u/v4leriy4

I’m a counter manager in beauty retail. One of my associates is a total sales shark. She approaches pretty much every customer who walks by and never misses an opportunity to sell. Sometimes she’ll even approach someone again after I’ve already spoken to them. Our location isn’t very busy, so every customer matters when it comes to SPH. She’s genuinely great at selling and loves it. Her sales are consistently about 20–30% higher than mine. I’m also a selling manager, but we have very different personalities and selling styles. I’m not someone who feels the need to fight for every single customer, while she is.
The funny part is that she actually makes me look good because the counter performs better, and she’s not trying to compete with me or get my position. She just really likes selling.

My only concern is that my manager might eventually ask why my personal sales are lower than hers. I’m not sure how to explain it without sounding like I’m making excuses.

I (F) had a situation with my friend (A) yesterday. I was hanging out with two friends (A & B). At the end of the evening we all kind of agreed we were going home and said goodbye. After that, another friend (B) called to remind me that I had left my iPad at his place and asked if I could stop by and hang out for a bit, so I said yes and went over to his place instead.

On the way there, the first friend (A) started texting me saying he thought I was going home and that it seemed like I lied to him. I understand that from his perspective it probably looked inconsistent, because I did say I was going home earlier. The thing is, we also share location, so he could see I wasn’t actually going home and was heading somewhere else. That made him more upset and he said I was being dishonest and that it wasn’t okay. I tried to explain that I didn’t intentionally lie, I just changed my plans last minute and didn’t think I needed to report every step of where I go after we split up as a grown adult. But he kept insisting that I was lying and that it bothered him.

What also made me feel a bit uncomfortable is that he was following my location and messaging me about where I was going in real time, even though we’re just friends and not in a relationship (he’s gay, so there’s no jealousy). After that, I suggested we could all meet and talk about it calmly to clear things up, but he didn’t reply. It’s been two days since then. Now I’m left a bit unsure how to feel.