How I Have Used the Scientific Method in my Life

1. Problem/Question: Saturday night, my manager left me in my store for two hours after closing; I cannot leave work until my manager comes by and locks the door. He said he'd be back a few minutes after closing. After two hours of waiting, I wondered if he was ever coming back to lock the store.
2. Observation/Research: It was 10:30 PM. All the lights in the park were off and all of my coworkers had gone home.
3. Formulate a Hypothesis: My manager forgot about me and I'm going to have to figure out a way to get home without leaving the store unlocked, seeing as I do not have a key.
4. Experiment: I called the office and there was no answer. I walked outside and everyone had gone home. I was the last person in the park.
5. Collect and Analyze Results: My manager has definitely forgot about me. I had no idea how to get a hold of anyone to come lock the store, so I was pretty much stuck.
6. Conclusion: I was going to have to just leave the store. If he wasn't coming back for two hours, chances were he had already left. This has happened before, so I had no doubts. Luckily, a coworker had forgotten something and told me to go home; she assured me that I was the only person left in the park and my manager had gone home.
7. Communicate the Results: I found my manager in the parking lot smoking a cigarette. I told him he had forgotten me and he didn't quite care. I informed the office the following day to make sure it won't happen again.