[telesilla]

For the record, this happens to any minority. It boils my blood too when someone says to me at a trade show "I'm looking for the CEO" and I'm standing right there, with my name badge and title of CEO. Or more prevalent: they walk straight up to my (non-technical) sale colleagues who more "look" the part.

[magicalhippo]

I worked part time at a grocery store as a cashier while studying.

Several times people would come up to me while I was out in the shop restocking or similar, and clearly assumed I was the manager or ask if I was.

The only common theme I could figure was that I was the only guy at work at those times. A couple of times it happened when I was together with the actual manager, a woman about my age.

I saw the same thing with the assistant manager, a slightly older guy. If he and the manager were standing together, people would address him first, asking if he was the manager.

[sgt]

Maybe you just don't look like a salesman. Typical CEO look :)