People Reveal Dark Work Secrets

From Reddit u/Laughtermedicine:

Clown College. Do not use pink balloons. Pink balloons cannot be seen inside a child's throat choking.

From Reddit u/simian_fold:

Rail traffic controllers are here. Most people think this high-concentration job is stressful. Yet, 90% of the time, they just browse the internet, chat, and watch Netflix. The system handles the work.

From Reddit u/MickeyRipple:

I worked in a real estate office that was not a REALTOR. Over time, I found REALTOR status does not make you a better agent. People wrongly believe REALTOR is the governing body; it is just a private club you pay fees for, much like the NRA. States govern real estate agents, test them, and punish them for issues.

I heard REALTORS lie to customers. They tell people to avoid agents who lack REALTOR licensing, claiming they are better for membership dues.

From Reddit u/AlterEdward:

Software houses, especially in-house teams, often ignore security completely. They lack the necessary knowledge. Companies have no real idea what they are doing with your data. Protection comes only from a lack of desire to break in, not actual security.

From Reddit u/AdequateHusband:

When lawyers take a percentage of damages in a personal injury claim in certain areas, they also get paid all their costs by the other side. These costs include salaries and profits.

These legal costs are high and generous, so they get paid twice.

From Reddit u/justajiggygiraffe:

Ice wells and beer taps develop slime mold. People must clean and flush them often. Yet, every time I clean them, I pull out a big, slimy piece of booger from the drain.

From Reddit u/AviDarling:

Warehouse logistics pays you $15 to $20 an hour or more. This is higher than most other jobs. You just enter numbers into a computer and finish. You spend 80% of the time on phones, chatting, ordering food, or messing around.

This lowkey situation annoyed me first. I worked an eight-dollars-an-hour retail job for years. I worked hard every day. Customers spat on me, yelled at me, and even hit me with rude, entitled customers for the worst pay.

The world we live in is unfair.

From Reddit u/dontfeedthecucoos:

I work for a large energy company. We have learned to use environmental rules as weapons. While many energy lobbyists push Congress for looser environmental rules, we push for stricter ones. We do this to be good environmental stewards and to raise the cost of compliance. We can handle the higher cost, but we watch smaller energy companies fail under the greater costs, then take over their customers or companies.

Municipal energy companies face different environmental standards. They get away with actions others cannot.

From Reddit u/stitchmidda2:

I work for an ISP. People google things constantly, hoping for the right answer. Training at my job is awful.

They made us do TV work outside our job. We have computer science degrees. Programming remotes for your 80-year-old grandma is not our job. For two years, we wing it because the training threw a typo-filled book at us with 'Good luck!'

From Reddit u/InnsmouthBear:

I promote sustainable transportation. Parking permits and tickets fund our work.

We need more funding for sustainable transport. We must grow single-occupancy vehicle options. This seems wrong for our goals, but it pays for bike, bus, and carpool programs.

From Reddit u/OGwalkingman:

Ambulances are often unavailable for 911 calls.

From Reddit u/otisthesavior:

Movie theaters lack cleaning. Staff wipe seats with a dirty rag and water spray bottles between showings.

Staff often skip wiping every seat. They only clean seats with big sweat stains or popcorn butter stains.

From Reddit u/Shallot_666:

I worked in many aviation roles. Technical problems are usually small issues. Stop saying you won't take the plane because you will die. Fixing the toilet lightbulb is not a death sentence. We do not fly if we know it is dangerous; companies avoid millions in insurance. We train for almost anything, even the youngest staff. Follow orders; yelling at an agent changes nothing.

Airlines charge extra because people do not read their tickets and rules. If you read them, you pay the normal price. They see if you act important or pathetic trying to get more money. Do not wear an outfit costing over $10K if you claim a snowstorm ruined your career. We are not paid well, but we are not stupid.

Most airlines have an instant report button in passenger bookings. You can immediately write what happened.

From Reddit u/187-MDK:

Auto repair shops push you over if you don't watch. Inspect everything they sell; you avoid paying for unwanted items. Dealers profit more from repairs than sales, so service departments constantly try to sell extra services and maintenance.

Track your vehicle service history. Learn what maintenance you need based on time or mileage. This saves you more money later.

From Reddit u/TwilightontheMoon:

If your 'dry cleaning' machine washes it, it doesn't get dry cleaned.

From Reddit u/thedankbank1021:

All soap is basically the same. All the soap we makeisthe same. Except for the dye and fragrance. They all clean just as well.

It exists because it's simpler. Why have 50 recipes when you can have three and have 50 different products?

From Reddit u/OctopusPudding:

Pharmacy. Drugs you pay hundreds for often cost very little for us to get. I mean cents on the dollar.

From Reddit u/Devilery:

Marketing. Many clients sell the same idea under different names. Building the sales system is easy and cheap. Then it generates six figures, almost automatically.

The information makes you a millionaire if you use it. Most people do not act. So, my clients and I sell them new courses with new 'secrets' and 'seven-figure frameworks' endlessly.

I sell courses and digital info-products.

This is an ethical gray area. You can find the information for free. Buyers either want to invest in specialized knowledge (this is the small group that runs successful businesses), or they are action-fakers who move from course to course without doing anything.

From Reddit u/frequentstreaker:

Verbal abuse and chemical restraints happen often in elderly homes. This is especially true for memory care residents.

From Reddit u/Gazornenplatz:

Every manufacturing job goes to the lowest bidder.