PA PA - Kada Scott, 23, left work early, car found in work parking lot, phone is off, Philadelphia Oct. 4, 2025.

[Ghostwheel]

Don't forget though that she wasn't working your traditional hours. If she's handing over something, it's unlikely to be too far into her shift, like 2am or something, given most people are asleep at that time.

I am thinking of employers. This could be an exception, but most employers want their employees to work the hours assigned and not go wandering hither thither without knowing where they went. I can only speak to my own work experience. I have always had a flexible schedule, but it would still be considered odd if I left/ went awol less than an hour into my work time for any reason short of a restroom break or emergency unless cleared with my boss. But maybe this nursing home is different.

 

[HoneyBunOne]

I am thinking of employers. This could be an exception, but most employers want their employees to work the hours assigned and not go wandering hither thither without knowing where they went. I can only speak to my own work experience. I have always had a flexible schedule, but it would still be considered odd if I left/ went awol less than an hour into my work time for any reason short of a restroom break or emergency unless cleared with my boss. But maybe this nursing home is different.

I might be confused, but I thought we were talking about her stepping out to do some kind of transaction - hand over an item sold on Facebook marketplace, selling a beauty item a customer had ordered, that kind of thing. A quick step out on her way to do whatever tasks were required of her.

 

[nao]

Dbm.

 

[Ghostwheel]

I might be confused, but I thought we were talking about her stepping out to do some kind of transaction - hand over an item sold on Facebook marketplace, selling a beauty item a customer had ordered, that kind of thing. A quick step out on her way to do whatever tasks were required of her.

So, I don't get to just "step out" when I am on the clock (not on break or lunch) without telling someone where I'm going. And I have a flexible schedule.

From my point of view, it's odd to "step out" less than an hour into a shift. 5 minutes, ten minutes, just doesn't happen unless you are on a scheduled break, then you can do as you wish during your break. My experience over my umpteen year work life. So that is why I would consider it odd if someone did. Not something that would be acceptable in any company I worked for. You need to run to the car? You tell someone you are running to your car. You need to pass something off to someone? You ask if it is ok and say when you are going to do it. That is so if anyone needs you for anything during a time when you are not on your break, they know where to find you. It's also a safety thing so if a fire breaks out, they know who might be inside.

All I am saying is that in my experience, people don't just walk out of their workplace randomly without telling someone they are doing so, so to me it's weird. Doesn't matter the time of day or night. Anyone else's mileage may vary.

 

[HoneyBunOne]

So, I don't get to just "step out" when I am on the clock (not on break or lunch) without telling someone where I'm going. And I have a flexible schedule.

From my point of view, it's odd to "step out" less than an hour into a shift. 5 minutes, ten minutes, just doesn't happen unless you are on a scheduled break, then you can do as you wish during your break. My experience over my umpteen year work life. So that is why I would consider it odd if someone did. Not something that would be acceptable in any company I worked for. You need to run to the car? You tell someone you are running to your car. You need to pass something off to someone? You ask if it is ok and say when you are going to do it. That is so if anyone needs you for anything during a time when you are not on your break, they know where to find you. It's also a safety thing so if a fire breaks out, they know who might be inside.

All I am saying is that in my experience, people don't just walk out of their workplace randomly without telling someone they are doing so, so to me it's weird. Doesn't matter the time of day or night. Anyone else's mileage may vary.

Ok, but in my experience, it's something a young person might do. (I'm in Australia) Especially so if they're working the night shift (which would be fairly quiet in that industry), there are not many other staff members to be watching/telling on her, it's only for a few minutes, and maybe there's not a lot of work to be done and it's been made clear that you can fill your down time with anything within reason. If you worked on a factory line in a big manufacturing plant, you wouldn't just step out, but if you were an overnight security guard in a shopping centre, you might.

Not all, but some, younger people seem to be a bit more lax in the way they approach employment compared to us older folk.

 

[Serononin]

If you go to the official Miss PA USA instagram, there is a post from July 25th that has all the contestants' pictures. It's in alphabetical order according to the title. Kada is Miss Philadelphia Twp, not to be confused with Miss Philadelphia and Miss Philadelphia County. So I think that suggests these were at-large titles the girls paid for in order to compete at the state pageant. That level of redundancy in titles isn't usually seen for live pageants. I believe Twp stands for township and she requested that title so she could be a Philadelphia queen. When you pay for a title, it can be almost anything you want. She could have requested Miss Philadelphia Cream Cheese if she wanted. As long as you pay the fee, I'm not sure anyone cares.

MOO.

I think that must be it, because I couldn't find any reference to there being any sort of actual 'Miss Philadelphia Township' pageant anywhere, only the standard 'Miss Philadelphia'

 

[Kittypoo]

That way of doing things - paying an entry fee and choosing your title is foreign to me. I would guess there are a number of pageant systems, each with its own rules. They may also vary widely from one location to another. What I'm familiar with doesn't seem very cut-throat, but you do read about exceptions.

Something from the pageant world seems far-fetched to me, but I did mention it as a possibility as we explore possibilities.

Wasn’t Jon Benet from the pageant world and still a mystery to this day.

 

[JoeFromLB]

This is the kind of thread where @Filly is sorely missed. Last here in August, 2022.

 

[flowershop]

I have wondered if she could be a sugar baby? Some of her clothing seems very provocative and is probably not cheap. All of her hair and beauty care cannot be cheap, unless she buys the fabulous dupes at the Dollar Tree...

A sugar daddy could have gotten upset with her for a number of reasons: she left the relationship, she threatened to tell his wife, she wasn't be loving/attentive enough...he found out she had another sugar daddy besides him.....

He could have told her he was giving her a gift or some money and to meet him outside her work building...Or he could have threatened her she needs to come out and talk to him or else, maybe threatening he would go into the building and expose her? So many situations I could imagine here.

I do not mean to disparage her in any way. Just trying to speculate what could have happened here.

The sugar baby idea doesn't fit with the nursing home worker occupation for me. JMO