35 Secrets From Various Industries That Companies Don’t Want Their Customers To Know

The government is not intelligent enough nor quick or clever enough to pull off any of the vast conspiracies attributed to it. Get real folks. I am surprised some times it functions half as well as it does.

I'm an aircraft mechanic. Seriously people, getting mad because of a short delay due to mechanical failure or because we have to run an additional system test is dumb. Shouting or swearing at us if we are on the plane and working on something doesn't help either. These are complicated electrical systems in a device that throws you thru the air. Wouldn't you wait 15 minutes to know that everything is okay?

To me this is common sense, but to some people I guess not.. I work in retail and the nicer you are to me the nicer I will be to you. Aka if you're super nice, funny, etc. I will go out of my way to help you out and get what you need. If you're an a*s towards me I will get rid of you as soon as possible.

It's not a 'secret' in IT, but the chances are that your obscure computer problem really will be resolved by restarting your computer, and we're not just saying that to get you off the phone.

It's due to the unique way that computers work, moving data around memory, running multiple tasks at once often results in unusual behaviour that goes away when the computer is reset, and the volatile memory is wiped.

Telling us that you have rebooted your machine, when actually you haven't, just wastes your time and ours.

Don't be mean to nurses. They chose the size of your IV and foley catheter.

You can fix almost any problem you are having with your computer yourself by looking up the issue on Google, then following the instructions. 9/10 times someone has had the same problem as you before.

At many hotels/motels/hostels, bed sheets and pillowcases are changed and cleaned daily, but not the comforters and blankets..unless there is a noticeable smell or stain. It would cost too much to have them washed. It's gross.

Next time you check-in, ask for a new comforter. You'll get a clean one from the linen room.


source: I used to be a hotel housekeeping supervisor.

If you call a political office, chances are the politician will never get your comments (even though the interns answering the phone are required to say that they will).

Working in a post production house I've learned that around 10% of a films budget is covering up stupid mistakes.

If you call 911, it’s okay (and understandable) to panic, but if your default “panicked personality” is that you become a d**k, try and rein it in.

The people on the phone are the middle-men between you and the first responders... The primary concern for first responders is safety when they arrive, and things like “caller threatening operator” “caller will not answer safety questions and just keeps saying ‘hurry the f**k you piece of s**t’” can read like there may be something more than panic going on. Maybe even some mental health issues.

Your standard of care may always be the same when first responders arrive, but your response time will definitely be delayed if, say an ambulance needs to wait for police to attend with them to be safe because you threatened to k**l the 911 operators mom.

Be safe out there!

Hospitals mess up ALL the time. In both small and large ways. The laws and policies are so strict that making an error can cost someone a job or license, so the vast majority will do what it takes to cover it up. Administrations will also work to cover up things as well if they feel they can get away with it to avoid bad publicity.

I work at a mortgage lender. This isn’t really an industry secret, but certainly a helpful tip. Never take out a loan at the max end of what you qualify for. People think that if a lender tells them they qualify for a certain loan max that means they can afford the loan and this is just not the case. That limit is what you can afford if your expenses don’t increase at all, and assumes you will basically not be saving any money on a monthly basis. Lenders only care if you can pay them back, not if you’ll be able to also save money.

Every hotel has a giant box of unclaimed phone chargers and will be more than happy to let you go through it. I'll never have to buy one again.

I work with UPS. If theres a holiday we try to keep your packages in an air conditioned building, but space is limited so we may have to leave your perishables out in the hot sun for a day. It's best to ship perishables when it's not a holiday or the weekend.

UPS 3 day select means if there's room on the plane it goes on the plane. If there isn't it ships by ground. Usually there's room on the plane.

2 day and next day air are just about the same thing. They usually all fit on the plane.

write "important" or "please rush" on your packages for faster shipping. We don't get paid enough to care and we'll just throw it in with other high priority items no matter what the official label says.

please ship heavy items in a heavy duty box. So many boxes are destroyed because people think they can put steel mining equipment in a paper bag.

Some multinational corporations maintain a hiring freeze and don't give out raises even though they have just had a record setting year of profits.

But then again, everyone already knew that.

As a resident assistant at a university - most of us do not give a s**t if you drink and smoke. Just be discrete and don't make us come looking for you breaking the rules.

Never f**k with someone handling your food. Ever.

80% of profit from those d**g stores. (CVS, Walgreens etc) comes from the pharmacy in the back of the store.

The front is just there to get you inside.

Most lifeguards are not the super professional bad a**es I thought they were growing up, rather there a bunch of stoner teenagers who love to party and are actually terrified over some aspects over the job, particularly watching small kids and performing CPR.

Parents, watch your own kids if you want what's best for them. Better yet, SWIM with your kids and make sure they understand not to f**k with the guy in the big chair.

**Servers don't wash their hands as often as they should**. After the bathroom, yes, but if we touch your dirty plate, it's going straight to the dish pit and there's no time to wash hands before grabbing someone else's food and delivering it to the table. On busy nights, it's GO GO GO and no stopping. Sorry :(

Other things we touch before we touch your clean plate: Money, glasses, silverware, ourselves, our dirty apron, forks that have fallen into the trash accidentally, the computer screen to put in your order (where several other servers have touched only seconds prior).

Source: I'm a server and I've worked in restaurants for 8 years.