Economy & LaborSEP 12, 2022

40 People Reveal “Dark Secrets” About Their Jobs That Common People Aren’t Supposed To Know

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We all know how to keep a secret. Most of us learned as a child when we first decided to sneak an extra cookie before bedtime or refused to reveal to anyone who our best friend had a crush on. The average person is keeping an impressive 13 secrets at any given time, so we tend to exercise our vault capabilities often. But that is nothing compared to how many secrets the average corporation is holding onto, that is until some employees with loose lips decide to spill the beans...

Workers from various industries have been revealing “dirty little secrets” on Reddit from their professions that consumers aren’t intended to know, so we’ve gathered a list of some of the juiciest ones down below to keep you pandas informed. From secrets that can help you save a little money to revelations that might make you view an entire company differently, we hope this list opens up your eyes to what’s happening behind the scenes in these sectors.

Be sure to upvote the responses you find most shocking or upsetting, and then let us know in the comments if there are any juicy facts from your field you would like to reveal as well. And if you’re interested in even more of these dirty little secrets, you can check out Bored Panda’s last article on the same topic right here.

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40 People Reveal “Dark Secrets” About Their Jobs That Common People Aren’t Supposed To Know

If you're sitting at a blackjack table and aren't sure what play to make, ask the dealer. No, seriously. We're trained to know the official Blackjack strategy guide and are allowed to give you that information (considered common knowledge). If the dealer doesn't know it off hand, their supervisor should have a copy of it and will help you out.

imaloony8, Javon Swaby

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But even though tech companies are being required to collaborate with one another, they still seem hesitant to reveal to the general public what they’re up to. According to Digital Information World, tech companies attempt to make consumers feel protected by assuring that they won’t sell our data to outside companies. However, they do contribute to helping advertisers create targeted ads, which allows the tech companies and the advertisers to make money off of us. Have you ever heard the idea that if something is free, you’re the product? That’s exactly how the free areas of the internet work, particularly social media. And now, those ads are curated based on your search history, what you’ve been watching, your area, and even what you’ve been saying.

#22

Your massage therapist is also trying to hold in their fart.

happy_beluga, Toa Heftiba

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158points

#23

Baggage handler. If you check a skateboard by just slapping a sticker on it it will get ridden.

-aurelius, Bran Sodre

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157points

#24

A lot of people think military is synonymous with discipline and top-tier job training.

I've seen things that would make a McDonald's worker think that their job is pretty high-class.

Oseirus, Diego González

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Apparently tech companies even alter the definition of the word “sale” to suit their particular needs. Digital Information World explains that advertisers can use bidding techniques to acquire data from tech companies without a technical “sale” taking place. “You should remember that tech companies only need to adhere to the legal definitions of various terminology, and this allows them to bend the rules a little bit and still be able to claim that they do not sell user data,” Digital Information World notes. "It is important to be cognizant of the various ways in which companies can use legalese to make it seem like they are not actually violating your privacy. This can be useful in terms of safeguarding yourself from losing control over your personal information in a day and age where privacy violations are unfortunately becoming highly commonplace all in all."

#25

This is gonna get buried but here goes.

Bouncers don't give a f**k about you, your problems, or anything other than not having the rules/law broken.

If you are cool to us, we will be cool to you. Come at us with an attitude, or hostility, and we will respond in kind. We aren't paid to be nice.

DatAssamite, energepic.com

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155points

#26

Sewer inspector. I can tell exactly who/ what house is dumping oil and grease down their drains. It's usually the churches and businesses that get nastygrams and fines but we need to shame the house people too.

wagonspraggs, SELİM ARDA ERYILMAZ

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154points

#27

Doctor here. I'll see a patient Monday morning in the hospital, work all night and then Tuesday morning in the hospital, and I won't have slept in the 24 hours in between.

And this is totally normal and accepted practice in medicine.

blahblahyaddaydadda, Ashkan Forouzani

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If you have ever worked in any of these industries, you might not be shocked by all of these answers, but I hope you're all learning something from this list that you'll remember the next time you rent a car, visit your accountant or do your weekly shop at the grocery store. Keep upvoting any of the dirty little secrets that you think all your fellow pandas would like to know, and then feel free to reveal any of your own industry secrets in the comments down below. And if you want to check out our last article on this same topic, you can find it right here.

#28

IT technician here, I do genuinley try not to look at people's Downloads or browser history but occasionally I do. Your all a sick sick bunch of freaks but luckily, so am I :)

Jeebus30000, Philipp Pistis

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147points

#29

I work in video games. Our job is to make our game as addictive as possible so that we can make the most money out of micro-transactions. (Think mobile phone games) A lot of our game design is by marketing telling us what people will most likely buy in the game by watching data. Sure, it starts free-to-play, but to keep you playing and paying we mine data to make it more "sticky."

After a while I felt like I was working for a drug dealer and quit recommending our games to people I knew. Sure, people have fun playing the games we make, but I don't want to hear later about how much money you or your kids wasted on it.

cyberdrunk, Pandhuya Niking

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142points

#30

I own a bar, we get rich while a lot of people drown their sorrows in alcohol (Serious, that really depresses me somehow)

anon, Alexander Popov

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140points

#31

Barely anyone in the state of Georgia gets an autopsy. If you wanted to kill someone over the age of 40, all you would really need to do is make sure that they had some kind of previous medical history and the body was found outside of a metropolitan area. The coroners here are only required to have a high school diploma. Some states are worse, most better.

Fender088, wikipedia

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139points

#32

After working in the travel industry I can tell you that hotel room rates are often not fixed prices. If guests come to the front desk and ask the price we generally start at the high end. Most people accept this as fact and pay up. However, if a customer is hesitent or threatens to walk out we can sometimes drop the price to keep them there. Often there is a bottom line price set by the owners- we can't go any lower than that or we lose money.

anon, Tony Yakovlenko

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121points

#33

Medical lab scientist

The pregnancy test that we run for your doctor that costs ridiculous amounts of money are the same tests you can buy at the grocery store.

00jjvan, CDC

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119points

#34

I worked for Whole Foods, that stuff in the prepared foods section you pay top dollar for isn't even organic. It's not even from the store. We'd go buy ingredients from Costco. Whole Foods tries to justify you paying so much money for your meals because it's all organic and fresh ingredients but it's a lie. Also the hot bar is just reheated leftovers from the day before.

dilfhunter666, Karsten Winegeart

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115points

#35

In mental health, often the appearance of progress is more important than progress itself

Edit: I'm *not* saying counseling or therapy don't work at all, just saying there is sometimes pressure to inflate positives to have clients stick around.

anon, Kelly Sikkema

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111points

#36

In the legal profession, the most difficult a*****e in the entire case is often your own client.

youseeit, Gabrielle Henderson

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107points

#37

I get paid to tell you what your employees have been telling you.

Digital_Economist, charlesdeluvio

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106points

#38

FedEx Office doesn't recycle.

I've personally killed probably close to an acre of forest.

Mach_Two, Bannon Morrissy

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105points

#39

Home construction. It is so bad. Amazing what people will pay a half mil for. Total rubbish. You won't believe the number of foundation failures or how many roof trusses have termites pre-installed and for gods sake never look under the carpet.

MykahNola, Jens Behrmann

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91points

#40

I used to work for a major package delivery service unloading semi trailers.

The flat screen TV you ordered for christmas was under a gun safe and a lift kit for a truck.

Jacosion, RoseBox

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90points

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