Anyjobcan teach you a wealth of information. It might not all be relevant to your daily life, but even working in a fast food joint will provide you with knowledge that the average person doesn’t have. And because most of us don’t have the chance to dabble in 15 different career fields during our lifetimes, there’s plenty of info that we’ll never have access to. That is, unless people are willing to spill the beansonline.Reddit users who work in a wide variety of industries have beenrevealingsome of the juiciest secrets from their workplaces, so we’ve gathered ones that you might want to know down below. Enjoy scrolling through and learning something new, and be sure to upvote the replies you find most surprising!This post may includeaffiliate links.
Anyjobcan teach you a wealth of information. It might not all be relevant to your daily life, but even working in a fast food joint will provide you with knowledge that the average person doesn’t have. And because most of us don’t have the chance to dabble in 15 different career fields during our lifetimes, there’s plenty of info that we’ll never have access to. That is, unless people are willing to spill the beansonline.
Reddit users who work in a wide variety of industries have beenrevealingsome of the juiciest secrets from their workplaces, so we’ve gathered ones that you might want to know down below. Enjoy scrolling through and learning something new, and be sure to upvote the replies you find most surprising!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
As an educator, we are not indoctrinating your children. If we were, they would arrive to class on time and get their work done.
I’m an academic researcher and I can speak for a huge number in my field when I say:**If you want access to our studies and they’re behind a paywall, you can email us and we will send you the study.We are genuinely delighted to share and if you want further context for the results or what have you, I’ll always try my best to oblige.The only limiters on that last bit is that:1. the original data for the study might have reached the end of our right to keep it, in which case it will have been destroyed.2. I might have forgotten details or I might have written that paper during a particularly hectic time and my file system might be total st.Also a lot of us are on ResearchGate and various social media things so you can contact us through there. If you can’t contact us directly or we’re being slow, one of the other authors on the paper might be contactable.
To find out how this conversation started, we reached out to Reddit user Boring-Plastic-4667, who was kind enough to have a chat withBored Panda. “I think what inspired me to ask this are the things that blew my mind when I started working as a low level corporate employee dealing with different departments,” the OP shared. “The things I saw just shocked me. So I thought it would be interesting to see what similar experiences people had in their jobs.”
If you find an extra nugget in your order, it wasn’t a mistake. You got a cool employee.
When the US overthrew the Taliban they used a pro-opium rebel group named “The Northern Alliance” to fight the ground war and then put them in charge of the country.The soy farmers who grew soy because they were terrified of the (very anti opium) Taliban immediately swapped their crops over to Opium poppy where Afghanistan quickly became over 90% of the world’s opium supply mostly overnight.Initially the US tried burning the opium crops but that didn’t exactly win the hearts and minds of the people so they resorted to a combination of:a) Paying farmers the difference to just grow soy insteadandb) actually purchasing some of the opium from Afghan farmers for the US pharmaceutical industry who suddenly had a huge surplus of opium to offload.Oh, did I mention this was coincidentally exactly when the Oxycodone epidemic in the US happened and a bunch of powerful billionaires in the pharmaceutical industry decided to push tons of highly addictive opium pills to basically every home and family in the country?It’s a fascinating little detail nobody ever seems to talk about.
If you have already googled your problem, you have already exceeded the first two tiers of tech support.
We were also curious if they had anyindustry secretsof their own to share. “I’m not sure how much of a secret it is, since anyone dealing with invoices would see. But the additives that go into gasoline that can make it more expensive (think Top Tier gas or gas that gas stations market as better for your engine) are usually less than $0.005/gallon,” Boring-Plastic-4667 shared.“Less than half a penny per gallon, and the markup can be crazy high. Also, the tolerance for the amount of gas that goes missing and we just can’t find it, either because it spilled, actually went missing, or someone measured wrong, is insanely high,” they added. “I don’t deal with much, but the little bit I do see, can easily be 50,000 gallons a month or more. A truck is upwards of 7,500-8,500 gallons. So, a lot of trucks just go missing, and we just go ‘oh well’ and keep moving on since it’s not that much in the grand scheme of the business.”
We were also curious if they had anyindustry secretsof their own to share. “I’m not sure how much of a secret it is, since anyone dealing with invoices would see. But the additives that go into gasoline that can make it more expensive (think Top Tier gas or gas that gas stations market as better for your engine) are usually less than $0.005/gallon,” Boring-Plastic-4667 shared.
“Less than half a penny per gallon, and the markup can be crazy high. Also, the tolerance for the amount of gas that goes missing and we just can’t find it, either because it spilled, actually went missing, or someone measured wrong, is insanely high,” they added. “I don’t deal with much, but the little bit I do see, can easily be 50,000 gallons a month or more. A truck is upwards of 7,500-8,500 gallons. So, a lot of trucks just go missing, and we just go ‘oh well’ and keep moving on since it’s not that much in the grand scheme of the business.”
The US Military is the most wasteful organization in the United States.
People who sell courses on how to make money make their own money selling you the course.
Your phone was not “hacked,” terrorists and the government don’t give a f**k about your information. You clicked on adware, malware, or a link that asked you to put in your login information.It’s your fault, accept that.
We also asked Boring-Plastic-4667 what they thought of the replies to their post. “I think most of the top responses I would have expected, such asteachersgossiping about your kids or being nice to employees or managers if you have a problem and they will do more things within their power for you to fix it,” the OP shared. “The only ones that surprised me were ones I would never have thought to ask. Hearing from people who design slot machines or work in industrial safety are cool to hear from. Mainly the people who we don’t come into contact with on a daily basis, like you would a teacher.”
If you’re nice to hotel staff they are more likely to give you free s**t
I’m a Casino Manager.It is definitely possible (more likely than you think) to win money in the short term. For example, if you walk in, bet on Red/Black on Roulette, it’s reasonably close to 50/50 (not quite because of 0). You might do this once, double your money and leave. Congratulations.You will always lose in the long term. Always. Anyone that thinks they have some kind of system is a sucker. A game would not make it into the casino floor if the maths have not been rigorously checked and long term simulations run to confirm.*exception to this is Poker. The casino will always have a rake or time charge to make their money but there is no reason you cannot consistently win money if you are skilled enough.
When we tell you it isn’t “in the back” we mean it.
The OP went on to share that they think more companies, and people in general, should be more transparent. “I’m not sure they ever will be though,” they noted. “Either because doing so would ruin the ‘magic’ or, more likely, would cost them money.““I think these discussions should happen more often,” Boring-Plastic-4667 added. “Either to prevent people from coming up with conspiracies, hearing others perspectives on things, or just getting to hear more about other people’s jobs and advice.”
The OP went on to share that they think more companies, and people in general, should be more transparent. “I’m not sure they ever will be though,” they noted. “Either because doing so would ruin the ‘magic’ or, more likely, would cost them money.”
“I think these discussions should happen more often,” Boring-Plastic-4667 added. “Either to prevent people from coming up with conspiracies, hearing others perspectives on things, or just getting to hear more about other people’s jobs and advice.”
China has stopped buying a lot of recycled plastic from the USA due to quality issues and a lot of it just gets stored in warehouses as landfill. The industry is spending money out the a*s on PR to avoid this being public knowledge.
Almost nobody maintains their sobriety from their first go in rehab. It’s takes several goes. On the plus side there’s absolutely no need to be hard on yourself for returning to rehab as its nigh on impossible to achieve this on your first go.
Car industry: NEVER buy a car that is completely new on the market! They always always come with a ton of bugs that need fixing and it takes about two years of serial production to get rid of most of them. If you must buy a new car, be sure the model has been in the market for at least two years.The reason for why we don’t fix the problems before start of selling? CostAlso, don’t buy models that were in development during years of crisis. Example: during the 2008 financial crisis we let got a huge number of people (to fix the numbers in the books, didn’t actually save the company money because they all got a big payout on their way out) so we were understaffed and under imense pressure to reduce cost. The models that came on the market after that time were st. Like, serious st quality we have never seen before.
Trained artist here. Most oil paints are made with very toxic substances, as are most paint thinners and mediums. Every single one of my teachers was either very sick (Cancer, Ménière’s disease) or a bit crazy (eating chalk, licking pallettes). All incredible artists I was privileged to learn from. One lesson I learned very well: I wear gloves and sometimes a mask when I paint.Edit: I mentioned Ménière’s because one of my favorite teachers had it. I worked closely with him and his suffering holds a large place in my memories of school. While I think the exposure to toxins didn’t do him any favors, I should not have implied a correlation. I apologize.To those asking: no paint was licked off palettes. They had just been cleaned with denatured alcohol and he always led with, ‘Now you could eat off them!’ before waggling his tongue on the glass. Loved the shock factor, that guy did.
The New York Times best seller list has a lot of people on it who buy massive numbers of their own books.
Worked in online community management and social media for years - Admins CAN read all of your PMs. Private only means private from the masses, not from administration, we had to be able to read them to check reports of abuse, grooming, illegal activity etc. I can’t tell you how much cringeworthy s**t I had to read through, especially from guys trying to hook up.
The Coke at McDonald’s tastes better because they’re one of the only companies that refrigerate the syrup tanks, the unflavored soda and the supply lines. So when it hits the ice in your cup, it’s already super cold, so less ice melts, and the first sip tastes more “concentrated” and ice cold. That’s it. No magic. No secret formula. Just more refrigeration.
Some appetizers are the most labor intense items on the menu to make, for example: dumplings takes one worker about an hour to make 12-15 orders.If you want to know where I’m getting at, if a restaurant offers a plethora of appetizers options then there’s a high chance a lot of them are store bought and resold because there’s no feasible way to prepare several orders for each item on the menu.
Previous industry.US hospitals casually refer to other hospitals as their ‘competitors’.Noped out of that world as soon as I could.
Most—probably 80 percent or more—of the books on the nonfiction bestseller list (autobiographies, memoirs, political/business books, etc.) are ghostwritten.Source: am ghostwriter.
Teaching. Yep, teachers gossip about the kids, and each other, and everything. There is always so much drama going on at any given moment.
The news about Boeing is not a surprise to me at all.The amount of resources that they are able to delegate in an effort to deter whistleblowers is unfathomable to the average American/EU citizen.
On the Texas house floor, people push the buttons to vote for members who aren’t even present that day. This happens multiple times, on every single thing they vote for.
In Australia, additional warranties are a rip off. If a device or product can be reasonably expected to last five years without defect then it can be held to that under warranty. Companies are f****d.
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I’m an unarmed security guard.Every now & then I’ll get a comment from someone about how they’re glad I’m around in case there’s an active shooter or something.Yea; if that happens? We’re not doing anything aside from getting ourselves to safety and calling the cops.We’re literally told in training that if we try to intervene directly with an active shooter we’ll be fired.
I make wildlife films for big streamers and broadcasters. The sound is all either library or foley.
Most companies, even large corporations, run their business from an excel spreadsheet saved on someone’s desktop.
Pack your freight like it’s going to get a pallet stacked on top of it because it most likely will
If you plan to buy a new computer and the options are windows 10 for cheaper and windows 11 for a markup, get the windows 10. The upgrade to 11 is free.
Most Aquafina is just purified Sacramento tap water.
Worked with a lot of banks and their It systems.You wouldn’t believe how old and fragile they are. It’s a wonder it’s not all coming crashing down.
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Many “listeners” calling into morning radio shows are paid actors, especially in segments like “War of the Roses” and “Second Date Update”. It’s all fake.
Health and safety standards are not followed in most franchised fast food restaurants on a day to day basis.
Anybody, at anytime can enter a city bus, start it up without a key, and drive it wherever their little heart desires. Honestly. The only thing stopping you is your cowardice.
If the TSA is giving you s**t, ask for a supervisor. Seriously. They know policy better and have powers of discretion that normal TSA goons do not. TSA goons are obligated to call one if you ask.
Your lobster tail at Outback is microwaved.
I worked in politics. There are A LOT of people who write to a politician like they’re a celebrity. They receive love letters and all kinds of weird stuff. There’s also quite a sizeable part of their mail that is comprised of people asking for a photo with an autograph. Way more than you think ! Some because they’re admirers, others because they collect them… and then some other cases you don’t really want to know about (I’ve worked for a female politician, trust me, you don’t wanna know).The dirty little secret within the secret is that the politicians I knew didn’t sign anything. They had a machine that did all the signing for them. So technically the autographs were not even real.
Live Audio Engineer. Sometimes they’re faking it. I’ve had to mic drum sets where the cables went nowhere. I’ve had to ask a keyboard player if they were having trouble, because they were playing, but nothing was coming out of their channel. Don’t even get me started on pitch correction, teleprompters, guide tracks, ghost musicians, backing tracks, etc.
When I used to work for Hyatt, if the mini bar was used and not declared but the value was under $15 they wouldn’t bother billing for it because it gave off an appearance that it wasn’t synonymous with a 5 star hotel.
Data protection: most companies misuse your personal data. Even the ones with a better grasp of the law and a data protection team are cutting lots of corners.
When you eat at a Waffle House and want chili, ask your waitress if it is any good before you order. Sometimes it has been sitting WAY too long. The waitresses never seem to give a s**t about telling you the truth.
Lawyers who draft basic contracts, deeds, demand letters, and SPAs have a template and it usually won’t take us a few minutes to accomplish. Then we charge you the big bucks.Tho, we did spend years learning how to do that quickly so there’s that.
94% of successful consulting is making s**t up that people want to hear. However I think it’s unethical to not present good data and systematic research before providing recommendations. You can couch honest conclusions in your findings but ultimately, other than out of legal or financial obligation, they’re gonna do what they want to do.
I saw how slot machines for casinos were designed… don’t play slots.
I worked at a small, non-prestigious private college that was tuition dependent for a while. Some things I learned:1) my school was so desperate for students that they accepted everyone who applied. They don’t advertise this and did everything they could to hide it so they can still seem more prestigious than community colleges2) this includes admitting students who are near illiterate, have disabilities so severe that they need specialist environments, and in some cases international students who cannot write or comprehend even basic sentences in English3) administrators will do anything they can to keep these students and their tuition (often the student doesn’t even care but the parent is desperate for the “prestige” of a private school degree for their kid and will pay full price) EXCEPT train teachers on how to teach this type of student or offer any specialists/resources. In at least one case, this included hiring a private “tutor” to do an independent study with an illiterate student who was told she should just write his essays for him because passing English 101 would be a barrier to him returning as a sophomore4) they routinely abuse and misappropriate alum donations, especially if the alum died and isn’t likely to keep an eye on how their money is being spent5) those “Presidential Scholarships” you received that took 10k off tuition? Totally fake. Tuition is like sticker price on a car and saying you’re getting a scholarship flatters you more than just saying they’re willing to give a discount. They have calculated how much money they need from each student and it’s less than the sticker price of tuition. ((Exceptions apply—there are some legitimately funded scholarships where donors have a clear vision of who should be rewarded. These are usually named after a person and not vague fake names like “Presidential Scholars” or what have you)6) most of the faculty fully know the degree the school offers is s**t, but there’s not tons of faculty jobs out there so they try to do the best they can with no resources and no administrative support. They can’t fail their entire classes so they’ve had to lower standards so significantly that even juniors and seniors struggle with basic concepts that kids at a good high school already knowTLDR: don’t be fooled. Just because it’s a small school with a pretty campus does not mean you’ll get a serious degree. Check the tuition compared to decent public colleges
dont ever order mushrooms as a pizza toping. if you want mushrooms on your pizza, buy them fresh and add them yourself. 9 times out of 10 the mushrooms theyre putting on your pizza should have been thrown out yesterday. Mushrooms are in relatively high demand, but have absolutely terrible shelf life that outweighs their demand. They really should get tossed at the end of the day after being in that little tray for however many hours theyre in there for, but managers will put them back in storage because there’s enough demand to justify not just tossing them like you would with leftover anchovies or something… and its not against the rules to re-store them. usually corporate will tell you they have 3 days shelf life, even though the arrived at the store already withering and partially slimey…just dont do it. Buy your mushrooms fresh and eat them the same day. gives me shudders just thinking about it.
Many people running anesthesia at your local veterinary hospital are not qualified to do so and have been taught secondhand instead of going to school. I have been in the field for 8 years and am appalled. At one hospital I was asked to train a dude how to run anesthesia who had literally no veterinary experience. It is such a complicated process and to do it correctly you need to know all the individual components of the machine, what they do and why, in addition to knowing all normal vital parameters for your patient and how to adjust fluids/gas/CRIs depending on your procedure. You also need to know anesthetic agents, which combinations go together and which ones do not and why, etc. I told them I absolutely would not be training someone with a few semesters of an ecology degree “how to run anesthesia”. It was such an insane ask. It makes me feel so bad for owners who think they are leaving their pets in qualified hands. Most of the time it’s pure luck that they get through the procedure and many people have no clue what they’re actually doing. It’s frightening.
I used to work for a major food manufacturer that makes snacks that are in most of our homes.The snacks contain wheat. My second day on the job, I was shown how the snacks are made. From railcar to finished product.As the raw wheat was drawn from the silos on a conveyor belt, these white pellets were sprinkled on the raw wheat. It’s pesticide. The FDA allows so much before it’s considered dangerous. Blew my mind!
Don’t buy a property down hill from an old laundromat. The chemicals they used to use easily contaminate groundwater and on top of ruining the groundwater, the vapors can come in from the floor.If you are going to take the risk, spend the money to do an environmental assessment first!
That guy you pay to come out and fix your computer, most of the time, just googles your problem to find the solution.
Most industrial places are really not as well maintained as they should be.
A lot of mobile apps are money laundering devices. Especially ones that are educational or religious tools
“Are we still connected?” most times will get an immediate response from online chat agents.
Cannabis testing labs with higher fees will also return higher THC numbers
It was never a spider that caused your abscessNot a secret, but we just kind of nod and ask what it looked like.—Edit: Regardless of the cause of the wound, the treatment is the same. If it was a spider bite that caused it, it’s not like we would do anything different. It is still basic wound care.
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