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That Time I Accidentally Took A Whole Convenience Store Hostage

The Reddit post titled “That Time I Accidentally Took A Whole Convenience Store Hostage” recounts a humorous and unexpected situation experienced by the author while being stranded at a gas station. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the author finds themselves unable to leave the convenience store and unintentionally becomes the only customer for an extended period of time. As time passes, the author realizes the awkwardness of the situation and how their prolonged presence inadvertently affects the store’s employees and operations. The narrative explores the author’s humorous observations and reflections on the unintended consequences of being “stranded” at a convenience store, highlighting the amusing interactions and challenges that arise in such a situation.

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Scroll till the end to know the details of the story and Redditor’s take on it.

The story is from 2005 when there were no smartphones when OP worked at a gas station as a manager.

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OP was asked to show up in the morning for training.

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On the first day of training, OP does not really learn anything, he meets a young lady who keeps on ranting.

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The young lady is shocked to see that Op was good with computers.

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Then comes the hands-on training.

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The young lady announces to quit all of a sudden.

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The young lady walks out and OP does not know anything on the store.

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OP calls the training manager and explains the situation.

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The assistant manager never shows up and OP calls the training manager again.

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At this point, OP is stranded and does not know who to call or what to do.

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Some guys from the tattoo shop across the road were helping OP calm down.

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The same guys give OP a phonebook and a phone with food too.

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OP finds the district manager’s number in the phonebook.

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This was the time, OP’s breaking point reached.

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OP tells him he can’t wit for an hour and a half.

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The DM was nice and he arrived on time so that OP could clock out.

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The training manager comes back rushing in, he’s all furious and mad at DM how could the tell him to run his own store?

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The both indulge in a fight and DM asks OP to go home.

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Now that you have read the story. it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say on this. It is obvious that the Training Manager was an irresponsible man who never showed up while OP is in the right here being stranded and helpless. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this. Don’t forget to share your own opinion at the end of this article too.

Imagine the same situation happening in a nursing home.

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Having backstabbed once gives you the fuel to revenge.

We all hope OP got paid.

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People are suggesting OP would have grabbed the golden opportunity.

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