Isn’t this just pathetic….
I work for my father (a current JW) and we have some JW customers. Since my recent fading, one particular customer, an elder, has come into work for business and then carried it further to “encouraging me” offering a hearing ear etc. At first I just thanked him, but he persisted and kept coming back. I finally got my co worker involved one day when I saw him pull up. I ran into the bathroom and told her to “ cover for me” I had to sit in the bathroom for 5 minutes while he told her he would wait for me . She offered to help him, but he said he needed to talk to me about a personal matter. He finally gave up and left… whew!
I have this nervous feeling every time someone walks into the door though, thinking it’s him or another JW customer of ours. He stopped back today (I believe for business this time) because he let my co worker help him. I panicked though, and called my husband, pretending it was customer, so I appeared busy until he left… it worked. He left with just a wave goodbye. But I get nervous every time. This is MY space, how dare someone make me feel this way. I don’t know what to do. When he does get a chance to talk to me, it just ruins my whole day.
I’ve tried talking to my dad (boss) about it, but of course since he’s a JW himself, he won’t say a word to this elder. I’ve tried preparing myself for future attacks by saying I don’t get paid to talk about personal things, so he can contact me at my house if necessary ( or course I wouldn’t answer the door or phone then) But I’m afraid… I still feel intimidated by him. It’s just ridiculous!