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Bored Panda wanted to understand how Dr. Anna deals with the stress of her job, and what could be done on a larger scale to help improve the job satisfaction of vets.

"The way I manage my stress levels is by making it a priority to take time for myself away from work. This usually takes place in the form of a workout, or a walk with my dog," she shared that she has very clear boundaries between her work and her private life in order to recharge.

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) If you don't use the word "wedding", that cake's gonna be a lot cheaper. I just helped the lady who kept calling it "birthday cake layers" and she saved about 50% on that cake.

andiepandie31 , illiminate86 Report

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313points

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Sasha Kuleshov 2 years ago

Inflated-prize bast*rds :I

52points

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a nurse and I worked at a hospital when COVID first started. There are a lot of messed-up things that never made the news. I remember this one night so vividly. We were running short on ventilators. I was on the COVID unit and there was one doctor that would walk around every single room, see how the patients were doing, and if they were older over the age of 70 or more, they would contact their family members and say, "Hey, do you want your family member to be a DNR or DNI? Because we don't have ventilators." The other thing I talk a lot about is how they threatened healthcare workers that if they wear masks, they would be written up because they didn't want to scare the patients. All N95s were locked up and you could only have them if you were doing airalising procedures, which is exactly why I think the CDC refused to acknowledge that it was airborne because of the mass shortage. And I know you can say the CDC didn't see this coming, but it was their job to see this coming. This entire organization, this whole country failed us as healthcare workers and I will never stop talking about it.

thatnursekev , Ashkan Forouzani Report

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292points

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iseefractals 2 years ago

Everyone knows what the CDC was doing....it was following the orders of the Trump cartel. However....the internet is a thing, coverage was constant the world over, and the vast majority of the world reacted quickly and appropriately to minimize the threat. Romania, for instance began lockdowns in February of 2020, exceptions being for grocery, doctors and pharmacy with requirement to carry a form detailing the time you left, how long you planned to be out and where you were going. Masks were required for TWO YEARS, failure to adhere to these measures meant fines, and repeated failures meant jail. Meanwhile the US refused to wear masks, railed against fines, treated border closings as evidence of racism, and made exceptions for masks based on perceived racism as well. Americans looked at what the majority of the world was doing, chose to abide by corrupt dissenters and continues to complain about how 'merica didn't do nothing wrong because it was all "bad information"

86points

According to the vet, there are many things that could be done to improve the situation for people in her industry. For instance, lowering the debt-to-income ratio would "relieve a large amount of stress" from veterinarians' plates. "Most of us in the veterinary profession do not make enough to cover our bills, and are forced to pick up extra jobs or shifts—working overtime. This change would help with the second improvement I would suggest—which is increasing the staff force. This field is overwhelmingly understaffed," she shared with Bored Panda.

"This usually means staff members staying late, being called in on their days off, and long wait times for clients. Third would be for pet owners to be understanding of the crisis we are facing in this profession, and to be patient and kind with us," Dr. Anna said.

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I used to manage a Verizon Wireless and we'd have to call customer service pretty often to help out customers, right? Well, I would call the same number that you guys do for customer service. The only difference is to get to a person almost instantly with the lowest wait time. I would hit 0#0#0# and then it would bring me to a live person. After learning this, I started using this trick for almost anytime I had to be on the phone dealing with a fake automated system and I'm gonna say eight times out of 10, it works and forwards you through to a real person after like a minute. DCU, it's worked for me, Bank of America, Verizon, Sprint has worked, Comcast has worked. There are other random little ones that have also worked. Oh, Google Financing will also work with 0#0#0#. Like I said, not all of them will work, but give it a shot. You might just skip the line.

dinospotting44 , UNDP Ukraine Report

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238points

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HeatherDPanda 2 years ago

Thanks for the tip!

71points

demetriusbarbaree , christnerfurt Report

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Let's talk about post-mortem care or after-death care, okay? A lot of people don't realize that when a resident dies, we actually have to care for them. They don't... they don't just die and they're gone. That consists of an RN or two LPNs collectively calling the time of death, it's TOD. Then the CNAs on shift have to stop what they're doing no matter what, and go into that room and perform actual care. For me, that would consist of turning the AC down as to preserve the body, keep it cold in the room. It also consists of doing a full bed bath and the bed, hair, face, body, everything. Then you'd have to roll that resident, change the linens, change their clothes and get them covered back up so they look comfortable. This next step always gets me. You have to be there when their loved ones are there and watch their grieving, or you have to be there when no loved ones show up for said resident and you're the one to grieve. And that's just it in a nutshell.

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215points

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Tami 2 years ago

Thanks for being there.

130points

Tami 2 years ago

Another thought: maybe more people should see a dead person. Death is part of existence and we might find more meaning in life if we can better understand the big picture.

15points

Heather W 2 years ago

My mom used to make her friend nervous because she would talk to the person while doing the aftercare, telling them everything she was doing. One day they were bathing and changing a lady and it turned out her kids had given her a digital alarm watch. New thing at the time, not common. Friend said to Mom "It always freaks me out when you do that," Mom says "You don't know where she is. She could still be in the room with us." Watch goes off right then. Cue Mom and friend scrambling to get the hell out of the room.

22points

Emiloy 2 years ago

I like your mom. Her talking to the patients shows that she respected and cared about them.

13points

AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

My dad passed a couple of months ago. First Father's day this weekend without him. Not looking forward to this. But reading this brought me a bit of comfort. He passed in hospice, 2.5 hours after getting there. I had to leave him there until morning when the funeral home could pick him up and I was devastated knowing he was just laying there by himself. (I stayed for about 2 hours after he passed) But knowing that he was cared for and not just stuck in a dark room by himself brings me some peace.

19points

Giddyfish 2 years ago

So sorry for your loss. Give yourself some space and care this weekend. And know that there are many others of us whose dads have passed on that will be thinking of you.

10points

Mandy 2 years ago

I used to be a CNA when i was pretty young and we lost a sweet elderly lady my first night. I remember feeling we were doing something important for this lady and each person I lost after. Taking care of the vessel that carried them through this life and making sure their dignity was preserved for them and for their families. These people lived the same life we are living and they deserve respect and dignity until their bodies reach their final resting place, whether it be in a beautiful coffin or to cremation. Death is not always peaceful and calm but the families would never be told different if they were not there to witness it and many were not in the care home setting.

14points

Lady Goldberry 2 years ago

I'm practically a professional mourner through working in health and social care, as most places will send a representative to the funeral when a resident would die. The ones that killed me were those with just the officiant, the solicitor and me.

8points

HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

I can't say it enough, THANK YOU!

8points

Mari 2 years ago

It's a hard work, a death body weighs a lot. It is also hard psychological, but very rewarding to do a last thing for the death person.

7points

Giddyfish 2 years ago

This is really great, thank you. My wish is that others don't have to go through what my family did when my dad passed. There was no aftercare. The CNA kept talking about how it was her "first" (seeing a dead body). Aftercare was then placing a yellow rose in his hands. It was awful. I am still disgusted by it.

5points

AMH 2 years ago

The hospice facility that cared for my mom did an amazing job. I would pick a flower from the nearby tree everyday and give to my mom (she wasn't conscious). When she passed, one of the nurses picked a fresh flower for her and placed it in her hands before I came back in.

4points

Mari 2 years ago

That's very kind of them.

0points

Rens 2 years ago

I used to work as a Health Care Assistant in a hospital; I assisted with "Last offices" more times than I tell anyone. I used to talk to the deceased too, treated them as kindly and respectfully as I would have when they were alive. I also stayed with the dying if I could, no-one should die alone.

4points

Mari 2 years ago

Thank you for everything.

0points

Megan The Viking Traveler 2 years ago

Oh man... I am so sorry.

4points

Miz Chelle 2 years ago

Been there, done this. It is heartbreaking to "present" the body to the family knowing the extensive clean up needed to hide that they did suffer at the end and pretend they didn't.

3points

Justme 2 years ago

You also have to position the bed flat immediately. One of our aids got in so much trouble for letting a patient go stiff while sitting upright.

3points

BadCat 2 years ago

I had no idea.

3points

Gigi Madison 2 years ago

I can’t believe people wouldn’t be there to grieve their loved one, except in unfortunately I can because people tend to be f*cked up

2points

Inga Rinehart 2 years ago

Thank you for being there

2points

ohjojo (you/your's) 2 years ago

Thank you for what you do and who you are. And thank your parents as well.

1point

Hiram's Friend 2 years ago

Been there, done that.

1point

Tmartin105 2 years ago

I just read the words "death" and "die" several times and I am extremely offended. Is anybody even proof reading these? (Sarcasm)

1point

H M 2 years ago

My partner was put in morgue fridge in the same gown and nappy he was in, no washing, no nothing. As is common. You want dressing etc, the funeral people do it. Perhaps it's like that there because your medical industry charges people for everything?

1point

eff the haters 2 years ago

Awww that's sad

1point

Sathe Wesker 2 years ago

🙁

1point

Lynn Morello 2 years ago

Sad when there is no-one to grieve, or they are on Lock-Down and no-one is allowed in.

0points

Wang Zhuang 2 years ago

"That would consist of turning the AC down as to preserve the body, keep it cold in the room". So you would turn the AC down to keep it cold? Huh?

0points

Monique Miller 2 years ago

Thank you 💕

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Leslie Donsen 2 years ago

I have different memories. Y'all stood at the door while we were saying goodbye like vultures. You removed his corneas after being told not to. That's what I remember.

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GnT's Mum 2 years ago

I'm so sorry that you had such a negative experience, I'm sure you are not alone in this. However your anger here isn't fair, this op is not the one who caused you that pain. I hope someday you are able to heal and somehow find peace and forgiveness. Anger and hate take so much energy and eat at your soul. Not all in the health care field are monsters most are angels that do not get the respect or appreciation they deserve.

2points

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Mandy 2 years ago

I worked in the industry for many years and this is not something that was EVER done to someone who had passed.

5points

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I have a geology degree that I've never used professionally, so I am going to show you the most [messed up] things I can do with it. Oh, you found a bone on the ground and you want to know if it's a fossil or a dead animal. Literally, any other field of science is going to tell you take it home, do some tests on it, examine it, date it, whatever. What's a field geologist gonna do - they lick it. As a fossil will stick to your tongue but a modern bone will not. You might be like, "But gee, Lauren, how often does that mean you've licked animal bones?" Next question, please. You found a fairly smooth sedimentary rock. Is it siltstone or mudstone? Guess what you do. No, a field geologist isn't going to look at it, they're gonna chew it. So you just take a little bite, rub it between your teeth. If it has a toothpastey texture, then that's a siltstone, if it has a peanut buttery creamy texture, then it is a mudstone.

singeddryad , Zion National Park Report

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208points

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Sathe Wesker 2 years ago

Why is darker side of my brain telling to lick random animal bones I find when camping and digging?… I really don’t think I will, but a good portion of me was like “Hmmm, I wonder how true this is. Let’s find out!”

79points

We were curious as to what Dr. Anna would tell those who dream of becoming vets. She stressed that it's vital to "always remember" why you're doing this. "The veterinary field is one of, if not the most stressful field to work in. Remembering WHY you wanted to become a veterinarian (or veterinary nurse, receptionist, etc.) in the first place, will help you stay centered on the crazier day," she opened up.

"Another piece of advice would be to chase your dream, no matter what. There will always be individuals who do not believe you can do it, or will try to steer you away from the profession. However, if veterinary medicine is truly your passion—do not give up!"

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) In the UK, there is absolutely no regulation whatsoever around being a therapist, counselor, or psychotherapist. Anyone, absolutely anyone with absolutely no qualifications, can put a sign on their door saying they're a counselor, and there is nothing legally that can be done about it. It is outrageous and dangerous and radically needs changing.

liberationhelen , socios Report

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207points

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Aran Lindvail 2 years ago

Germany is similar, unfortunately. There are certain term that are protected, but anyone can call themselves a therapist and wreak havoc on vulnerable people.

42points

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) If you've ever wondered why Toyota has higher quality numbers pretty much every year than any US automaker, it's because Toyota spends time engineering every single part and system to make sure there are as little or as few defects as possible. GM, Ford, Chrysler, or Fiat, none of them do that. They all allow a certain number of defects in every part of every system. So I wouldn't buy US autos if I were you. I'm going to stick to my Japanese babies.

lucie1312f12 , Krish Parmar Report

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201points

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HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

I had a 1974 Toyota Corolla that had 385, 000 miles on it. I miss that car.

76points

kailinschoice , Free photo on UkrMedia Report

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I work in the supplements industry and I see a lot of companies that actually make up the terms to sound legit so you can pay more, but those terms actually have no meaning. Here are a few examples. First, if they say they're tested by an "FDA approved laboratory", don't believe them because the FDA does not approve any laboratories. Second, if they say they're "third-party tested" without telling you which third party, chances are, they're not third-party tested. Because if they were, trust me, they want to put it out there. And this next one is very common, I see it all the time. "Contains clinically tested ingredients". Now keep in mind that just because an ingredient is tested does not mean it's proven to work because it can be tested and proven not to be working. You see what they're doing here? Last, if they say they're a "Pharmaceutical grade" product, don't believe them because again, no such thing.

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198points

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Lizzy Crit 2 years ago

"these products are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure disease " because if they were, they would be drugs and therefore subject to regulations. Supplements can do whatever the F they want

80points

Dr. Anna probably stunned more than just us when she spoke about how veterinarians have a very high rate of suicide, compared to other professions. This probably clashes wildly with how many people imagined the life and work of a vet. It’s shocking to learn that someone who helps fluffy and cute animals all day long can, in fact, be pushed to the brink. However, the reality of the job is actually very harsh.

The vet explained in a follow-up video why the job of professionals like her is far from the fairytale that many imagine it to be.

#10

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I am a notary signing agent. I work in the real estate/loan industry and I get paid anywhere between $100 to $250 an hour to watch people sign documents.

dreyamor , stevgol Report

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185points

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Sathe Wesker 2 years ago

Well, sign me up.

89points

#11

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I feel like some dentists are gonna get really mad at me for this one. Most people already know that there's good and bad people in every profession and dentistry is no different. There was one thing that always pushed my buttons when I saw a patient come in that was with a dentist like this. And this is when a dentist over-treats. See, when a person gets a cavity, it starts off really, really small, and then when it gets to the outer layer of your tooth, it spreads like crazy and then you have this big cavity mess you got to get filled. The thing is, if you catch the really small first initial lesion, if you just brush your teeth, use some fluoride or some other things like that, you can remineralize it and be just fine. Now, in my opinion, I think you should try and remineralize those teeth and not damage them if possible. And if it gets worse, then yeah, do the filling. But there's another camp of dentists that are over treaters that the second they see anything, it's an automatic filling and also some automatic money in their pocket. And that's how you get the stories of people going to one dentist and having 20 cavities and then going to another dentist and only having like two. Oh yeah, a lot of you might have had a bunch of cavities that you didn't have to get filled. Sorry.

thebentist , Atikah Akhtar Report

Final score:

178points

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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

Every profession has its weirdos. My first dentist was a sadist. He drilled out three molars with no pain killer at all. Then he stepped back and laughed at me because I broke out into a sweat. I was in my early teens. Still can't ever trust a dentist.

71points

#12

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a mailman and you need, literally, no education to become a mailman and you start off at $40,000 a year. And once you make regular, every 46 weeks you get roughly a $1,900 wage increase. But I think one of the coolest benefits is that once you're a regular carrier, you can transfer anywhere in the United States and get paid the same amount of money. Now, some states, you do get paid more because of the cost of living. But for example, if you're making $57,000 in Oregon, and you move to Iowa, you'll still be making $57,000. And like I said, you don't need a degree. You don't need an education. You really just need your driver's license.

zekecieslak , H.L.I.T. Report

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175points

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HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

I used to live in the middle of nowhere, but I got to know my mailman. Once, he noticed that no one was getting the mail, and newspapers were piling up, but the car was there. My husband and I were newly divorced, but when he couldn't get in touch with my ex, he went to the trouble of tracking me down at the college where I worked. All was well. My ex had to go to Disneyland Paris, and the person who was supposed to be looking after the house wasn't. We thanked him profusely, and I let the PO know what a great guy he was.

79points

According to Dr. Anna, her profession has a very bad debt-to-income ratio. What this means is that you spend tons of money and time to get the education that you need to work as a vet. However, once you actually have the job, you realize that it doesn’t pay as well as you might have expected. You don’t have the standard of living you feel that you should and you end up feeling stressed under the massive debt.

#13

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Universities which exploit the labor of adjuncts, that is part-time faculty members who have no hope of tenure, are contributing to the same generational poverty that they purport to be ending through the opportunity to become educated. Adjuncts have no benefits and are often on public assistance. This is true even if they have a terminal degree.
Every parent sending their child to a college or university should ask, "What is your ratio of full-time faculty members to adjuncts? And how much does your college pay adjuncts per class?" Stop the abuse.

drswestcle , domlafou Report

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167points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

Same with unpaid interns. Most research at universities is done nowadays by unpaid interns, who never get any credit and then the teacher publishes their data and results.

49points

#14

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I work in fashion production and when you go to a store like TJ Maxx or Marshalls or Home Goods, everything in that store is made for that store. It's not leftover old inventory. Everything is made out of cheaper materials at cheaper factories to hit the target prices that store is going to sell the stuff at. And also, all the "compared to" prices are completely made up.

designertodiy , Mike Mozart Report

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166points

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HeatherDPanda 2 years ago

Figures...

27points

#15

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a registered dietitian and I have two things. The first is that it's really freakin' hard to become a dietitian, and we do not get enough credit for it. It takes a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree, an accredited 1200-hour internship, and then also a national exam. So, it's hard to get here. And I'm very proud of myself for being here. And second is that studies show that 41% to 81% of registered dieticians have previously or currently dealt with disordered eating or eating disorders. And this is why dietitians are so against chronic dieting. Not only have we been in your shoes, but now we have the science and the knowledge to actually understand what chronic dieting can do to not only your physical health but also your mental health. And that's why we take a sustainable long-term approach. You will not find a quick fix from a dietitian. But working with a dietitian and healing your relationship with food and exercise is the most rewarding thing that you can do for both your mental and physical health.

simplyhealthyrd , Brooke Lark Report

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164points

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Sathe Wesker 2 years ago

Definitely something to listen to, respect and maybe even put into practice for yourself if need be. It got me thinking…

39points

There’s also the huge amount of stress that vets are under due to the long hours and problems with understaffing.

Another shocker for us was just how disrespectful some clients (and even coworkers!) can be in this industry. We always assumed that folks love vets for healing their four-legged floofs. Unfortunately, there are some truly nasty characters out there who make a vet’s shift horrible.

Dr. Anna said that she has been cursed out, degraded, even threatened by clients. Some of them then come after veterinarians on social media.

#16

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a hairstylist and I can tell when you have had a traumatic event based on your hair. You know how like on your nails, you can get those little ridges when you go through a high-stress period of time or something dramatic, your hair does the same thing. So, if you have curly hair, all the curls are coming out at different times. But when you see somebody who's had trauma, it's like one curve throughout the whole head. Every hair has the same exact spot down the hair shaft. And because the hair grows at about a half an inch per month, I can usually gauge the amount of time. So when I'm doing your hair, and I look and I see that little ridge, I can say, "Oh, that was six months ago, something traumatic happened."

thatbethy , Adam Winger Report

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138points

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B 🇺🇦🇨🇦 2 years ago (edited)

As a former beauty school dropout/continuing hair nerd, I think this is a tad over exaggerated. I’m not like a psychic that can comb through your hair and say “oh honey, I see you went through a dark time roughly 18 months ago.” Especially with how frequently people colour/bleach/process their hair these days. And how everyone’s hair grows at different rates. Feel free to correct me if anyone knows better! (I’ve never seen a temporary change in hair follicle shape due to temporary stressful life situations before but I guess that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen!)

65points

#17

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I used to work for a shampoo plant that would make shampoo, conditioner, all kinds of other things for a bunch of different companies. It's all the same stuff. They would put it all in one big container, mix it all together, and they would just come out the exact same chute, and they would go into different bottles with different labels on it for different companies, all the exact same stuff. The only way they would change it up is with scent sprays. That would change the scent of what it was.

sean_thomasm , Taylor Beach Report

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133points

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BadCat 2 years ago

Then how come some shampoos react to my hair differently?

51points

#18

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I've been doing commercial HVAC, heat and air conditioning, for the better part of a decade. And one of the biggest complaints I have with residential companies is preventive maintenance calls or anything like that, spring startups where they have to come out every year and check your refrigerant levels and your air conditioning and they tell you "Oh, well, you're a little low, we better top you off". That's a lie. Unless you have a leak in your system, or a much bigger issue, refrigerant does not evaporate. They're robbing you. If they have to keep coming out to charge your system or top you off, call another company. Somebody that's not a crook. And I don't care if it's your brother, your aunt, your uncle whoever has been doing this for hundreds of years. They're robbing you.

bigfunation , starmanseries Report

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121points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago (edited)

The guys at my dad's garage often had to top off old ac systems in cars. New ones no. My dad watched his guys carefully. He had lifelong customers because he didn't cheat anyone.

35points

#19

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I work as a Clinical Health Educator for the county health department where I drug and STD test people all day and then re-educate them. And at the very end of the year, I do send those results to the CDC, so they can collect data. And for some reason, with my Bachelor’s, that pays less than wiping ass.

But the most interesting part is that STD results among people over the age of 50 have increased by 250%. And there's at least six different nursing homes and assisted living facilities in my area that have STD outbreaks. And they're contributing so much that gonorrhea is becoming incurable. And my favorite part is going out to these nursing homes and assisted living facilities and having to test these people, and I'm supposed to re-educate them. But do you really think 95-year-old Gertrude is gonna [care] about what I say after she’s been homie-hopping with every single male on the unit?

And I was just recently at a facility with 60 residents and all 60 tested positive for chlamydia, which is the most common STD for people over the age of 50.

ogrady17 , the_real_napster Report

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110points

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HeatherDPanda 2 years ago

Homie-Hopping🤣🤣🤣

68points

#20

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm an air traffic controller, and there are about 139 Federal standalone air traffic control towers in the United States. I work at one and every night, about 84 of those, about 60%, shut down and all the controllers go home and there's nobody there to work traffic, and then they come back in the morning and reopen. And during those hours when the control tower is closed, it's the pilot's responsibility to talk to other pilots and make sure that they're not going to hit each other.

doaviation , Avel Chuklanov Report

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104points

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HeatherDPanda 2 years ago

Wait WTF?

65points

#21

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I've been working in maintenance as a Maintenance Technician for 14 years. And I'll tell you, if we don't know how to do something, we're going to google it, or we're going to YouTube it. We do it all the time. We do it constantly. So when you're at home and you're not positive, you can do it yourself. Just know that professionals who do this stuff all the time are also doing the same thing you do. There's no reason why you should feel lesser or like you're not competent enough to do it. A lot of times, you encounter things that are new and it's different, and maybe the building's a little bit different, or maybe you're in a different environment and that can be a little bit confusing - it's okay to google it, it's okay to YouTube it. And if you're not positive that you can get the job done safely and good, like make sure it's nice and tidy when you're done, then you got to call a professional and there's no harm in that too.

mercurystardust , firmbee Report

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103points

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BadCat 2 years ago

I'll take this to my grave. I wanted to put up a wall shelf without using screws and nails. So I found cheap adhesive brackets. I had to take them off as they weren't providing the stability I needed, the pulled off chunks of paint and some of the drywall plaster, revealing the brown paper. Afraid I would be charged hundreds for materials, labour and not getting back my damage deposit, I turned to youtube tutorials. All I needed was sealant primer, drywall mud, a drywall scraper, a small paint try and a small paint roller, and I already had a sanding sponge thing. Even managed to find the exact matching paint colour. You can't even tell there was any damage. It looks better than the previous patch jobs from maintenance. And I didn't have to clean up after anybody but myself. It was a proud moment for me.

69points

#22

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) As a surgery nurse, when someone gets a leg amputation, I have to put it in a bag and carry the severed leg down the hall to a refrigerator to be sent off to pathology. I have to do that regularly.

megantubbs24 , medicalertuk Report

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97points

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Liana 2 years ago

Don't eat me alive, this is just my stupid curious question. Does the person get to decide what's gonna happen with his body parts? Let's say I had that leg amputated, can i cremate it and can they put it in my grave after I died so it can be all of me in one place? Does it sound weird?

68points

#23

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I used to work at a factory that makes Keurig pods and we would just take a whole bunch of coffee all mixed together and put it in different pods. Some of them would say Dunkin' Donuts, some of them would say McDonald's, some of them would be off brands. But only difference between the different pods was flavors - if they were flavored. All the rest of them were all the same coffee.

shay.nanigans87 , Sue Thompson Report

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95points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

Thats the same for most food

23points

#24

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I work with leather and you might be surprised to find out that those little tags that say "genuine leather" don't mean what you think they mean. So, leather comes in four different quality grades, the worst of which I don't remember the name of - it's basically a bunch of scraps pressed together. But the other three grades are called "full grain leather", "top grain leather", and "genuine leather". Full grain leather is exactly what it sounds like. It is the full height of leather unsplit, uncut, unchanged. Top grain leather is the leather after it's been split once and you get the top part of the leather, so it has one smooth face and one kind of rough face. And genuine leather is kind of the s**t leftovers mixed with some glue and other stuff. So, genuine doesn't mean it's the real deal. It means it's kind of low quality.

etwasreindeutsch , m0851 Report

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89points

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Johnny Danger 2 years ago

Bonded leather is the plywood of leather you are thinking about. Fellow Leatherworker here.

77points

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#25

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a dentist in San Antonio. Lots of people tell me they've been using a whitening toothpaste for their teeth that aren't getting whiter. That's because whitening toothpastes don't whiten your teeth. All they are is they contain abrasives that help remove stains on the outside of your teeth. They're not doing anything to chemically whiten your teeth more than the natural shade. Another secret is Crest White Strips and all of the at-home whitening kits contain the same chemical that dentists use to whiten your teeth at the office. The ones at the office are just slightly stronger because you're under supervision while we're using them. Any products with hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide is going to whiten your teeth. And if you use it correctly, it should work just as well as the one at the office.

drjackdds , Lesly Juarez Report

Final score:

89points

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User# 6 2 years ago

I'd like to add that this is not true for Europe (or rather the EU). Whitening products are banned from using high concentration H2O2 as it can really damage your teeth. Maximum peroxide content is 0.1%, which does nothing to brighten your teeth. Dentists can use up to 6% which can work. TL;DR: if you want whiter teeth in the EU, don't buy consumer products, go see your dentist.

30points

#26

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Your cakes are never fresh. They're always frozen because it's hard to frost a not-frozen cake, so we bake them and we freeze them. Every single cake.

jesskahboom , SwapnIl Dwivedi Report

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86points

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Tami 2 years ago

Oh so that's the secret! I often gouge up the top of the cake spreading on the frosting, especially thick frosting like chocolate fudge.

56points

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#27

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) So, movies and TV shows screw this up all the time, but when you're doing CPR on somebody and you see the flatline on the monitor, you never shock them. So, this is what's called a systole. And it's what's known as an unshockable rhythm and you never ever shock somebody that has this lack of electrical activity, and it's just been perpetrated by bad TV shows and movies forever. And unfortunately now, a rhythm that actually would be shocked like this would now be seen as unrealistic by the audience. So, TV show makers and movie makers are kind of stuck.

joespinstheglobe , splitti Report

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85points

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Atomicwoman07 2 years ago

'Asystole' not 'a systole'

35points

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#28

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Researchers conducted a study and found that running a fan in the sleeping infant's room reduces the risk of SIDS by 72%.

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80points

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

You can lower the risk factors, not the risk of SIDS. Risk factors include: lack of ventilation; overheating (ideally 25*C, no more); and carbon dioxide build-up from the room being "airtight". Just crack a window or door and relax, please. Also, onlly one study says taht. One isn't much in medicine.

43points

#29

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm an airline pilot and anyone who's involved in aviation would absolutely know this. But if you're not involved in aviation, you are just the general public, you might not know this. If we are taking off, meaning we're going down the runway, we're taking off and we have an engine fail, meaning it shuts down for whatever reason, if we're past a certain point, it's called V1. We are going to continue the takeoff and we will deal with the engine failure in flight.

k_yoder , John McArthur Report

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78points

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Lizzy Crit 2 years ago

Because there's no longer sufficient runway to stop.

76points

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#30

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Psychiatry - the current practice of psychiatry - is at least 20 years behind the current science. So, psychiatrists are practicing based on the science research that had come out 20 years ago. And current research says to look at the whole person, to look at the holistic being of the person in order to treat mental illness.
But that is not what research 20 years ago was saying. Research that was funded by big pharma. Research that was funded by putting out terms like being chemically imbalanced, which is largely a lie, a marketing scheme. How about that!

ctsneak , Aaron Burden Report

Final score:

78points

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Dynein 2 years ago

Yeah look at the whole human being, but chemical imbalances *do* exist. The brain functions with neurotransmitters and that process can go awry just like any other chemical process in the body... Signed, someone with *very* solid knowledge about biology who has several chemical imbalances in the brain which luckily can be improved with medication.

66points

#31

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Any doctor can legally perform any operation on you as long as you sign on the dotted line. That's how you get ER doctors performing tummy tucks, EMTs performing breast augmentation, and family doctors performing liposuction. Even though they may have absolutely no training to perform these operations on you, it is totally legal for them to do so. Hospitals typically won't let doctors perform operations like this outside their training, so they get around this by performing it in their offices. So, make sure your doctor has hospital privileges to perform your operation. If they don't, run!

doctoryoun , Caitlin Childs Report

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70points

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Sue Mullen Andersen 2 years ago

EMTs do not perform any type of surgery anywhere. Their "office" is an ambulance.

91points

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#32

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I work at Top Golf, where you have to pay per hour to play. It's generally $50 an hour. But if you're a platinum member, you get to play for free as long as you want. But the catch is you pay, like, thousands of dollars to be a platinum member. And the perk is that you get, like, 20% off food. And these platinum members are like super elite. They just come in, and they just play golf for free, and they have their golf bag with them and their gloves, and all that. But what they don't know is that if they just work one day a week at Top Golf, they not only could play for free, but they could also eat 50% off all of the food.

5thandwest , rocinante_11 Report

Final score:

68points

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Brenda 2 years ago

Son met people there, big names. All were great and super nice. But they fgot rid of him for missing too much work after working 10 hour days for 3 weeks straight with only 2 days off. I picked him up from work when he collapsed and took him straight to the ER. Dr said 5 days rest because his back was in knots, spasming andhe'dpulledamuscle. So they basically fired him when he couldn't work per Dr's orders. Just quit putting him on the schedule after 2.5 years there. Bastards refused unemployment till BFF (lawyer) contacted them and unemployment office. Also refused to give referral, made it hard to find another job. I hate them

29points

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#33

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Keeping chickens for eggs costs far more money than it ever would be to buy eggs from the store.

Final score:

67points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago (edited)

Only if you buy the eggs of chickens that are severely mistreated. If you buy free range eggs it will be cheaper to have your own. In europe at least if you want to see the type of egg look at the numbers written on it. The first number indicated the type. 3 is tiny wired cages, 2 is hens raised in the floor but in tiny spaces,(those two mumbers mean that the hens live in terrible conditions), 1 they get more space and can go out and 0 they are always outside. So please buy only 0 and 1 eggs.

71points

#34

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I'm a tattoo artist in Saskatchewan, Canada and I don't think most people know this, but you don't need any kind of certification to tattoo. The only thing legally I'm required to have to be able to run my business is have access to a sink in the same room. If I don't want to take my Bloodborne Pathogens Certification, if I don't want to do any extra kind of, like, educational steps for me to legally tattoo, I don't have to. No one is checking up on you. There's no one that's, like, checking in to make sure you're doing procedures correctly. And I just think that's really wild even in the industry. The amount of people that I've worked with that I've never seen them wash their hands and they don't have Bloodborne Pathogens Certification, which is literally the bare minimum, is astounding. So that's why I always say, check your artists and make sure you can vet them. And if you can get someone to say that they've worked with them and they're great and they're good at what they do, then that's even better.

snmahtattoo , Matheus Triaquim Report

Final score:

66points

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Brenda 2 years ago

Required licensing in Texas

23points

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#35

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) All of the best early childcare teachers that I've worked with, and me, don't believe in the concept of elite childcare centers.

auuntiememe , Kids Work Chicago Daycare Report

Final score:

59points

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Rae Tardif 2 years ago

I'm a child development expert and I have no idea what an "elite child care center" is.

42points

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#36

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) I sell something at my shop that has three letters. Y'all know what it is. I have stood here and watched someone with Parkinson's try that thing and stop shaking. I have gotten phone calls from people who have tried it with severe fibromyalgia pain that can sleep, that can walk, that can get up and move around again, people with arthritis who can move around, people who have stress and anxiety that's gone and they can sleep at night.

sweetheartalabam , Lux Graves Report

Final score:

29points

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Lily Langtry 2 years ago

Are they talking about CBD?

22points

#37

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) You do not have to be a student to study abroad. What is "studying abroad"? You're being accepted into a program and for a set amount of time, you're participating in that program abroad. There are scholarships associated with it, other people your age are doing it, and there's a greater goal to the end of it, right? Whether that's college credits or like a cultural experience. There is all that for adults/any age. I collect them and put them on my website and I call them paid travel opportunities because they're not scholarships, they're not just for students, they're not just for school. They're internships, international fellowships, grant programs, remote jobs, conferences you can speak at or attend. It goes really deep. But they're all programs you can participate in that have an element of travel and they all have scholarships for them too. I've studied abroad at ages 21, 24 and 26. Completely paid for each time. So I guess I should have said you don't have to be a student to study abroad for free. Follow for more.

packslight , themirraz Report

Final score:

21points

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Mat O'Dowd 2 years ago

Quite badly worded post. And someone studying, abroad or not, is a student in my book! Would someone care to explain the reason for posting this, thank you.

7points

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#38

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) Content creators lie a lot about how much they make with brands. Like, why do you lie? Does it help inflate your little ego? Sweetheart, the numbers are not adding up!

btypep , Jenny Ueberberg Report

Final score:

16points

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BadCat 2 years ago

Most are just getting affiliated with a brand. Some creators, if they get it twisted, will think that because a brand is allowing their handle for customers to get discounts they think they've become a partner or sponsored and started promoting that brand, urging viewers to take advantage of the discounts, get viewers to believe that is a brand they actually use and doing all this promoting and having their handle as a discount code will get them a cut of the sales. Meanwhile, the brand is just using content creators, usually small to medium growing channels as free advertising. Maybe some brands will give a tiny percentage, but it's so minute. I have absolutely no shame in skipping the promotional parts of videos.

3points

#39

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) So, if your doctor says that a laboratory messed up your specimen and that's why you have to be redrawn, usually it's not the case. Lots of things can happen: wrong order, wrong tube, damaged spec, reckless handling, fresh samples not ran quickly enough. I mean, we all make mistakes.

theheathaa , cdc Report

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15points

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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

It actually is the case if those things occur. The lab messed up your specimen. That's exactly what happened.

28points

#40

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) If you are a student and you lose your financial aid, cry your little heart out to the Director of Financial Aid. You're gonna get grants!

banytppl2 , element5digital Report

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-22points

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Debra Robinson 2 years ago

Riiiight.

14points

#41

"Name One Thing In Your Industry That The General Public Would Be Shocked To Know" (35 Answers) There are a few things about disability advocacy that you probably do not know. The politicians taking meetings from disability advocates are not exactly who you think they would be. So that my current boss can do what she continues to do, I'm not going to name names. Sex workers should have way more power in shaping the narrative around disability than they do right now. Disability advocates with Down Syndrome have way more power than people give them credit for. In fact, a lot of them are extremely instrumental in abortion legislation, which is part of the reason why I keep telling you all to stop saying that disability is the only reason you would have an abortion. Because the exact politicians you think would take advantage of you shaping that narrative are reaching out to disability advocates who are affected by that stereotype.

crutches_and_spice , jontyson Report

Final score:

-27points

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Cranky Pants 2 years ago

Ive read this three times and I am still not sure what they are talking about

59points