So one of my boss's daughters came into the office today selling Girl Scout Cookies. She's really young and has a whole speech written on a piece of paper to read off when she's trying to sell. Everyone is lavishing comments on how cute she is (which is true).

Now here's the thing. She's bad at math. Her dad is going around with her to greet people and also to make sure she's not making counting mistakes. But he was busy chatting with a fellow co-worker when I was purchasing my box of Thin Mints. He totally wasn't paying attention.

Each box is $5. I purchased one box and I gave her a $10 bill. She took it and put it in her envelope of cash. Then another person comes up to her asking to buy two boxes -- distracting her. She works on his transaction. At this point, her dad is back and helping her count that person's change. Then she moves along.

I felt awkward standing there waiting for my change. Spending an extra $5 isn't a big deal... so I just went back to my desk. I guess I should have tried asking her for it to teach her how to count money, but nobody else had witnessed my transaction and it felt wrong to point out that my boss's kid had messed up...

I hate being a people pleaser. Now that I think about it why would anyone pay $10 for one box. I feel really stupid.