Recently, IaskedBuzzFeed readerslike you to share the best-kept secrets in the industries they work in.
“I used to work for a frozen foods company that processed and packaged frozen vegetables.
They’re all the same.
The only time its a different product is if you buy organic.”
“I work at a trampoline/adventure park.
We don’t clean the ballpit, like, ever.
Some kid peed in there once, and they just told an employee to stick a mop in there.
We’re supposed to clean it like 2-4 times a year.
Also, we never clean the baby changing stations.
It didn’t click to me to maybe wipe it down.
If I’m on the bathrooms, it’s now added to my to-do list.”
u/Koi_Fishhy
3.
“I worked as a front desk hotel clerk for several years in my twenties.
Usually (especially if they have any good sense), they’ll do it.”
“A company I used to work for did live chat support.
Unbeknownst to customers, the support engineers could read what customers were typing before they hit send.
Be careful what you say to tech support is all I can say!”
u/lasermole
5.
“I sell new homes.
I’ve sold about 1500 of them thus far.
My biggest piece of advice is to get a home inspection if you buy a new home.
“I worked as Manager of the Housekeeping Department of a major Florida resort.
Handling lost and found was one of my responsibilities.
Anonymous
7.
“Most big-box grocery store cakes are not baked on-site.
They are shipped to the stores frozen and decorated to order.
To complete clinicals (on-site nursing training) while traveling to competitions was incredibly difficult.
The school was in the drivers seat at that point.
“If the student transferred, many of the credits would need to be repeated.
to explain or fix, often you have to politely but DIRECTLY ask to speak to a supervisor.”
“Many, many moons ago, I worked at the dry cleaners as a teen.
Its the steaming of the clothes that makes you think they’ve been dry-cleaned.
Buy it fresh and marinate it yourself if you could.”
“Im a rideshare driver on the weekends.
The price you are charged is not even close to the amount the drivers are paid per ride.
In my experience, rideshare companies, on average, keep 55% of the fare.
hopelesslylost
13.
“I worked at a restaurant.
Service can depend on which manager or lead is working that day.
Sorry, we are out of that item; it’ll be 10 minutes.
No, I can’t grab it from the other line.
u/SeeYouInTrees
15.
“I work in pest control.
Termites are a seasonal nuisance; they swarm in late March to April.
Instead, we say you need our specially formulated chemicals and to sign this contract!
“In the late ’80s, I worked at a well-known retail store that’s still in business today.
Whenever we heard over the PA that ‘Mr.
I wasn’t there long, and the day I quit, it happened again.
I let every Black customer know what ‘Mr.
Green’ meant on my way out.”
chillingin1983
17.
“Your delivery driver makes $2-3 per delivery before a tip.
The company pockets basically all of the delivery fee and all the other fees they charge you.
“I worked in a creamery making butter for eight years.
A popular imported brand of butter would come in from overseas and be already two years old.
Wed convert it into sticks, and it would be magically good for another year.
Expiration dates mean nothing.”
“I worked at a bar.
Often, patrons would buy the bar ladies a round of drinks.
We would all pick the same drink which was clear and take shots of it.
It was a good, solid brand, but not the best.
Points could be used to buy prizes or products offered through their catalog.
homeygazelle137
21.
“I work for one of the biggest auto parts companies in America.
We charge a ridiculous amount for batteries and never put them on sale.
The company knows that when people are desperate, theyll pay whatever they have to.
Most people dont know that we price match with our competitors; all they have to do is ask.
Were not allowed to say anything if they don’t ask, though.
“I work in university admissions.
It would make the business less money if we were to publicly advertise it through our communications.”
Id rather be bad for the business than bad for the students.”
“I was a hairstylist.
“I worked in radio for 20 years.
Think about it who actually answers unknown numbers these days?!
They’re still entertaining, though!”
“I worked for a major international shipping company.
They were so big that they did not care AT ALL about how packages were handled.
I worked part-time during their main shift which was at night for single-day shipping.
Punching, kicking, throwing, stomping….it was all common.
“The only time people couldn’t abuse the packages was when new iPhones came out.
“As a nurse, we are not allowed to tell a patient if their doctor is terrible.
We cant even recommend getting a second opinion.
Working in a particular ICU, we nurses used to refer to one surgeon as The Butcher.
His botched surgeries were pretty awful.
