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5 min readA gas station night shift in Minneapolis seemed like a straightforward way to save money. The narrator had been working day shifts for about a week and knew the place well enough. But this was the first time he would be alone, completely unsupervised, from midnight until morning. His supervisor, Jada, drilled the same instructions over and over before leaving: no phones, make yourself useful, nod and smile. He cleaned the bathroom, restocked the freezers, took out the trash, checked the receipt rolls, watered the plants. By the time he was done, it wasn't even midnight yet. He settled into a game of Team Fight Tactics.
Then he remembered his name tag. He had keys to the manager's office, so he went to fetch it. Inside, he found a box labeled "Name Tags." It was stuffed with them — easily a hundred, all belonging to previous employees. The place had a high turnover, sure, but this was ridiculous. The only regulars seemed to be the managers: Jada, Kennedy, and Alicia. Why were so many people quitting?
The Man at the Door
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- 1 Scary Stories - Nightshift: Timestamped Outline
- 2 (02:02) **First Night Shift Setup** - The narrator starts a new night shift at a gas station, motivated by a missed opportunity for a six-figure job in Minneapolis
- 3 (03:43) **Discovering the Name Tag Box** - While retrieving a forgotten name tag, the narrator finds a box full of tags from roughly 100 previous employees
- 4 (04:43) **The Staring Man Appears** - A man with bloodshot eyes stands motionless just outside the front door, close enough that the automated doors should have opened but don't
- 5 (06:27) **The Mysterious Phone Call** - As the narrator threatens to call police, their phone rings with an unknown caller who warns they're in danger
- 6 (09:54) **Trapped Inside** - The narrator tries to leave but the front door won't open, and Angie reveals the people outside want to keep them inside to die
- 7 (11:07) **The Open Back Door** - The narrator checks the employee entrance and finds it swings open freely, but another group of four people waits outside
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Workers at night keep going missing
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