Nationwide

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A few years ago, a delivery driver pulled up to Nationwide’s parking lot and noticed something peculiar in one of the empty baskets on the grocery cart. Curious, he picked it up—it was an old, dusty keychain with a tag that read ‘Lucky Key’. The delivery driver shrugged, thinking nothing of it, but every time he came back to Nationwide, he’d glance at that basket just to check if the lucky keychain had reappeared. Eventually, though, it didn’t show up again, and he forgot all about it—until his next payday, when he found himself winning a small raffle prize for no apparent reason. Some say the Lucky Keychain still watches over Nationwide, smilingly ensuring good fortune for its employees.

2. A few years ago, a delivery driver pulled up to Nationwide’s parking lot one morning. As he opened the trunk of his van, everyone nearby heard an unusual sound—a deep, resonating hum that seemed to come from nowhere. The hum grew louder and more insistent, until suddenly it stopped as if someone had flipped off a switch. Everyone looked around confused—until they noticed the delivery driver scratching his head and muttering, ‘Guess my fridge was on again.’ The neighbors just shook their heads and went back to their coffee, wondering what other strange noises would emerge from Nationwide next.

3. One foggy morning, a salesman entered Nationwide's lobby with a mysterious package under his arm. 'This is our biggest claim yet,' he whispered to no one in particular. As he opened it, a tiny umbrella popped out and started dancing around the room. Everyone burst into laughter, realizing it was just another prank from their eccentric colleague. The fog outside lifted, and the day turned out to be perfectly clear.

4. A sign in Nationwide’s lobby read: ‘If you see an angel wearing a suit, he’s ours.’ One day, a well-dressed man appeared and asked for someone named Grace. The receptionist replied, ‘We don’t have anyone here named Grace.’ The man smiled and said, ‘Then I must be in the wrong place,’ before disappearing as mysteriously as he had arrived. Since then, employees sometimes joke that if they ever feel like quitting, they should just ask for Grace—because she clearly knows where the good jobs are!’