235: Jen was held up at work

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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A lot of weird things can happen when you work in a retail store. You can ask anyone who’s worked retail for a while, and they will have some stories. My daughter worked at a popular clothing store for a while here in Florida. She worked mostly around the fitting rooms. And she was constantly amazed – and annoyed – at the things people would do in those little rooms where you try on clothes. Oh yeah, some people would just leave the place a big mess. But there were other customers who took it a step further – and whatever you’re imagining right now, you’re probably correct. But what if you’re working in a retail environment, just a regular day, and you turn around and see a man with a gun pointed at you? How do you think you would react? Jen knows exactly what she would do, because that’s exactly what happened to her one day at work. Jen told this story on the podcast more than 3 years ago, which means this is a Flashback episode. After you hear her story, I’ll play a brief conversation I had with Jen just recently about what’s going on with her these days. To contact Jen: [email protected] Jen’s website – https://INeedBlue.net Her book, Why I Survived - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Survived-sharing-robbery-abduction/dp/B0BVT8FQYW/ref=sr_1_1 Her YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ineedblue Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/235 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A lot of weird things can happen when you work in a retail store.
0:07.6	You can ask anyone who's worked retail for a while and they will have some stories.
0:12.6	My daughter worked at a popular clothing store for a while here in Florida.
0:17.2	She worked mostly around the fitting rooms and she was constantly amazed and annoyed at the things people would do in those little rooms where you try on clothes oh yeah some people would just leave the place a big mess there were other customers who just took it a step further and whatever whatever you're imagining right now, you're probably correct.
0:41.6	But what if you're working in a retail environment, just a regular day, and you turn around and see a man with a gun pointed at you?
0:51.5	How do you think you would react?
0:56.0	Jen knows exactly what she would do,
0:58.8	because that's exactly what happened to her one day at work.
1:03.9	Jen told this story on the podcast more than three years ago,
1:07.8	which means this is a flashback episode.
1:10.6	After you hear her story, I'll play a brief conversation I had with Jen just recently. years ago, which means this is a flashback episode.
1:15.4	After you hear her story, I'll play a brief conversation I had with Jen just recently about what's going on with her these days.
1:22.5	Real people in unreal situations.
1:27.4	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:32.7	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:35.2	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:39.0	There was just blood everywhere.
1:41.7	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the
1:45.1	ground.
1:45.8	And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die.
1:48.9	Everything changed then.
1:51.9	And I just thought to myself, this isn't happening.
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