Attitudes of co-workers. Help!

[frankenjudo]

The real thread exists in the Ethics Section as a Questionable Delimma, but since it has Chair Massage info in it, I thought I'd post the reference link for anyone dealing with a like situation.

She was provided with some great suggestions, including: take this as a compliment, consider a different attire on chair massage days, set hours for the chair massage, pay thoughts and a sample schedule --- among other interesting info and feedback.

The quote below is the initial post from the thread "Attitudes of co-workers. Help!" as an introduction to the thread:

Hi everyone,

I've never posted before, I usually come in to read and get ideas, but I have an issue that's come up and I'd appreciate some feedback on it.

I've been a massage therapist for 3 years, slowly building up a private practice. This last January, I took a part time job doing office work to help with bills, and I also do chair massage for everyone in the building once a month. It's not a huge place, about 30 employees.

The issue I have is with some of the other employees constantly asking "when are you doing massage again?" and acting put out when I tell them, "not for about 2 weeks".

My massage days are flexible since I have to work around the offices schedule. I don't have control about when I can come in for chair massage.

The other day, Wednesday, I let the office know that I'd be available for massage on Thursday and Friday afternoon. People were fighting with each other AND me about where their names fell on the list!

Then a couple of the girls asked "when are you FINALLY going to start doing massages today? I told them I needed to finish up my office hours first, then I'd get my chair".

The response to this was "oh, BOOHOO! I WANT MY MASSAGE NOW!" as if that was the only reason for me to even be in the building.

A lot of times when I come in the the office in the morning and say "good morning" I don't get "good mornings" back, I get "are you doing massage today?" then, if I say No, they don't respond to me at all.

I'm really upset by this whole thing. I'm not sure I should be. I'm flattered that they like me, but I'm starting to feel like they think of me as "the help" instead of a co-worker.

Is there anything I could say to these people to let them know I don't appreciate the way they talk to me? Other than refusing to do chair anymore, I don't see a way to tell these folks that I'm not "the help".

My boss is not helpful as she suggested that I just leave my chair at the office so I could be ready "at any time" to massage her.

Help???