Post Something You Know That We Don't Because of Your Job

[OldeEnglish800]

I work LP, if anyone wants to know about LP just ask, but one funny thing I noticed and this is mainly for females.

MAKE SURE YOU WASH all new clothes you buy from a retail store. 100% chance some girl wearing a dress without any panties on tried on those pants you bought then took them off only to hang them back on a rack, pussy stains n all.

I've watched fat chicks with no panties on try on pants right on the salesfloor, even getting a camel toe from it, only to take them off and put them back.

[Flying414]

I worked at dairyqueen

surprsingly none of us ever spit in drinks or food no matter how much a customer pissed us off, we just never went that far, joked about it but would never do it.

mini blizzards are a waste of your money size isnt worth the money

everything on the menu is insanely high in cals. Most things 800+ cals, chicken strip basket being 1600 cals. average small blizzard = 750 cals

our hot food is actually legit. Idk about you guys but wendys, mcdonalds etc always gave me ****ty hot food, smushed, meat tasting gross, they ignore special requests like hold tomato etc. We actually have awesome burgers/ all hot food.

[naptown410]

Opposite problem is boring ass towns. Besides random drunks and wife beaters you wasted your career writing speeding tickets instead of the hero you thought you were. Time to get drunk and shoot a marine 13 times for grabbing a girls ass.

That's Baltimore for ya....

[B-Neva]

Oh, I worked at a grocery store for like 3 years.

If you ask any employee if we have something in the back that isn't on the shelf, 99% of the time we will simply go into the back and stand around/shoot the **** with other employees for 5 minutes, then come out with a sorrowful face and say we couldn't find any. Srsly. If we had any, it would be on the shelf. Shelves get stocked at night, and backstock is **** that's so full we had to keep it in the back. Lawdy.

hahha I was going to post this! The only stuff we MIGHT have in backstock is stuff that is on sale otherwise don't ask.

[okumatt]

The difference between that 250 dollar Black & Decker mower and the 500 dollar Troy-Bilt is the plastic. They're all made from a manufacturing company called MTD.

Weird fact. Mowers, wheelbarrows and grills all are transported crated up and taken apart. Most stores that sell them have somebody full time just putting them back together once they're shipped back in.

If you see fragile on a box nobody cares. Freight is just thrown in the truck however it can fit, nobody organizes it or cares how it's stacked. Half the lightbulbs that come out of those tracks are shattered before I can even think of getting them on a pallet to the sales floor.

If a bag has a hole in it I'll tape it up. If you're rude to me when I'm helping you load your car I'll put my hand over the hole, or even poke a small one in the bag on the way in.

All in all, if you're nice and treat me like a decent human being I'll sell you only what you need at the lowest price and not try to bump up sales, I might even tell you a store that has a better selection/cheaper alternative. If you're rude I'll use technical jargon to convince you that you need about 30 dollars in accessory products that are absolutely worthless.

[Parlor_Mob]

you sure you work in the med field...you clearly cant decipher the difference between their and there....just sayin your lack of english knowledge is laughable.

I was in a rush so I didn't have a chance to fix my typo(s). Kind of ironic that you make fun of my grammar though. You clearly can't decipher when to use punctuations or capitalize letters, *******.

Edit: Just saw that you're banned. Everything went better than expected.

[dolanUncle]

Hobby Lobby Stockman (previously)

I assembled your overpriced furniture with the least care possible. Half of the screws and latches are not properly aligned (chinese quality), so things will be forced into place to get this stupid piece of furniture done.

[iamtheawesome]

Many things that I'm not supposed to talk about. (srs)

[mikecart1]

Can't discuss nuclear job for obvious reasons now.

But at Burger King my previous job, myself and others would eat food in the kitchen during morning prep and sometimes when there were no customers. I usually cut the chicken that is put on the salads and I would eat a few chunks for each slab of chicken. Tasted great lol!

[strongjim]

I doesn't matter on how much you know, but who you know. -PERIOD

Wrong brah. Its who knows about you.

[Zodijackyl]

Weird fact. Mowers, wheelbarrows and grills all are transported crated up and taken apart. Most stores that sell them have somebody full time just putting them back together once they're shipped back in.

Almost every day for me over the summer working at Ace Hardware, only items that have been "pre-assembled" are the little bull**** bistro sets, and those are just folding chairs and a table.

Buying dirt/mulch/fertilizer? If a bag was damaged when unloading the pallet/on the way to the store, we just write it off and let it sit next to it all. Ask politely to the manager/salesman and most likely, if you really want, you'll get the broken bags (usually 2/3 of a full nag) thrown in with the good ones for free.

[chrsschb]

Current Job: Intel work in Afghanistan, sooo.....




Previous Job: Porter at an Audi dealership.

1) The service writers work on commission. So if you're ever wondering why your spark plug replacement turned into a $2500+ bill for random crap wrong with your car, it's because each service writer has their pet mechanic and they work together to inflate tickets. Especially if you drive up in a $140,000 Audi RS8.

2) Mechanics aren't exactly "nice" to your car when they "test drive" it.

3) Mechanics get paid a base hourly commission for each specific job performed. So say your brake job is billed for 12 hours and it only takes the mechanic 2 hours to do; you still pay for 12 hours.

[Ja60524]

Work at a Crab House


-Any steamed shrimp or crabs that you dont eat go back into the steam room and will be served to someone else

-The crabs are actually cooked when we first get them and are only heated up in a steam pot when we need them

-sometimes the crabs you order have been sitting in the pot for 4+ hours

-Your "steamed" shrimp are actually just heated up in a big vat of water that has been sitting around for 8+ hours

-people dip and smoke in the steam rooms and not a single fuk is given

-PRO TIP: its a waste of money to spend the extra $ on medium (#1) crabs instead of getting the smaller ones. (you'll get more out of a bushel of small crabs than you will mediums and spend a considerable amount less)

-and dont complain about the food......things will only get worse

[jeffreypg64]

Only 2 types of healthcare workers are allowed to intubate people in an emergency situation... a paramedic with 10 months of education and a Doctor with 8+ years of education.

[Fabs23]

Is The Rock a secret agent?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_856381.html

[swanie]

Pro tip for when getting your oil changed- dont go to a shady looking place (you should know what I mean), as they normally have 10w30 (cheapest oil, does not have to be to a specific spec like 5w20/30) in their tanks. Happens a lot more than people think.

Other tip- watch where they pull the hose from to fill your car with. Some places will grab the cheaper oil even if you pay for the more expensive stuff, just watch them.

I do not work at an oil change company, but an oil company that delivers oil to many quick lubes and dealerships.

[justinfrazer]

once uve been a bartender and bouncer u realize that u hate everyone

^^^^^ this

[cncman]

Amen.

Uhhh...

Calcium Chloride and Ammonium Nitrate explode when mixed together.... (+ something else) Most hardware stores sell both,

do not put sodium in its metallic state in water :x

[SKIN__N__BONES]

You can get price drops on items at home depot without needing manager approval(under 50 dollars)

It is actually policy to not go and check to verify price unless it is over 50.

Obviously keep it believable though. Saying something was 1.99 instead of 51.99 will not work.

[magog704]

structural engineer. planes did 9/11.

[JMAG90]

structural engineer. planes did 9/11.

^^^^^ thiiiiiiiiiiiiis

[InSilenceX]

3) Security, Staff, etc. are not supposed to continue following customers suspected of theft once they reach the parking lot.

lol brb filling up shopping cart with as much crap as i can carry and making a mad dash for the parking lot.

[411hounddog]

75% of ALL buildings built after 2009 were built at a general loss or at margin.

ANY and ALL cost cutting measures were used to put these structures up.

Think about it if you live in areas that are often hit by natural disasters etc.

[IE. Earthquakes, hurricanes]


What you do on your computer, cell phone etc is RECORDED, ARCHIVED and sometimes reviewed and OBSERVED.

**********Deleting things off your computer doesn't actually do much. It takes about 2 seconds with the right programs and the know how to recall EVERYTHING.******

So when you take your computer to a repair shop and delete your "HIDDEN STASH" or "INTIMATE PICTURES it may just end up on the INTERNET.***************************

[MusclePrime]

At my last job I came to the realization that people really are stupid.

[im2manly]

Even people like drug dealers and pimps need to report their income for federal tax purposes. In theory, you could get arrested for prostitution but not tax evasion.

[tashi14]

hahha I was going to post this! The only stuff we MIGHT have in backstock is stuff that is on sale otherwise don't ask.

Idk at Best Buy they keep a lot of stock in the back. They especially keep majority of game systems, tvs, and pcs in back.

[stayready]

The loaders at UPS don't give a fuk about your packages. Expect them to be broken.

Learn to fix your own car, a lot of the time mechanics are ripping you off. Especially women.

I've been in the shipping industry for 10+ years, the UPS statement is true for every shipping company lol. The statement about mechanics is mostly true. My father owned a bodyshop for many years and rarely had repeat customers because he would show them how to do the maintenance/small repairs themselves. Home mechanic brah's could find this site pretty useful http://www.alldatadiy.com/

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-HVAC engineer now and a lot of time the thermostats on the wall aren't real. They aren't hooked up to anything. 300 lb woman who eats donuts all day, keep turning the thermostat down, cause it's ain't gonna do $hit.

LMAO @ this^ where i work there is a thermostat on every wall in every room, but none of them actually work, or are even hooked up. I see people changing that sh!t all the time and swear it feel better in that area lol.

not that this affects anyone here...but I work for a company that does like 300,000 database transactions a second, which equates to 1-2 billion each day I believe (database transaction is considered read or write). The data grows by 10 terabytes per week

You work for usps brah?

Transportation Department at a high end hotel in New Jersey

In short, valet department. Anyway, heres some tips and info.

ALWAYS tip FIRST upon arrival and not when you leave. We hate it when we hear, "I'll get you later when I leave." Fortunately for us, we share our tips so even if you do get one of us later, itll end up in our pockets. But to ensure a close location, tip first.

If you want VIP or a real close area, tip 10 or over. The more, the closer your spot gets. Tipping when departing or leaving for the day just ensures you will get good service from us when you return. We rememeber the good tippers vs the non tippers. I've learned a few peoples name that gave good tips and I always give them my 100% attention and service.

What I hate:
Please shut the **** up, We dont borrow your car and drive around in it (this is to the high rollers in bmw, mercedes, ferrari, lambo..ect)
If you have an automatic car, DONT pull your emergency brake! Our level is flat, id understand if we were in san fran. I usually rage and drive and park the car with the e-brake on.
Always leave your keys in the vehicle. My hotel is a large one and we dont know where you are at most of the time. We will move the car with trolleys, then eventually tow at your expenses.
If you have 4-5 pieces of luggage, id be more than happy to help you but if you have 2 luggage with 2 people and you want us to take it? Thats just being lazy and usually i rage.

I always over tip the valet guys, so when i pull up in my average sedan and i give you $15 when i check in and when i check out, what are you guys thinking? I'm always really nice to everyone in the service industries because i know how thankless our jobs are.

He has a point. A cashiers job is to walk through the front door, go to a desk, ring through items, go home. Yet they take the blunt of complaints and miserable customers. So an item isn't on the shelf, so an employee wasn't nice, so they just feel like being belligerent. They take it out on the cashiers (who btw are the lowest paid, at least over here). I've actually seen young cashiers break out crying and have to leave work because of the way customers treat cashiers.

Sh!t makes me rage hard. If i'm in line and I see you mistreating an employee like that i'm going to get right up in your business and do everything i can to make the aggressor back off or storm out of there. I'll usually go the extra step and ask to speak to a manager to make sure the cashier doesn't get sh!t for the incident.

I hate people that think that because they're a customer that they're the boss. That's being a bad customer. I take pride in the fact that i'm a good customer. People that work at the places i shop know and like me because i give credit where credit is due. I notice when i get good service and i'm one of those guys that will hand write a letter to your boss and your boss' boss to let them know that you did a good job. I just wrote a letter to the hospital where I recently had a surgery performed and really had nothing but great things to say about every employee i had to interact with.

Regarding my job, i can't say specifically where i work. I can say that i am in the admissions process for a certain type of school, and there is a crew on the misc that successfully completed the schooling and the members of this crew have provided helpful information to other miscers for quite a while.

Here are tips for those trying to get into these types (specialized/specific) of schools:

1. Never EVER have your parents call anyone for you. Confidentiality laws are in place for a reason and most places, like mine, don't care if you are sitting right next to your parents, uncles/aunts etc. We won't talk to anyone about your information besides you, don't b!tch, it's for your protection, and you should be mature enough to handle this on your own. If not then you shouldn't be trying to get into schools like these. 100% SRS

2.We never sell or release your information, period. It's against the law. One of the most important things in my company is our data retention schedule. We don't keep anything even 1 day after the date we are supposed to destroy it, so if you call 5 years from now and we say that we no longer have that information it isn't because we hate you, it's because of laws that were put in place to protect you.

This last one goes to EVERYONE
3.Anytime you send any kind of mail anywhere, get a name or department name, or even a mail stop code and include it on the address. Why spend $75 to have a package delivered before 8am and not address it properly? Guess what, packages like that going to a lot of companies end up getting put off until the end of the day, or at least until all of the good (properly addressed) mail is done.

This thread is awesome, but i'm wondering how many people posted in this thread that probably shouldn't have lol.

[Curlzbrah]

working at a beverage shop besides school.
I just learned there are no cams at all and nothing and that i could theoretically sneak out tons of booze and cigs without anybody would even notice it.

[stayready]

structural engineer. planes did 9/11.

Can you elaborate on that? I'm missing what you're saying about 9/11 here.

[feelsg00dmayne]

structural engineer. planes did 9/11.

Can you elaborate on that? I'm missing what you're saying about 9/11 here.

think he's saying that 9/11 wasn't a planned detonation.