Summer is back in full swing here, and that means tons of people coming to my store since we’re the only one in my town. Last year, lots of people would come in and sit down to cool off and enjoy their drink. One guy started doing this, let’s call him P. P was okay at first, very friendly and talkative, so we made quick friends with him, but fast forward a couple months, a former partner from our store sent everyone who worked nights a link to Megan’s Law showing P as a registered sex offender. It shocked us all, and we all see him differently now.

My problem is- I’m P’s favorite. He very quickly took a liking to me because my customer service voice makes older men think I’m flirting with them, I guess. He pirates TV shows and movies and gives me them on USB drives and CDs, he always asks for me when he comes in, tries to pull my attention away from whatever task I’m doing, whether it’s in lobby or behind the bar, and has asked me and my boyfriend (not a partner) (separately) to come to his house for “yard work” and “work around the house.” Needless to say we both said no to that, we’re not risking anything. This was all last year, and I haven’t seen him since pre-COVID days.

This all sounds mild, but P creeps me out to my core. I always ask my shift to not do lobby and bathrooms and to stay on drive when he comes in, but I’m usually ignored and told “it’s fine, just do it really fast” but I have a severe case of generalized anxiety disorder and I start to go into a panic attack whenever I walk past him. My SM knows about him being registered, but there’s nothing we can do to have him stay out of the store because he hasn’t done anything to get himself banned.

What should I do when P inevitably comes back? Please help!!