Why are there so many people who don't know their rights? Unless you signed some clause or volunteer or something--and look it up in your hire papers--if you're doing something for the business, you're paid. It's the law. Even if this was an accident.

Netflix on your phone grab some munchies and spark a doobie!! ??

Or, you know, there are 24 hr locksmiths...

when I first read this I thought it said you locked your foot in the door and had to stay there lol at least that didnt happen

If you are not getting paid, then you are not required to stay. Accidents happen but you cannot be forced to stay until it opens without getting paid.

you don't have to stay

The fact that you had to stay AND the fact that you were not paid are both bullshit and I would take that up with HR right away. Whenever something like that happens, another member of management is supposed to come and help you. They would contact the alarm company for the store, and the police and you'd go from there. The fact that they made you stay there BY YOURSELF is a huge red flag and if HR won't help you I would seriously consider leaving that company. What if someone had come by and robbed you, the store, or worse? No material goods are ever worth more than your life.

Op's fault, should not have forced it. Keys don't break by themselves.

For a few years after college I was the regional manager for a chain of retail B2B print supply warehouse outlet. Most of the stores had one manager and between 2 or 3 staff. These were basically old warehouses converted into a staples-like retail environment. Just helping the customers, receiving deliveries of new inventory, and replenishing floor stock kept everyone pretty busy. Locks at some of the locations did not get any maintenance. I'm sure most of the locks at the front doors and loading bays were 15, 20 years old, some maybe more. Some required a fair amount of jiggling and finesse to open or close. Some locks required a tight grip on the key and significant wrist and hand strength. Generally speaking Corporate had an "if it ain't broke yet" attitude and was not going to take requests for any repairs more costly than a can of WD40. And I have no doubt that some sets of keys had been passed down from departing staff to new employees for a decade. If a new employee broke a key in a lock I would pay them from for having to wait for a manager or locksmith. I suppose I some cases a manager might have forgotten to warn a new guy that the lock mechanism would stick and that the key was old and brittle. But no employee intentionally breaks a key. So by your logic if a light bulb blacks out when they flick the switch they are responsible for purchasing new bulbs? If a valve inside to employee bathroom breaks due to old age I guess it's fair to make the employee pay for the replacement parts and the plumbers labor? I am sorry sir but both the flawed logic and lack of compassion in your argument implies you rare either a troll or the kind of manager who can't keep staff from turning over because of a toxic workplace environment. I spend 8 hours a day in my 300 square foot studio apartment confined to a wheelchair. I then spend another 16 hours a day in a hospital bed waiting for the home health to come back the next morning. Aside from the underpaid people who provide my care and and occasional visits from doctors, I gone years without visits from a friend. I dream about walking on the beach feeling sand between my toes, or laying down in the park on a sunny day, smelling and feeling the grass. I wish I wasn't paralyzed so that I could work again but I don't don't miss working with bosses and coworkers with attitudes like yours. I do miss have friends though. It's just hard to make friends when you can't go out and meet anyone.

Well I do have one friend. A lovely kitten named Sparkle. You can see her pic in my profile.