“Your call is not important to us.
We actually want you to go away.”
Here’s what people shared:
1.
Trust me, we know which locations are cursed."
u/windcalmer
2. u/Bug-Secure
3.
“Im in insurance.
Dont ever call insurance for an estimate first.
Get a third party inspector to tell you whether you should file with insurance.”
u/Appathesamurai
4.
“Always wash your new clothing before you wear it, even if it looks fresh and new.
Plus, you want to wash off all the starching/finishing products which make it look so ‘new.'”
u/saudela_said
5.
“People cleaning their underwear in kettles is a huge problem in hotels.
Don’t use them.
If you want a nicer room in a hotel, book with Dr. or Prof. before your name.
That makes you way more likely to be bumped up.
Staff will be extra nice to you.”
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."
u/SadlyNotDannyDeVito
6.
“Engagement ring business here!
Oh, so many.
Most natural diamonds have been in, like, two or three rings before they end up in yours.
The largest diamond distributor is Walmart.
Diamonds that jewelry suppliers discard for being ‘ugly’ end up on James Allen 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 because it’s much more expensive.
The people who beat up their rings the most are nurses, teachers, and office workers.”
u/Suspicious-Gear-1736
7. u/forfakessake1
8.
“How dirty the fruits you put in drinks are.
Grosses me out.”
u/mostdope28
“I barbacked for a bit at a craft cocktail bar.
I always rinsed the produce (fruit/veg/herbs) in water before using it for anything.
I was the only one who did this between the four barbacks and six bartenders.
u/TurboSi6x
9.
“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.”
u/ratdarkness
10.
“I used to work in radio, and we totally didnt take caller number 10. u/theinternetisnice
11.
We were not allowed to be fully flaccid unless we were dressed.
Same goes in amateur porn.
u/Electrical-Cicada887
12.
“Casino boss here.
Youll only hear whispers about it from coworkers, and thats it.”
u/One_Bass2013
13.
“Military-grade is a misnomer for high quality.
u/OMGi_hafta_poop
14.
“I worked in grocery stores for about 40 years.
Notice how most ice cream brands have lids that aren’t sealed?
When you’re working stock, whenever a container falls on the floor, sometimes the lids fly off.
Most workers just put the lids back on and put it on the shelf.
It happens all the time.
u/Ok-Permission-3145
15.
All those famous middle-aged (and older) women that have aged so well?
Yeah, weve gone in and removed their wrinkles, crows feet, saggy neck, etc.
Removing acne and acne scars from young performers was also a common occurrence.
No wonder women and girls struggle so much with body image.”
u/ushnuu
“So many projects have this now.
Digital makeup, enhancing muscles, and removing guts.
They’re promoting their workouts and products believing they did work for them.
u/ts4184
16.
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, theyre probably wrapped in plastic garments underneath the clothing provided.
There is a LOT of smoke and mirrors in preparation of a decedent.”
u/Agreeable-Walk1886
17. u/LaughGreen7890
18.
“There are TONS of buildings out there that don’t meet code, even new construction.
Most of the time.
Except when it’s not.
And then everyone gets sued.”
u/bailout911
19.
“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.
u/StrebLab
20.
“Ive worked in two commercial rest homes: memory care and assisted living.
They cut every corner known to man.
The monthly food budget was less than what salary workers got paid.
The rent is so predatory to families and residents.
It was upwards of $2,500$3,000 for a single-person room every month WITHOUT utilities.
The residents pay $50 a meal for it to come cold and mushy in a styrofoam box.”
They would suffer bowel impactions that never got treated, leading to death for some of them.
Ive been hit, kicked, screamed at, and groped more times than I can count.
HR says to suck it up every time it is reported.
Nurses and caregivers would routinely steal pain meds and fudge the numbers on official charts.
They would also leave residents sitting in their own filth for hours.
We had a runaway dementia resident recently who was unaccounted for for about four hours.
A community run search party found her body in the woods the next day.
Basically, its terrible.
Never go commercial or chain because you will regret it.
u/perilsoflife
21.
“Video editor here.
u/FruitCupBoi
22.
“I worked at a company with a third party 24-hour call center.
It would just repeat until someone actually clocked in and answered the phone.”
u/Crafty-Bug-8008
23.
“This is kind of a lame one, but I work as a shirt printer.
Theyre a little wider, and XLs fit better than smalls.
My sister learned this trick.
Shes 50” and actually saved a decent amount of money buying youth vs. u/Good-Matter26
24.
The sale price might even be almost as much as the price was before the sale.
u/OutplayedPawn
25.
“Enterprise Rent-A-Car buys their cars straight from the manufacturers at a price lower than dealerships get.
u/w0rx4me
26.
“Beyond the visibly captured footage, pretty much everything you see in wildlife documentaries is faked.
I’ve spent the past few years working in post, handling the raw footage.
Those lizards falling from the trees?
There’s a dude dropping them to get the shot.
That rare snow leopard they tracked across its natural habitat?
It’s actually three or four similar-looking ones.
That mother elephant protecting her baby?
It’s a male elephant with the tusks and penis VFX’d out.
The sound is whatever the foley artist could find that worked.
The audience expects certain sounds, and some animals don’t sound like you’ve been tricked into believing.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
u/Mekanimal
27.
“I 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.
No assets to speak of.”
u/rotyag
28.
I know because I put them on.”
u/BryanwithaY
29.
That’s all it takes.
There’s no need to threaten anyone, be aggressive, or take your anger out on us.
We’re real people just like you, not just a voice on the other end of the line.
And, we will.
We’ll do as little as possible and maybe make you jump through extra hoops for being a pain.
We didn’t cause the situation you’re in.
Tell us what’s going on.
Give us a chance to help, and we will.”
u/Haifisch2112
“Seconding this.
I worked in tech support for a few months.
I’ve pulled strings that I shouldn’t even be doing just to fix a problem.
If you’re mean?
Oh well, I’m sorry, but I’ve exhausted all my troubleshooting options.
u/bigpudding4
30.
“Luxury hotels document EVERYTHING.
The really ritzy places will make note on every single phone call/interaction you have.
u/CivilCJ
31.
“Digital porn artist of 20+ years here.
Whatever your body is like, there are millions of people who would find you sexy.
Whatever kink you have, you’re not the only one.
I’d put money on it.”
u/TheTransAgender
32.
“I work in journalism.
It’s also not uncommon for reporters to fight like hell to preserve the integrity of a story.”
I saw the same thing at an orange juice packaging plant.
There was only one set of production lines, and they turned out a dozen different brands of OJ.
It all came from the same oranges and from the same lines.
It just got packaged in different cartons.”
u/rubikscanopener
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