Since this board is blunt, I figure I'll get some correction if it's deserved, or validation if I'm right.
There is some guy who works in production. I don't know exactly what he does, last I saw he was sitting in our cafeteria writing SOPs (standard operating procedures). So not someone who works directly on the production line, but like a supervisor of people who do. Not like a director, C-level guy, or other high ranking person. He just walked into my office and asked me to make copies for him.
He didn't ask where the copier was (though he had to pass it to get to my office), or how to operate it (not rocket science), he straight up asked me to make him some copies.
Now, let me be the first to say that there is nothing wrong with being an admin (ours is awesome), but I am not an admin, and it's not my job to make copies for random people, much like it's not my job to run machinery or pack shipments. I don't look like our admin, sit near her, or have a similar name, so I don't know what would have given this guy the idea that it was my job to make his copies.
Is it wrong that I feel like he asked me just because I'm a woman? Because I can't think of any other reason for it. Do any of you just randomly walk up to coworkers you barely know and ask them to make copies? Because I'm trying not to feel offended and label him a sexist, but I'm also having trouble thinking of a better explanation.
ETA: I realized I didn't tell you my response. I kind of gave him a puzzled look, repeated "Make...copies for you?" and when he said yes, I showed him where the copier was, where the paper went in, which button to push (hint: the big one), and told him to let me know if he had problems. He didn't even give a simple thanks, either.
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