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Police officer blocks barista's driveway, resulting in them being late to make the police captain's coffee: 'Captain proceeds to chew out that officer in front of all of his colleagues'

After working in customer service, there are some experiences that will stick with you long after. These experiences will mostly be the exceptional ones that stand out even from every other bizarre daily interaction.

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  • This barista remembered this story well, sharing it with this popular online community a decade after it occurred. They awoke one morning to find their home's driveway blocked by a police officer who had selected their driveway entrance as the ideal location for a prolonged traffic stop. This made them late to work where, coincidentally, one of their regulars, the police captain, was delayed and kept waiting; the barista explained the situation, turning the captain's disgruntled feelings towards their subordinate.

    Being the cause of your boss's caffeine deprivation while simultaneously wasting their time is never going to end well for you, no matter the line of work. And in something as serious as policing, you're not going to have a good time if the boss isn't having a good time.

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    Posted by u/Ezra611 Want to block my driveway, officer? It's gonna be another minute or two on coffee. About a decade ago, I worked an early morning shift at a fast food restaurant. We opened at 6am, so I had to be at work at 5am. I would leave my house at about 445am every morning. My management was pretty relaxed about the opening shift. Clocking in up to 10 minutes late wasn't really an ordeal, as long as you showed up ready to go.
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    I came outside at 445 to find that a local police officer has pulled someone over and is now blocking my driveway. This has happened before, but normally in the afternoon, and normally I just ask the officer to move forwards or back a couple of feet and then I pull in or out of the driveway. No sweat. This officer, however, angrily informs me that I will have to wait till he's done. I snap a picture of his car, text it to my manager and explain my tardiness.
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    40 minutes later, the police officer FINALLY moves. I scramble into the car and head to work. I get there 15 minutes before we open. I frantically start to brew tea, fetch ice, having to condense my 50 minute routine into 15. I almost forgot to brew coffee. Opening time rolls around, and the first group of customers come in. It's a group of our local police officers, led by the captain. I guess they're about to do a shift change. One of the officers in the group is the one who blocked my drivewa
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    Anyway, the Captain orders coffee, and I regretfully inform him that there's a five minute wait on coffee because I got to work extremely late. Captain asks why, so I pulled out my phone and explained that one of his officers blocked my driveway for 45 minutes for a routine traffic stop. Captain proceeds to chew out that officer in front of all of his colleagues and exclaims that nothing short of a life or death emergency should block my driveway if it will interfere with him getting his morning
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    mike_pants That's the sort of situation you pray to be a part of. Some bored prankster god kissed you on the forehead that day. 11.7k Reply Share Logical_Challenge540 They also wanted their coffee on time! ↑ 1.9k Reply Share
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    spoonface_gorilla Cops holding bad apples accountable. But for coffee. 4 1.8k THftRM1231 Cops have zero chill when it comes to brown stuff. 962 Reply Share 183 Reply Share momofeveryone5 That can be taken so many ways Reply Share
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    im_rickyspanish I was about to call on a camera phone from 10 years ago. Then I realized what year it is... gd I feel old haha. 979 Ezra611 OP Reply Share Been there, aone that buday. I nis was probably more like 7 years ago actually. 454 Reply Share
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    adjective_noun_8888 That was some great petty revenge and Im sure it felt validating. Although it is disheartening that the Captain was only upset because it inconvenienced him, not that it could have potentially cost you your job. I was excited when I read, "only under life and death situations" (I was expecting to read, to block someones driveway for 45 minutes) but then I read to make him wait a few extra minutes for coffee. Im glad he got chewed out either way. 243 Reply Share
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