pleasure of spending the next 20 minutes basically interrogating them about what they remember about the product while trying to figure out what the heck they're talking about.

4. Medical Professional

I'm a sales worker. Please do not ask me if I think you're sniffles are a cold or allergies. No, I will not recommend what over the counter medicine to buy. I have no idea if that's a spider bite and please get whatever it is out of my face.

5. Makeup Artist

"Oh you're highlight is so pretty, what brand is it?" "Is my foundation blended into my neck?" "Do you think I need more mascara?" Urban Decay, no, no. Can I interest you in something relevant to the store? You know, the one I'm employed at.

6. Petsitter

First of all, why is your non-service animal in the store? Second, why am I walking laps with it? And third, I don't get paid enough for this. Oh and fourth, why am I the one who has to clean-up the floor when your animal has an accident? That's the real question.

7. Maid

Sometimes instead of helping customers, I'm too busy picking up their child's toy that they dropped or throwing away the drink cups that you decided to put on a shelf instead of the trash can. Or mopping up the giant puddle of spilt drink that's now on the floor. I'm doing all theses things while....not doing my actual job.

8. Waitress

Do you guys have any water? Yeah in the back, for employees only. Can I have a cup? ....sure, let me get that for you. Now I've never been in a store that serves food and drink before but for some reason here I am bringing them to customers. Once I even had to give a customer my granola bar which was the only thing I had to eat on my 7 hour shift Sales person does not equal waitress. Shocking, I know.