Waiting for someone to rescue you only works for a few hours, at that point you have to come to the conclusion that you are responsible for getting yourself out of the situation as long as you don’t make the situation worst by getting hurt. I would use the above mentioned ideas to get out. Going through the top of the elevator to see if you can open a door on the next floor up seems best (that and making a lot of noise to get attention.) But if it was a weekend, you could expect to be on your own till Monday morning.


While no fun, this situation would not be life-threatening. 2-days in a temperature controlled room (even without water) will not kill you. This would be a good thing to keep in mind before you try to climb up the wall of the elevator shaft and risk a fall that may in fact kill you. no point is making your situation worst by risking injury (or death) from a fall that would leave you without help for up to 2-days.