I'm always in other peoples way

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Basically my problem is when I have to navigate my way through a large number of people (some times even just one person walking past me) I somehow always end up in their way. I feel like my whole life is just that awkward moment of when you think someone is going to go one way and they actually need to go in the other direction and you end up doing this weird side step dance. I Have been making a conscious effort to walk with my head up and looking people in the eyes in a way that's not creepy. Still I just cant judge people, and when it still happens 3 or four times a day(it use to be worse) I just keep getting knocked down another peg emotionally. This happens to me the most at work as It is the only time I am really around people for the most part. I work for the most part in an extremely cramped environment basically just rows of aisles to the right and left with a conveyer belt in the middle and I pick items for online orders. there ends up being allot of people pushing carts in a narrow area through the isles and a lot of the time there are people working and standing in an aisle right where you need to pick an item. I am afraid people will start to dislike me because I find my self in their way all the time. Yes, you can argue that they cant dislike me for just being in their way but when they see it is a reoccurring event the will definitely avoid me. Anyways I will stop now because I don't want to lose you all but I would really appreciate any advice as this is a constant problem for me.

The way I deal with that awkward dance is to just keep walking in a straight line and let other people get out of my way unless it's obvious that the other person is completely oblivious and going to run directly into me.

I don't know about your job; it just sounds like a poorly-planned work place. It seems like everyone would constantly be in everyone else's way and so your co-workers shouldn't mind it so much. Maybe it's similar to being in a store; if the aisle I want is too crowded, I will go to the other aisles I need first then come back when there are less people in aisle I skipped.

thanks for the response. I yea work is pretty crazy and everyone is always in in each others way. I guess I'm just not good at judging peoples movements and knowing when to go and when to stop and let the other person go. It happened again today at work I was pushing a wire cart that you can hardly control and needed to take it through a small gate opening. I saw someone approaching the opening from the other side walking towards me I stopped far in advance to let her come through because getting the cart through the gate is hard and I would be slowing her down to make her wait on me. I stopped she did nothing and just waited and traffic jammed up behind her so I didn't go and more people shot through the gate. Still she just waited on me, finally she just waved me through shaking her head and laughing as I walked by. I hate when this happens I just feel like a fool.