Writing a 1-star review because of what happened to me early this morning around 2am. I had just got off a nearly 12-hour work shift and went to this gas station to check my car engine oil, power steering fluid, etc..
I parked at the far...
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Writing a 1-star review because of what happened to me early this morning around 2am. I had just got off a nearly 12-hour work shift and went to this gas station to check my car engine oil, power steering fluid, etc..
I parked at the far end on the left side and as I was reversing into my parking spot, I noticed the employee, who's name is Altaye (Balding tan-skinned man with a beard who looks to be in his 40s) cleaning the outside window and then started staring at me. This isn't normal behavior by the employees here.
I rolled down my window and yelled hey. He started saying I can't park here because of this sign that he was pointing at. I was confused... sign? I often go to this gas station for my work lunch break and never saw any sign about parking.
I told him I was here to check my car engine and he continued to tell me that I had to park directly in front of the store. I purposely parked away from there because I didn't want to be near people going in and out of the store. I also have bad experiences with parking there, my back left door got hit because some guy wanted to back out of his parking spot too soon.
I drove up to the front of the store and parked there. I got out and looked at all the signs there. Social distancing sign. Health inspection sign. Masks required sign. No sign about parking.
I feel like this employee was discriminating or profiling me or something. Maybe he thought I was going to engage in something illegal. I took a video of the signs on the store windows and I also have the employee in the video. As soon as I pointed the camera at him, he picked up the phone and I assume he was going to call the police on me.
Again, I go to this store a lot for my lunch breaks and to fill up gas. The white guy that works there is the nicest one I like so far. But, this Altaye guy has really made this experience sour for me. I think I'll be going to the 7-11 across the street from now on.