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  Yeah. There are definitely worse stores to get stranded in.
context: You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave >
  
  Yuck.  No thanks. >
  
  Yeah, you’ve got heat and food and bathrooms, but your at Walmart for hours. >
  
  I hear if you are inside a Walmart for over 24 hours, you grow a magical mullet. >
  
  Your pants also shrink and your ass crack goes higher up your back >
  
  And a tramp stamp. >
  
  I’ve seen this episode of r/superstore >
  
  Same! I loved that episode >
  
  Sounds like the plot for a lord of the flies style movie. >
  
  Idk reminds me of "the mist" >
  
  I was thinking that too. >
  
  That might be kind of fun as a customer. Would be a nightmare as an employee, actually probably a nightmare to customers too >
  
  
  Would be a nightmare as an employee
  
  I can only hope they're getting overtime/penalty rates but I know I'm kidding myself there. >
  
  Legally they have to be. If they aren’t they can fight/sue for it >
  
  
  Legally they have to be.
  
  You'd hope so but I'm sure there's something in the legalities where the store has to be operating 'normally', the checkout needs to be turned on or something equally shitty where the employee needs to be acting in accordance to their duties to be classified as 'at work' otherwise they're just 'hanging out at the store'.
  Hope they don't have to sue so yeah, we'll see how it goes once everyone is safe and the incident is over. >
  
  Actually the complete opposite. This is in Ontario. I’m Canadian. I might not remember all the details but to my knowledge if you’re being forced to stay at work, regardless if you’re working or not, you have to be paid. 
  Doesn’t matter how the store is running. 
  In a non snow storm setting, if your boss is telling you to stay in the store but they don’t need you to work, they have to pay you. If they tell you to clock out, they’re breaking the law. Unless they allow you to leave and won’t write you up for doing so. >
  
  Depends on if they’re being asked to perform any duties. They could be told “you’re off work. Do what you want” and they’re stuck there just like the customers, not being paid. If they’re being asked to help people, that’s kind of a grey area of it not being “store functions” and just being “we’re all community trying to deal with a disaster and you have helpful knowledge/skills for this situation”.
  Really depends on what’s going on/how things are being said. >
  
  People of Walmart Christmas Special >
  
  Streaming live >
  
  I swear this same scenario has played out in my head multiple times and the answer of what store I'd like to be stuck in?
  Walmart.
  A super Walmart, specifically! >
  
  Wouldn't a super target be slightly nicer? >
  
  Target doesn't have a big of a sporting goods/camping section I think. At least they never use to (been a bit since I've been in one. You could all find your own sleeping bags and tents in Wal-mart >
  
  But Target has Jennifer Connelly! >
  
  I wonder where I could find a pillow and a warm blanket, oh and an inflatable mattress?
  Isles h21, j40, and j45... >
  
  They did actually set up inflatable mattresses and got pillows for everyone. >
  
  I wanted to do this as a kid, but under those circumstances I'd be worried about surviving. >
  
  For me I’d be panicking as a kid as change for something with autism was not fun >
  
  Onion news covered similar type of story :)
  Hostages trapped inside Walmart, insisting they never shop at Walmart >
  
  Didn’t The Mist movie begin like this? >
  
  Dunno , but the book does >
  
  I mean, if you had to be stuck somewhere I’d guess a place with all your bedding needs and food would be a pretty good choice. 
  Kind of gives me Hey Arnold vibes from the episode where the subway power goes out and they’re stuck on it. They’re miserable and anxious at first, but then they bond and end up singing together. Art imitating life.