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Everyone has secrets, right from the average Joe to the biggest business tycoons. Each job comes with its own set of dirty little secrets. Although the public has a right to know what’s going on right under their noses, maybe some things are best left to the imagination.

It’s up to you to decide which dirty revelations you can stomach. A Reddit poster asked people to share the secrets of their industry that outsiders don’t know. Some of the responses were particularly juicy, while others would make you question your sanity.

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Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) There isn't a "larger than normal call volume." We just don't have enough staff.
Also, your call is not important to us. We actually want you to go away.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I own a sign shop, and I can tell you with 100% certainly that almost all businesses fail within the first year. If you think you are going to open a restaurant or a boutique, you are about to lose a bunch of money. Also, no matter what business you want to start, go talk to your local sign guy and ask how many businesses have been in that location and failed. Trust me, we know which locations are cursed.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I work in the medical field. This isn't really about my field exactly but an adjacent field: health insurance. There is a guy reviewing our notes looking for reasons to deny a claim. The guy reviewing generally has no clinical knowledge whatsoever, but they are looking for certain key works so they can stamp the "denial" on the claim. For this reason, I will omit certain things on the clinical notes if it isn't directly applicable to what I am treating because I know from experience that they will use that word as in indication that the proposed treatment is "inappropriate" and therefore denied.

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    Bored Panda compiled this list of insane industry secrets to give people a glimpse into the dark underbelly of different companies. The most common and often shocking tales are usually found in the food industry. Research has shown that this industry creates ultra-processed food, which accounts for nearly 25–60% of people’s daily energy intake.

    Many food companies also produce meals that are injected with lots of preservatives. This type of food then lasts for an unnaturally long time. For example, a man called Hjortur Smarason did an experiment with a McDonald’s burger to see how long it would take to decompose. More than 10 years have passed, and it still hasn’t decayed!

    #4

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I worked weddings for a few years, the fact that people would pay upwards of 100-150 dollars a plate is crazy. That food is not worth that much money. In fact the wedding industry as a whole is an insane cash grab and I never knew until I was in it.

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    Mike F
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never eaten a $150 meal. I can't imagine a meal that would warrant that price.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Always wash your new clothing before you wear it. Even if it looks fresh and new. It’s been thrown on the floor, moved around a dusty warehouse, tried on by a sweaty post-gym person, and probably sat in a stinky, humid shipping container for 2 months. Plus, you wanna wash off all the starching / finishing products which make it look so “new.”.

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    9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to. I'm allergic to so many detergents that I always wash them first. Some of the detergents companies use bring me up in blisters, god knows what's in there.

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    #6

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) IT staff even highly paid ones Google most problems. We are just better at it than you.
    Given we also understand how to apply what we found but still.

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    Jeevesssssss
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were taught a version of this in one of our first lectures doing Pharmacy at uni. You don't need to know everything, you just need to know where to look and how to phrase the question (and if relevant, how to evaluate the source's reliability).

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    You might assume that certain industries are off-limits or above the secrets mentioned in the list, but you’re wrong. It’s interesting to note that IT teams hold a lot more power than you ever could imagine. They can monitor most people’s search histories, messages, and all of the things they do online. It’s only their ethics that keep them from causing complete chaos.

    According to David Gibson, VP of Varonis, around 50% of admins are often able to access data they shouldn’t without even being noticed. He also says that it’s not just the admins but even regular users who have access to far more data than they need to do their jobs.

    #7

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I worked at a Marriott for several years. I learned the following:

    Bed bugs happen more often than you would think. There's not much we can do about it. A hotel with frequent international traveler's is bound to end up with someone who brought something with them in their luggage every now and then(every now and again? I forget which is the proper saying). All we can do is quarantine and clean the room when the problem is discovered.

    Those sheets are probably not as clean as you think.

    People in the hallway can hear you having sex in your room. Or you watching porn if you don't wear headphones.

    Always flip the bolt-lock on your door. People make mistakes in booking/blocking rooms. I can't count how many times a room has been double booked which leads to very awkward/angry interactions.

    If you had something bad happen to you, or are angry at something you booked not working out, make a bit of a fuss. You can usually get free food/drinks or a free nights stay. Don't be a d**k about it, accidents happen and its often not the fault of the person you will be interacting with. But hotels bend over backwards in order to not get a bad review. At the hotel I worked at, every review lower than a 9 or 10 was considered a 0. So, get your money's worth.

    Lastly, we can smell the smoke/weed coming from your room. We can also smell it when you leave. We might not be able to do anything about it when it happens. But, you will absolutely be charged for the 1-2 extra nights that the room is unavailable while we clean the stench out. Please stop smoking in the rooms. You're the only one who can't smell it. Everyone else can. We know you're lying. Stop being childish.

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    Jackson Sharpe
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a Courtyard by Marriott. If people smoked in the rooms, we would charge them $250 and that was it.

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    #8

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) This one is fairly well known, but I'm just confirming its truth as some one that used to work in a factory.

    The brand you buy doesn't always matter. Sometimes it's all the same stuff that comes out of the same vats, but just labelled differently and sold at different price ranges.

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    glowworm2
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of it is designed better too. I prefer CVS brand equivalent of women's Rogaine to the brand name because the bottles contain child-proof lids that are much more secure and don't leak compared to the actual brand. Also, it's cheaper.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I'm no longer shocked by the vast amount of software we all use on a daily basis that is rushed into production, shoddy, insecure, held together with spit and band-aids, etc, etc. I'm amazed everything hasn't just collapsed into dust already.

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    SlothyK8
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS! I've worked in the industry for over 20 years and, no matter how sexy or popular a software platform is, it's invariably held together with baling wire and duct tape on the back end. It never fails to amaze me.

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    When it comes to health, wellness, and fitness, most people believe in everything that trainers and health freaks have to say. But, as it turns out, the fitness industry has been finding creative ways to lie to people. With supplements being a growing industry, many companies try to push their products.

    Many fitness influencers are paid a lot of money to endorse supplements and health brands. But they secretly also take steroids to enhance their bodies. According to Christian Boeving, a fitness model, he has been using steroids since age 16 while also being paid to endorse brands like Hydroxycut and Nitro-Tech.

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    #10

    The education system in America is f****d because of contracted employees.

    I work for an organization called Soliant. They own 4 different staffing companies in Special Education. We place special education teachers, speech pathologist, school psychologist, paraprofessionals and such.

    We pay our employees 60% of what we charge the schools. On an hourly basis, it’s a bit more than what a government employee could make, and we keep that margin razor thin.

    Our executives act like we are doing good work but we are pulling HUNDREDS on millions of dollars out of educator’s pockets and out of schools. We pay lobbying firms to keep it this way as special ed is federally funded.

    We aren’t the only firm that does this, but our org is specifically bad because we have 4 sister companies that work together to drive prices up. Our parent company doesn’t care where which of our companies makes the money so we constantly bid up work against our own.

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    RabidChild
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why I am so against these "public/private" partnerships the US has been pushing for decades. Rather than hire employees direct they subcontract staffing or projects. There's less oversight and less accountability.

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    #11

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I used to work in radio and we totally didn’t take caller 10. We maybe counted 1-6 and then sorted through the callers until we found an excited sounding voice that fit the target demographic.

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    Amelia Jade
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure I believe this one. I used to call into radio contests all the time. When you're trying to be a specific caller, they don't even let you talk when you call. I'm sitting there with the phone ringing, and someone comes on and before I can say anything, that someone says, "Sorry, you're caller number 7," then click--they hang up. They don't take time to talk to the people who aren't caller number 10. When you are the appropriate caller, they talk to you but it isn't live. What everyone hears on the radio was the call recorded a few minutes before.

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    #12

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) - People cleaning their underwear in kettles is a huge problem in hotels. We find so many forgotten underpants in the kettels, that I can't even assume how many we didn't catch. Don't use them.
    - If you want a nicer room in a hotel, book under Prof. Dr. /your name/. That makes you way more likely to be bumped up.
    - When you're travelling privately, take a card from any hotel testing company with you and give it to the reception when you arrive to enter as the "address for your bill". Staff will be extra nice to you.
    - If you want to steal towels from your hotel, don't steal them on the day you're leaving. Just put one in your suitcase day after day and throw the remaining towels on a stack on the floor. Housekeeping will most likely not count them because they don't have the time and put a full amount of new towels in your room. As long as a full set is there when you're leaving, you'll be fine.
    - We keep records about who was nice and who wasn't in our system. If you were nice, you're more likely to be bumped up.

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    Ace
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kettle thing is frankly unbelievable. Why wouldn't they just use the bathroom sink? Anyway, boiling water in a kettle is going to sterilise it, so although it sounds gross it's not really very much of a health risk. Do make sure the kettle has been emptied before use though, and rinse it well even if it has.

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    As you can see in this list, all of the industries around us have something to hide. Either because it may interfere with their profits or the way people perceive the brands. Fashion is no less. Although it produces beautiful and artistic clothes, it’s also the second largest polluter of water globally. Fast fashion can end up using a quarter of the world’s carbon budget by 2050. They are also responsible for 2-8% of all global carbon emissions.

    #13

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I worked in the Casino business, nothing is fixed or shady…you’re just going to lose over time. That’s why there are no clocks in a casino. Longer playing time is the goal. If you win big, they want to keep you there.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same is not necessarily true for online gambling - I don't gamble, but play games on gambling sites - and some rigging does happen.

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    Mental health workers are often berated and treated poorly by their employer for having mental health issues.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The employer also went into mental health hoping to fix their own problems, so they are well familiar with the phenomenon.

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    #15

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Your loved one looks at peace in their casket but what you don’t know is they have plastic eye caps under their eyelids that are (sometimes, not always) glued shut. There are either wires or sutures holding their mouth together and usually some cotton and a bit of wax on the inside to form that subtle smile. There might be a styrofoam block under their back to make the positioning look more natural and comfortable, there might be styrofoam blocks under the padding to help hold their arms in position. Depending on the case, they’re probably wrapped in plastic garments underneath the clothing provided. There is a LOT of smoke and mirrors in preparation of a decedent.

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    The meat industry has always been under the scanner for different reasons, whether it be the inhumane treatment of animals or the terrible conditions they are kept in. But another shocking fact about this industry is that meat is often injected with saline solution to make it look juicer and plumper.

    According to Beck & Bulow: “Studies have shown that injected saline can account for the weight of anywhere from 15-30% of the chicken meat you buy.” What’s even more concerning is that the meat can be called organic as long as the injected saline is considered natural.

    #16

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Work in large scale construction. Large developers effectively borrow on the credit of all of the smaller players who are their subcontractors. You have billion dollar companies asking smaller companies to pay for them with a promise to pay later. The larger the developer, the slower the process is to get paid. If a project goes bust, it's these small guys that get hit because all of the developers have LLC's that are project specific. No assets to speak of.

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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened to my father, it destroyed him, destroyed his mental health and his belief in himself. I love him to pieces but he's blamed himself for so much. I couldn't go to the university I wanted because of it, I had to work and he blames himself. It's really sad.

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    #17

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) When you send your food back to the kitchen...we fix/remake it and make it right and typically feel bad if it's our mistake. If it's the server's mistake who put it in the ticket, it's okay if she makes up with it with a round of ice waters, sodas or later on beer. If the customer didn't understand that a BLT had bacon on it, we still fix it, but call you an idiot.

    Side note...servers talking to the kitchen will blame the customers ("They said then knew it had bacon in it!"). Servers talking to the customers blame the kitchen ("Ugh, I told the chef no bacon! I aplogize...") We don't care, you work for tips, we get paid either way. Here's your ~~B~~LT.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Engagement ring business here! Oh so many. Most natural diamonds have been in like 2-3 rings before they end up in yours. Rings are made with more fragile designs than they used to be, because after you get tired of it breaking/needing repairs all the time you will buy a new ring, thus giving us more $$$. This is also why the trends nowadays lean towards dainty & minimalistic with a massive stone, bc it's a ticking time bomb. This is also why a lot of jewelry stores won't stop you from getting stones that are too soft for daily wear (looking at you, opal). The largest diamond distributor is Walmart. Diamonds that jewelry suppliers discard for being "ugly" end up on JamesAllen and Brilliant Earth. Platinum isn't necessarily a better metal than gold it actually has just as many (but very different) flaws. We sell it like it's better bc it's much more expensive. It's against the law for a jewelry store to say something is made of diamonds & gold if it's not, but these laws do not apply to etsy sellers. The average woman's ring size is a 6, so we sell rings at a 6.5-7 so we can say "oh wow you're smaller than average teehee". The people who beat up their rings the most are nurses, teachers, and office workers.

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    dayngerkat
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate diamonds! Most screwed up (and successful) marketing campaign in history!

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    What all these industries seem to have in common is that they share a portion of information with the public, and the rest is kept hidden for better PR. Unfortunately for them, their workers don’t feel the need to keep any of these secrets hidden any longer.

    This post received 16k upvotes and 15k comments with people sharing the nastiest and most interesting hidden gems from the industry they work in. What’s something that you’ve come across in your industry that you feel the public needs to know? Spill the beans in the comments!

    #19

    [Medicaments] don't turn into poison the second they expire - most medications are going to be effective for YEARS after they expire. Manufacturers put expiry dates on their stuff to cover their assets - they have to garuntee 95% effectiveness until that date. As long as it isn't an antiviral or antibiotic, you can probably use it for years after it expires with no issues.

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    Jeevesssssss
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctors often end up collecting random medication related to their specialisation. The odd time I've been staying with my parents and have forgotten my meds (very rare) mum has scrounged up some of her random collection for me, some of which has been 12+ years out of date. Antibiotics/virals no, liquid meds no (except for gaviscon/peptobismol, nothing will happen to that), but tablets/capsules should be stable enough for years. They certainly won't do you harm.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) As a cybersecurity consultant I can tell you many, many companies I have worked with are a “when” they are hacked, not a “if” they are hacked.

    Some orgs have people in charge of cybersecurity that barely know how basic protocols and technologies work.

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    SlothyK8
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And companies are moving into AI before even understanding the implications. I was on a call a couple of days ago and leadership said they are going to "do everything they can" to prevent AI from disseminating PII. It's like watching kids play with matches.

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    #21

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Enterprise Rent-A-Car buys their cars straight from the manufacturers at a price lower than dealerships get. After they rent them for a year, they sell them to the public at a price higher than they originally paid.

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    Sky Render
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called a fleet discount. Fleet cars are bought in huge lots (100+ in many cases), and their status as fleet vehicles affects their value on insurance claims for a fair few years after their sale to the public. Why? Because fleet vehicles are usually driven a lot of miles in the year they're used as rentals and usually get subpar maintenance.

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    #22

    Don't want to name names but I used to refurbish phones for a living. The industry is very green-washed, and a lot of the repairs were done shoddily to sell as many phones as possible. I only buy new phones or outlet phones that only have box damage instead of any grade B,C, D phone now. Even grade A can have everything changed to look new but it's actually worse than B or lower.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Everyone knows gyms are dirty, but no one knows *HOW* dirty.

    When you finish a workout, scrub your hands with hot soapy water. Get between your fingers, under your nails, your palms, as if you’ve been touching raw chicken.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or quick run to the hospital and have them run you through the autoclave...

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    #24

    Printers aren’t smart enough to know the amount of ink / toner is left in the cartridge. They guess based on usage percentages and only know when they are empty. “Low toner” doesn’t mean replacement, it means have one on hand.

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    James016
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Print until there is no ink being put on the paper. Assuming you haven't destroyed the printer in a fit of rage first.

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    #25

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I have a Masters degree in Exercise Science and have worked in the industry for 25 years. 90% of what trainers say and do is fluff and just used to keep you interested and make it sound like they are worth their price.

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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real reason to hire a trainer is so you're accountable and someone is pushing you to work out

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    #26

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Medical debt under $500 doesnt affect your credit score.

    If You can also ignore a debt for 7 years. Don’t acknowledge that it’s yours, don’t make a payment, don’t even answer the call from collections. That falls off eventually as well.

    Not hard really, just don’t answer unknown numbers. Never answer the phone with “this is (your name)”

    Hello?

    I’m calling to speak with so/so.

    Who is this and what are you calling about?

    If they decline to give you that info, hang up. Block the number.

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    Jeremy James
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Medical debt under $500? That's how much my hospital charges for a Tylenol.

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    #27

    Stagehand here: most famous musicians are **TOTAL DOUCHEBAGS** back / off stage. I've worked with a few good apples, and they're the ones that have been touring for decades usually.

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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends, mate of mine did monitors for a band supporting Henry Rollins on tour, he told all the support and their crew to never talk to him for any reason. Everyone thought he was a bit of a douche but at the end of the tour he went round, gave everyone a bottle of JD and thanked them for respecting his wishes. He just doesn't want to be disturbed.

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    #28

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I’m in insurance

    If you call to request an estimate for a claim, they will count it as a 0 dollar claim on your file when they deem the damage not enough to repair. That means when another company pulls your information it will not only impact your future rates, but might make you ineligible for future policies

    Don’t ever call insurance for an estimate first, get a third party inspector to tell you whether you should file with insurance.

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    David
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I know lawyers in that industry and this is not true, it depends what type of estimate you file, not the filing of an estimate.

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    #29

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Will writer in the UK here. If you have £325k in assets or less, and you don't intend to exclude anyone from your will, you need a bog standard will. You don't need a solicitor to write it, and if it costs you more than £150+vat then it's a rip off. It takes me about an hours worth of work to gather information and write that will.  
      
    I would recommend getting power of attorney though. It's a pain in the a*s if you lose capacity without it!!! .

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    James016
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents gave my sister and I power of attorney last year, just in case. Then they started bickering about who would go "doolally first". 😆

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) I am working at a sports club with way over 2000 members and I can tell you, you might sign some paper about data security and how we handle data, but believe me, your data will go places you dont want it to go.

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    Mike F
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that differs from other applications just how? Folks accuse those of us over 50 of being paranoid about data sharing. Every time I see or hear about a breech of Sally and Bill's Necktie Shop exposing the personal data of of the Kids at Play preschool place across the country I laugh. We have no idea about the amount of data sharing and just how badly it's safeguarded.

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    #31

    "Military Grade" products are made by the lowest bidder that can fake looking like they pass all of the requirements.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    harsh! I've used a lot of "US military surplus" - and most of it has been damned good. It's a big world though.

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    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Most residential HVAC contractors have absolutely no idea what they are doing and often times their recommendations are complete b******t.

    I do a lot of residential mechanical design and on just about every project I'm forced to defend my drawings because the contractor has ideas on how to make it "better". Most of the time they are just trying to make it cheaper. Often they just don't understand how things work.

    Me: You ignored the drawings and installed an oversized system.

    Contractor: The way I see it, they got an extra 1/2 ton of cooling for free!

    Me: Not only is that against code, but that can promote mold growth in the house!

    Contractor: We'll just agree to disagree.

    Me: There's no disagreeing with any of that.

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    Contractor: We need a bigger fan. There's not enough airflow.

    Me: Your own balance report shows there's enough airflow. You just need to properly balance it.

    Contractor: There's just not enough airflow.

    Me: So is your balance report wrong?

    Contractor: Of course not.

    Me: Then just balance the air. A new fan is a waste of money. Tell you what, you give me your calculations that show we need more air and that your proposed fan will produce that much air and I'll look over them.

    Contractor: I don't have calculations. I'm not the engineer.

    Me: Well I am the engineer and I'm telling you a new fan is a waste of money.

    Fast forward to a new fan being installed and them finding out it didn't do anything better.

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    #33

    We touch your food with our hands. Yes, we do wash our hands. People wear gloves because they think it protects them from the food. They don’t wash their hands, just wear gloves for an entire 12 hour shift.

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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In other words, kitchen staff wearing gloves are _more_ likely, not less, to spread germs between foods and surfaces, unless they change their gloves often and/or wash their hands like they're not wearing them.

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    #34

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) There are TONS of buildings out there that don't meet code. Even new construction. Inspectors either don't care, don't know the code or don't even bother to inspect in the first place.

    On the plus side, building code is extremely over-conservative, so if you get "close" it's probably safe. Maybe. Most of the time. Except when it's not. And then everyone gets sued.

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    I used to be in the insurance industry.

    Their target for you to have a life insurance policy is about ten years. After that, they passive-aggressively try to get you to\allow you to forget to pay it anymore, and it lapses.

    By then, they've made enough to cover the initial commission paid out, plus a good amount extra. And if the policy lapsed before you died, then they have to pay out *nothing*.

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    Trophy Husband
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some policies pay you back if you don't use them (no interest, but still better than nothing). The best are whole life policies that you pay in to for x years and then they pay an annuity until you die, but those are quite expensive, so if you can afford them, you might be better off investing in the S&P. Btw, if you have$100,000 in the S&P, you can take out about $9,000 on average a year for eternity, inflation adjusted, and never lose your principal (also inflation adjusted). So if you need $50,000/year to live on, you can retire at any age on $550,000 plus an emergency fund so you don't touch your principal during recessions. Say $750,000 total. Make it a million if you want to be safe. Need $100,000/year to support your lifestyle? Make that 2 million. Retirement accounts are made to make money for the company that holds them. Do you own investing if you are smart enough and willing to put in the work and you will go way further.

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    #36

    Car part manufacturers know that aftermarket sellers (local repair shops but also DIY places like Autozone) don't have the testing capabilities like OEM manufacturers, so will sometimes ship them questionable and/or outright defective parts.

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    Strings
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can confirm this: work at the mentioned store, and we always have a part or two (alternators are a common problem) that just aren't good. Also: many returned bad parts end up shipped back out as "good"

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    #37

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Most radiation is far less dangerous than movies and TVs have led you to believe. In fact your natural diet probably includes radioactive foods.

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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, just explained this in another post, but I think it's important to explain again: Nuclear Energy is not nearly as deadly as all the other forms of energy production. The nuclear industry kills 90 people per 1000 terawatt hours vs the coal industry which kills ***100,000*** people per 1000 terawatt hours. To put it another way, the coal industry kills 1111x more people than the nuclear industry. Please don't just take my word for it. Here's a link: https://www.engineering.com/story/whats-the-death-toll-of-nuclear-vs-other-energy-sources

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    #38

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) We've stopped teaching effective reading foundations in elementary school and the next generation of workers is going to be functionally illiterate. We are moving towards a post-literacy society because teachers don't want to risk the ire of admin or parents by teaching to standards and holding kids accountable.


    Similarly, we don't require kids to memorize basic foundational math facts anymore (times tables, addition/subtraction in their head, etc) and outside of a small percentage of highly motivated students, I wouldn't want to hire ANY of the next generation to run a cash register.

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    Gossameringue
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is complete bs. I've taught in public education (USA) for 25 years. Reading foundations are taught at all grade levels as appropriate, as are times tables and other math fundaments. This post sounds like an over-generalized talk radio script.

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    #39

    All phones sales are poorly trained, lying, or both. That is why your bill is always messed up after leaving a store.

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    Pirate Luxe
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so... damn... true.... "oh yeah, after you use up your data, the slow down is hardly noticeable....'

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    #40

    Ordering books directly from the publisher does not guarantee you will get them faster than ordering from a book retailer. We can't compete with Amaazon.

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    Pirate Luxe
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why would you order a book from a publisher? isn't that what bookstores are for??? weird.

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    #41

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) In a a lot of cases: The fancier the marketing, the messier the management.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whel! No need to be rude! And don't confuse the grand art of Marketing with mere plebean "Advertising." They are NOT the same! Now, Yes, high pressure advertising is NOT an indicator of good business practices...

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    #42

    I worked as a pharmacy tech for a while. If you dont have insurance, and need meds. Take the script to a high volume pharmacy, avoid small pharmacies. The reason being, larger pharmacies order their meds in bulk and get a discount. When they sell them to you for cash price it will be cheaper than buying it from a small pharmacy that pays much more and puts a mark up on the price to make a profit.

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    Mike F
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shop, shop, shop if possible. Places like "Good Rx" will give you an idea of the cost to expect at each pharmacy. Also asking your physician/prescriber where to get it filled can save $$.

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    #43

    Someone Asked “What’s A Dirty Little Secret You Know Because You Work In The Industry?” (30 Answers) Beer taps at bars and restaurants, are not always clean.
    And can be very very dirty.

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    Frank Ocean
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah that's just you. Never worked anywhere someone didn't take great pride in their cellar and taps. Regulars would point out immediately if something wasn't right.

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