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A company’s reputation is everything. If you have a respected and ethical brand, offer quality products and services, and have earned your customers’ trust, then you’ll likely succeed in business. On the flip side, any shady things that happen have the potential to undo everything that you’ve poured your heart, sweat, and tears into over the years.
The reality is that many companies have things they’d like to keep under wraps. We’re looking at an AskReddit thread where former employees finally blew the whistle on the very worst and most disgusting secrets they found out about their workplace. Scroll down to read about their awful experiences.
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#1
I know this isn't that juicy but I used to work at an overnight camp (I had also gone there as a camper) and every morning we had a drawing where we put all the campers names into a hat and picked one out at random, and the kid that got picked got to spin the Wheel of Wonder and do silly stuff to the counselors like pour flour on them, or throw water balloons etc.
WELL as it turns out when I was old enough to be a counselor they let me in on the secret... all the papers inside the hat are blank
They pick a kid that seems to be having a hard time adjusting to camp life, or a kid who isn't very social and then pretend to pull their name out of the hat. In conclusion, MY CHILDHOOD WAS A LIE - I used to sit there every morning hoping and hoping that they would pull my name but I never won.
At least the kids that really needed it end up getting that extra attention though!!
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
As someone who was very shy and definitely had a hard time fitting in at camps etc, I would have hated this! Just would have drawn attention to me, which is the opposite of what I wanted.
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#2
I worked for 2 years for LEGO, and have nothing but nice things to say about them. For the most part, everyone I encountered there was awesome.
Eastendbird 7 months ago
I agree Catherine, quick feel good moment for a Monday morning. Have an upvote.
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Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
That's cool, but then why did this post make the list of disgusting workplace secrets? Lol
Robert T 7 months ago
Having worked in Denmark, I can honestly say that the Danes are great to work with. Everyone said good morning to me (mostly in Danish, but g'morn isn't exactly hard to understand or say). The funniest thing was one someone would shout Frokost and the entire coridor would all troupe off down for lunch together.
Gianna B D 3 months ago
So, your saying everything is awesome and everything is cool when you're part of a team? Everything is awesome when you're living your dream?
Lene Leth Winterberg 2 months ago
Here in Denmark its not just a pillar in society and a succesful business. It also has an awesome reputation. They actually do care about their workers! Not just talk. My sister works there and my husband used to. I dont know anyone who doesn’t love working there. Glad to hear they have the same reputation abroad 😁
Isabel London 7 months ago
I used to work for LEGO and that is not my experience. How well they treat their employees is dependent on where in the hierarchy they are, like most workplaces. Also, their go-to money saver is to fire employees. They do it every few years.
Sam Trudeau 7 months ago
It used to be completely family-run, and almost became a German War Barracks. But the then-owner of LEGO didn't speak German, and the soldier gave up
#3
AMR - America's largest private ambulance company
Contracts with counties will specify response times that they need to meet to remain in compliance. Typical response windows are about 10 minutes in heavily populated areas and 14 minutes or more in more rural areas. This compliance usually needs to be maintained to 90% or higher for all 911 calls generated.
Several times this year we've been "too good" and been running compliance up at 98-99% for the month. AMR's response is to cut staffing hours to save labor/diesel costs. They are willing to be late at the end of a month because they know they'll still hit their monthly compliance requirement.
I personally think that's despicable. Even though MOST 911 calls are BS and not a medical emergency, somebody that needs a defibrillator RIGHT NOW could have a reduced chance at survival in the name of pleasing "corporate" and ultimately the shareholders.
K Barnes 7 months ago
Where profit takes priority over people and lives. Where it's ok if a few people die because we saved money.
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Rinso The Red 7 months ago
And THIS is an excellent example of why some things (heath care, education, etc.) shouldn't be "for profit" in any way, shape, or form. It compromises the very basis of the occupation.
Robert T 7 months ago
So you can shoot yourself if the pain become unbearable whilst waiting for an ambulance that has already met its targets? /s
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Misha Writer 7 months ago
As someone who had to call 911 multiple times for my mother before she passed, this makes me angry.
Börje Strömming 7 months ago
Land of the free to pay for an ambulance 🫡 Here it’s obviously free, but the response time can be horrible if its not a very urgent emergency. Been told by them twice in a really pompous voice “is it okay if we take someone with an heart attack before you guys” when they are told to hurry.
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Huddo's sister 7 months ago
My state in Australia, Victoria, used to be the best in the world, with an average of 8 minutes response time (in the 2000s). Now we have some of the worst. Like the UK sometimes it has taken hours to get an ambulance. Last year (or the one before?) there was at least one person who died because it took about 20 hours to get to them and they were dead on arrival! The average, according to google, is 15minutes and 25 seconds though. I was one that brought the average down, when I needed an ambulance last year it took about 3 minutes, which was strange, especially for a rural town.
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Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
Here in Kansas City, you get placed On Hold when you dial 911. So that emergency is gonna have to wait
According to the CFA Institute, your best course of action when “ethical challenges put your career and professional standards on the line,” is to gather and document your facts and questions. You should also check the issue escalation policy and then talk to your supervisor, and then your chief compliance officer.
At the same time, it’s important to question what you’ve witnessed while also not being accusatory or self-righteous. Meanwhile, if you’ve reported your suspicions but those activities continue or are excused, it might be time for you to leave.
If you report a problem internally and you’re fired in retaliation, you should strongly consider hiring an employment lawyer. They’ll help you determine whether you have a potential case against the company for unlawful termination.
#4
My mother, who was a school teacher in an inner city middle school, was "strongly discouraged" from failing any student for any reason. If you failed to many students, you would be sent to the worst school in the district. This policy actually broke about 2 years after she finished working, when a teacher's final grades were changed by a principal who didn't want to fail the students.
Similarly, an incident occurred where one of her co-workers was assaulted by a student and had to go to the hospital because the a*****t aggravated her heart condition. She was told that if she chose to press charges, or if she leaked the incident to the public, she would be transferred to the worst school in the district.
Welcome to American Public Schools.
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
And this is a big part of the reason why many high school graduates in the U.S. can't read or do basic math.
Johnnynatfan 7 months ago (edited)
Public schools are wildly different from state to state and county to county so to say welcome to American public schools is a huge generalization. There are s****y public schools systems for sure but its not like this post across the country.
Börje Strömming 7 months ago
At least thats a good thing about you guys having so wildly different experiences depending on where in your country you live. Wonder if you guys will end up as many different countries in the future instead of many states.
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Jenna Kay 7 months ago
I taught for many years, a few years in a poor inner city school, many in a rural low income school, but I also taught for several years in an incredibly wealthy school district (my students had maids and chauffeurs, private tutoring, etc.). It was in this wealthy public school that I failed a student and his mother was furious. I invited her to come sit in my class and observe her son, and she accepted. She sat at the back of the room and the first thing she saw was him coming in, pushing other students, yelling at the teacher's aide, and then refusing to do anything because he "didn't have to do anything" he didn't want to and would tell his parents we were being mean to him. I must say, she was quite a lovely woman after that, and became a vocal supporter of the school's teachers, and donated generously to my classroom. I was never told not to fail students, and sometimes a parent needs to KNOW that their kid is a problem. Yes, I am American!
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
The only thing thats almost just as f@cked up as our despicable healthcare industry!!! : D
xsy7sq4xqz 7 months ago
So this teacher couldn’t teach her own daughter the difference between to, too and two?
Emma B 7 months ago
Probably didn't have time for her own life due to the 12 hour days she was probably working.
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I worked at a pet store once. It was probably the worst job I had. Animals were generally well taken care of in our store but almost never touched or played with (unless the managers were gone). This pretty much makes any animal we sold pretty hostile to its new owner or unmanagable. It also sucked because when stupid kids would come in and want to hold animals, we all would groan on the inside, knowing we were probably gonna get bit. The kid was definately gonna get bitten too. Probably will also drop it in surprise and make us run around trying to catch it again. If the management had let us handle them a bit more we wouldn't have had kids freaking out over being bitten by a gerbil or a parakeet or people bringing the animal back when it wasn't instantly warm and receptive.
EDIT: I'd like to say though if you or someone you know thinking of buying/adopting a pet don't give up just because it doesn't take to you right away. They need love, support, training and time from you. Just because it isn't all loveydovey now doesn't mean it won't be if you treat it right. Just remember the places they come from, where they don't get affection very much. Its new to them.
Misha Writer 7 months ago
I adopted a dog from the shelter who had been found as a stray, but had marks and scars on her body that indicated she had either been abused by humans, or forced to fight other dogs for food and what not. She wanted nothing to do with me when I did the meet and greet, but I took her home anyway. It took three months for her to realise she was safe, no one was going to hurt her or take her food. She didn't know how to play, and unfortunately never really learned. She was estimated to be 6 when I got her, I had her four years almost to the day before she earned her wings. She was not the most affectionate, but I would occasionally get a single kiss, or a belly sighting. Three months to learn she was safe, probably another three months to realise she was loved. I wish I could have given her more than 4 years, but at least she had 4 years of unconditional love and attention. Her name was Sage, also known as Beautiful. I told her she was beautiful every day.
K Barnes 7 months ago
What you did for that animal was beautiful! Lucky Sage. I wish all dogs in shelters had the luck of finding an owner like you, they all deserve it. There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
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William Teach 7 months ago
Never buy fish at PetsMart on Tuesday or Wed. They get shipments on Tues, you want to give the fish a few days to normalize.
Philly Bob 7 months ago (edited)
As a "cat daddy" to several feral cats, I can attest to the fact that it takes some "warming up" for them and patience for you. (This goes for most animals) Gaining the trust of a feral cat is a feeling like no other. All 3 of my now "house cats" are of feral nature and are the most loving cusses you'll ever meet. (I still have one that after near 3 years won't come in but I can pet and pick up her and hand feed her.
Börje Strömming 7 months ago
I am happy that you almost never see animals in pet stores here any more, perhaps some random fish here and there.
#6
Worked at Chili's for about 6 months; got nothin' on them. I will tell you this: that place was squeaky clean as a m**********r at the end of every close. I worked at close to a dozen restaurants/coffee shops as a college student; nothing ever came close to their level of cleanliness. Very good quality control on the food, too. Sorry for the lame post; feel free to downvote me because I can't follow directions.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
The things I have seen in food service! To know that they actually follow standards makes up for the (personal opinion) "meh" spice level, I will order from them! Chili's... Who knew?! 😁👍
It’s a pretty big dilemma about what to do if you witness something unethical happening at work. You want to do the right thing, but it’s likely that you’re also scared of the consequences of speaking up.
On the one hand, you might have signed a bunch of NDAs, don’t want to rock the boat, feel hesitant to act, or you’re also scared to lose your job, career prospects, and financial stability. On the other hand, arguably, everyone has a moral duty to lead by example and push back against shady, immoral, and toxic behavior. And if you see something that may be illegal (not just unethical), there’s even more pressure on you to report it.
#7
Used to work at an ice cream store part time.
We made our waffle cones from scratch and at regular intervals. Not just because of the demand. The strong scent could be smelled from outside the building and draw people in. Also, people were more likely to buy waffle cones or increase their serving size when we were cooking up a fresh batch.
Good business strategy. And hey, made my clothes smell nice (I had a jacket that smelled like fresh waffle cones for 3 months after I left that place)
Börje Strömming 7 months ago
Grocery stores can have a contraption that makes the store smell cinnamon rolls, i often fall for it, bâśtardś😅
Sheena Leversedge Wood 7 months ago
good thinking. waffle cones are so much nicer than a wafer cone.
#8
I worked at a Walmart. This is the biggest secret I can share with the public:
Believe it or not, the floor associates have no control over how much of something is in stock.
Johnnynatfan 7 months ago
Wal mart is a cult. When I first became a construction superintendent I worked for a couple of companies that built/remolded Walmarts. I had to go to training at their corporate headquarters in Bentonville Arkansas. Everything was secretive and we had to have escorts everywhere we went. One of the stores I remodeled had a minute model of the founders pick up truck and they used white gloves to move it to display whenever they had some kind of ceremony like grand reopening. They have a song that the staff has to sing after the morning meetings they have before the store opens. Its all bizarre.
Lowrider 56 7 months ago
Both my daughters work at Walmart and they hate the morning meeting and sing along.
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Day Andie 7 months ago
I swore I'd rather starve than work at Wal-hell. I almost wavered once, then heard an oncoming shift doing their cult work chant, and immediately backpedaled outta there. Unfortunately, in this small town the scum Waltons have put every other affordable grocery and all the department stores out of business, so I still sometimes shop there. If I had the money, I'd tell them to f-off.
K Barnes 7 months ago
It's really too bad the impact that Walmart, Amazon, and some other mass retailers have had on small local shops in smaller communities. I know that not everyone can afford to pay higher prices, but you pay a price for the lower prices when you no longer have any selection. Being able to go into a small shop with knowledgable and helpful employees selling good quality products is something I make an effort to save up for.
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As long as they can listen to everyone complain... we are all good, aren't we? 🙃
William Teach 7 months ago
How is this a disgusting workplace secret? I have zero control over what vehicles the manufacturer sends us
dayngerkat 7 months ago
Many moons ago, I worked at Wal Mart. Customers would ask me if something was in stock, I would check the little scan gun thingy and tell them no. They insisted I go "check in the back", so I would go and sit down or walk around in the back for a while, then come out and tell them we're out
#9
Google spies on you. A lot.
Philly Bob 7 months ago (edited)
Don't let your toaster or cable box hear you say that. They may tell you car all about you. Oops, sorry, my car already knows.
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airidaskvedaras1993 6 months ago
poor them, hope they dont keep recordings, probably would be running out of space even on cloud storage with me beating my meat to big goth tiddies
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Gosh... someone DOES pay attention to me?! Can they get home and/or car warranties emails/calls to stop? I have neither a home NOR a car. "Can you hear me now?!" 🤣
If you see something suspicious and unethical, some good rules of thumb are to:
- Document everything, in detail, so you have evidence of unethical or illegal behavior;
- Have a group of colleagues whom you can tackle the issue with together;
- Speak to your labor union rep or a lawyer before you make any sudden movements;
- Consider speaking to your manager or HR about the toxic behavior;
- Take legal action or reach out to the authorities if you see something unlawful;
- Meanwhile, think about looking for another job with a healthier workplace culture and better values.
#10
I worked at American Apparel for two years. During the time that I worked there, the company implemented a company-wide recruitment policy where any person applying for a position must be photographed (1 headshot, 1 body shot) The actual resumes were thrown in the garbage. These photos were then sent to a company email address where someone would either give a thumbs up or down to the photographs. Staff were encouraged to recruit instore and on the street and were given a $100 bonus for every person they got approved.
Before this was implemented, all existing staff were photographed (again, 1 headshot and 1 body shot) Anyone deemed to be physically unworthy was let go from the company. Of course this wasn't legal, however right before they started this process every employee had to sign a waiver form, that was pretty much a lot of legal gibberish, on the spot. I wanted to have a lawyer take a look at the form however I was told I had to sign it on the spot or I would be let go.
There was also a company intranet website which all employees where to check on a regular basis. This was Dov's main line of communication to all staff. The site would have pictures of girls from the stores where he would rip them apart for having too thin eyebrows, for having "ugly make-up" or bad tattoos and piercings. They were basically publicly shamed for not looking the way he wanted to. He would also post memos saying things like "HIRE MORE ASIANS"
Needless to say, I no longer work for the company and will never shop there again.
Orion Red 7 months ago
Yeah. I remember this guy making the news for improper behavior. He was really sleazy.
Multa Nocte 7 months ago (edited)
"Charney (founder of American Apparel) has been the subject of several sexual harassment lawsuits, at least five since the mid-2000s, including allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, racist remarks, and abusive behavior against numerous employees. He has been accused of sexually harassing employees as young as 17. Due to employees signing documents revoking legal claims against Charney or the company, many lawsuits were thrown out by the courts and had to go through internal arbitration at American Apparel. Charney denied the allegations, accusing lawyers in the lawsuits against American Apparel of extortion. Charney has said numerous times that he sees no problem with sexually pursuing his employees."
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hardrad2009 7 months ago
Many years ago my then-girlfriend told me that it was very easy for her to find a job (and regularly change it) in a fashion retail because she is hot.
Queen Boudicca 7 months ago
One of the news magazines did a story on this. Tall men vs short men, handsome men vs average guys, beautiful women vs.average gals. Equal resumes, experience, etc. The only difference was looks - and yes, the attractive candidates always got the jobs.
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American Apparel, the company whose ads were basically pornographic and of which several included underage girls.
Toothless Feline 7 months ago
If you’re threatened with being fired for wanting to have a lawyer review a document you’re expected to sign, DO NOT SIGN IT. Take the document with you if you can manage it. The odds of a document they don’t want a lawyer to see being 100% legal and legit are very close to zero. You DO NOT want to sign such a document, because you will have no legal recourse afterwards when they screw you over.
#11
I used to work at a Disney store. If you ever hear them mention a customer as a "customer" and not a "guest" it means they are suspected of shoplifting or something else bad.
st4x2gt974 7 months ago (edited)
One could argue if they’re not even paying they aren’t customers, either.
Tropical Tarot 7 months ago
Well they can't call them a thieving a****t in the store
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Dennis Jacobsson Bohlin 7 months ago
All Disney stores has closed in the Nordics, maybe they had to many customers...?
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
That's actually a smart codeword unless they are just targeting an "undesirable." If that's the case, F them.
#12
It's common for restaurants to fill Heinz ketchup bottles up with off-brand ketchup once the bottles are empty.
Off-brand ketchup haters, beware.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
And now they have the bottles where the border on the label is the color Heinz ketchup is supposed to be, so the fake stuff is even more obvious.
Brendon Nash 7 months ago
Worked a restaurant years ago and at the end of our shifts we would (marry) all the ketchup
Sheena Leversedge Wood 7 months ago
not a fan of heinz tomato products anyway. they're always too sweet. I actually prefer the supermarket own brands that are much cheaper, for that reason (and obviously, the better price too)
Panda Cat 6 months ago
I just hate the stuff. My daughters didn't know about ketchup until they were a few years old.
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What are some major red flags that a business might be super shady? If you feel up to sharing a bit about your career, you can tell us about your experiences in the comments below.
#13
I worked at a Hilton hotel where I had to stand for 8 hours straight and was given breaks only if the front desk wasn't busy. There always had to be one person at the front desk at all times. Florida law doesn't require breaks, but most companies do. Hilton does not.
If you book a hotel room on one of those travel websites (Expedia, Travelocity, etc.) you are guaranteed to get the worst rooms available. Sure, if the hotel is completely empty, you'll get a fine room. But if the hotel is half full, you'll be getting the s****y rooms because you paid the lowest price. None of those websites can guarantee room type or accommodations and I've pissed people off MANY times because we didn't have the type of room they thought they booked.
Also shady stuff happens in hotels. Employees have "quickies" in vacant rooms, employees sleep in vacant rooms without telling housekeeping so they don't get in trouble (and it never gets cleaned).
Pro Tip: Be extra sweet and nice to the front desk people. They don't get paid enough to hear people b******g at them for other employee's mistakes. Also, it'll get you special treatment if you're having a problem.
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
This post reminds me of a good memoir called Heads in Beds. Recommended reading :-)
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
I LOVE your profile pic!!! RIP Bernie - this world misses you!!!! <3
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I thought getting breaks was a federal law.....?? F0ckin Florida it never ENDS
SchadenFreudian Psychology 7 months ago
It’s not good when *anybody* has to do it.
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#14
I used to work for toys"r"us and majority of the rare toys that people try to collect usually don't even hit the shelves because the workers already put them aside for themselves.
Karl der Große 7 months ago
Back in the late 1970s, we went to this store for the first time. My mother said it was the greatest toy store in the world. I had already been to a really cool one in San Francisco that had imported toys, science toys, and so on. I thought it would be the same but even better. I was completely disappointed - it wasn't interesting toys, but more of the same boring c**p that I could get at K Mart, just more of it.
Panda Cat 2 months ago
I know, I didn’t miss it when they closed even though I had toy aged kids when they did,
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Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Um... Yeah. It's one of the perks for putting up with all the rest of the retail b.s. Do not take the ONE perk away!
#15
I used to work at Petco. They had this 'spa upgrade' added to their grooming package. (included special scented shampoo, conditioner, and teeth brushing). By corporate, each store had to sell a certain number of spa packages to meet the quota or they'd be written up.
The manager at my store added it on to every dog, even if thd customer didn't ask for it. Suddenly a dog who's haircut should cost $50 now cost $70. We had many complaints and lost a log of customers.
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
The company got what it deserved. I guess they thought their customers were too stupid to check the bill.
BrownEyedPanda 7 months ago
Why couldn't they just be straight with the customers from the get-go? If it were offered, most likely a lot of the pet owners would have accepted, since nothing's too good for their fur buddies.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 7 months ago
Stuff like this makes me seriously question the idea that business people are smart.
#16
I worked at a Lowe's home improvement for a few months after college. Everything in the seasonal department has a huge profit margin, and as soon as it's slightly out of season the price will drop and haggling becomes available. More time elapsed since next season's stuff got in = more haggling off the sticker price.
* The outdoor furniture sold during the summer is crazy overpriced. Wait until they start to roll out the fall selection. Your choices will be more limited, but my managers used to give away $200 tables for $50 or less because they just wanted the floor space back for new stuff. This is even more true for decorations, like Halloween inflatables, Christmas lights and fake trees.
* Same thing goes for the seasonal power equipment. Deals can be acquired on leftover snowblowers, depending on who you're talking to. **Also, Lowe's almost always puts power equipment on sale right when they get it, usually 15-25%. For example, snowblower sale in October.** Beware, this may not work as well on expensive, low-stock items such as a log-splitter.
**Protip:** When buying something big, like a mower or an appliance, ask the salesman if the manager can get you a better deal. When this happened to me, my manager would check the margin on that item and give them 10-15% off right on the spot. This happened almost every time someone asked.
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
This post is from 13 years ago. The days of being able to haggle at a retail store are long gone.
#17
I used to work at Starbucks. We were always hypervigilant for people who ordered a Tall Mocha and continually checked their phone - Starbucks secret shoppers always order a Tall Mocha and evaluate us based on time, quality of the drink, and whether or not we were pleasant and friendly. These secret shoppers would get us employee rewards if we did a good job.
If you want a d**n stinkin' good cup of chocolate flavored coffee with hilariously over-the-top customer service, you know what to do.
EDIT: Several people have brought up that Starbucks no longer does customer snapshots and instead, they do a printed receipt survey. I worked there from 2008 - 2011 and our store implemented it fully, but granted it was a smaller store in a smaller town. So I apologize if you order a Tall Mocha and you don't get legendary friendliness and abnormally fast service, this might be only at certain locations now.
Tropical Tarot 7 months ago
We had to weigh them once we got them back to our cars and test the temperature.
Jenna Kay 7 months ago
Wow! That's a little over the top, but I guess it makes a difference!
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I used to work at the YMCA as a lifeguard, and we had a security camera at the indoor pool. Multiple coworkers were fired because they were "caught" texting on the job on that camera.
I became good friends with the boss, and he ended up telling me about how our security camera was useless because the lense was constantly fogged up so the footage showed nothing but blurry figures.
He had instead fired my coworkers based off rumors of texting or if he didn't like them.
Dragon mama 7 months ago
My daughter worked as a life guard at the YMCA and it was the most terribly boring job ever. And due to what she saw while there she will never get in a public pool again. She says it's beyond gross, and I believe her but have asked to be spared the details
Jenna Kay 7 months ago
My daughter is a health inspector that specialises in pools and wells. Do yourself a favor - never use a hotel pool.
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Trophy Husband 7 months ago
If you are ever fired for something you didn't do, ask to see the evidence and document it when there isn't any. I was once fired for finding out that a company was stealing from a customer, and then later I applied for a government job and they asked the company for a recommendation (government job so I couldn't leave any out). They lied and said I had done a bad job, so I told the truth about what happened. I guess they went back to get more details because the company sued me for lible. Luckily I kept copies of the email where I pointed out that they were stealing and they dropped the lawsuit.
#19
I used to work for the state I lived in. The biggest secret about working for the state is that civilization and society as we know it are a farcical construct that could be toppled with a light shove. I can't even begin to consider what kind of identity crises people at the federal level go through. I think Obama's hair went so gray so fast due to the burden of knowing that everything on the d**n world is constantly seconds away from bursting into flames.
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago
Sure, but it's a lot better than not having it, and we are in the middle of losing it.
K Barnes 7 months ago (edited)
I think that a lot of people have NO CLUE of what their local, state/provincial, and federal governments do for them. Everyone relies of so many services but take them for granted and don't think about the fact that it costs money to have your trash picked up (plus trash cans around town that are maintained), build and maintain roads and bridges, and economic incentives in place for businesses (to name a few). I get that some (sometimes lots of) tax money is pissed away and wasted but some of it is put to essential use! Great concept, flawed ex e cu tion.
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#20
Six Flags theme parks have a problem with gangs. Management knows about this and will alter certain operations to deter crime on designated "g**g days".
Carl Roberts 7 months ago (edited)
"Not selling them tickets".......Ever heard of discrimination? How exactly would a ticket seller (assuming they didn't buy the tickets online) be able to determine whether a group of teens (or adults) were in a gang or not? Their clothes? Their skin color? Pretty sure Six Flags would prefer to avoid a lawsuit for stereotyping a group of people. The same applies to "kicking them out". The park can't do that based solely on their appearance.
Load More Replies... Karl der Große 7 months ago
Another place that had a big problem with gangs - Chuck E. Cheese in Mesa, AZ. Why gangs would want that child-themed stinkhole to be their turf, I don't know.
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
I wish it was. Six Flags over GA has a real problem with this.
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At Walmart the code for the intercom is #961. You are welcome and have fun.
Edit 1: Ok just to clear up a few things. #961 is default intercom number. I have worked at 5 different Walmarts and at each this code could be used. One store had a different number (like #445) but #961 would still work. Every Walmart used to use the same code (#960) until someone decided to shout racist things over it lol. Then they changed the default by one number making it #961. Trust me....it works lol.
Philly Bob 7 months ago
Blue, Black and Red boxes, loop arounds etc. Yeah, I was one. Ma Bell (at the time) was not pleased with me.
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#22
I've actually wanted to get this out there cause it has really bothered me and its been a few years. I worked at Dollar Tree (terrible decision btw). The store had a charity drive for toys during Christmas. We would ask people at the end of their checkout if they wanted to donate a toy for active Military family's kids. The incentive for the cashier was to sell the most and you would win like $100 or something (I got second place so I don't remember). Anyway, we sold what had to be thousands (so we thought). It was easy since what's one extra dollar right? Well, whenever the customers bought a toy it went into a big bin at the front. However, after every day, this bin was unloaded and was recycled to be sold yet again, over and over. In other words there were only so many toys that they just sold over and over. I guess they figured that we sold so many, that every local kid would buried in toys but I will never forget it. It makes me sad and reluctant to donate unless I know it'll actually go somewhere. This wasn't the only thing that was sketchy either.
Stephanie Did It 7 months ago
The cashiers at my local Dollar Tree hoarded the popular items behind the registers. Even worse, they admitted it.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Do not EVER contribute to a Corporate Charity. You don't get credit... but the Corporation gets to claim MILLIONS in a donation, reducing their taxes, and giving exactly SQUAT! If they want to help, they need to pay staff a living wage, then donate from shareholder profits. You know... shareholders who don't even know what food costs, because... they don't... [fill in every blank]
Jenna Kay 7 months ago
My daughter worked at a Dollar Tree while she was in college. She actually walked off the job one day. She lives her customers, and they lived her, but she couldn't take the crazy behind the scenes.
Panda Cat 6 months ago
Watch the John Oliver episode on Dollar stores and why they suck. In part, he mentioned buying a Skittle to emphasize the downsized, shrinkflation-ready packaging. I’ve shopped them occasionally, like when I’m out of water while running errands and still have to go to the lousy Goodwill next door or the good outdoor store around the corner.
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#23
Someone close with me works at Forever 21. They cannot ask or accuse you of stealing. They cannot do anything. Even if they see you put it in their bag they cant really do anything. Mall security wont handle it, and they dont do LP. They cannot contain you, or chase you, etc. They can just comment on that shirt thats in your pants would go nicely with a bracelet.
Edit: It's kind of disappointing with how many people are saying "so tempted" and "going to try this". I'm sorry, guess I'm one of the few people who still has morals. Probably the same people who think police are pigs when they get caught breaking the law. I hate people.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
Even if they were permitted to do so, nobody working a retail just-above-minimum wage job is going to risk their lives for that kind of s**t pay. "Look, just take it and go, okay?"
Misha Writer 7 months ago
And then there are people like me. I bought a cart full of items at a store, paid and went to the car, but as I was walking out to the parking lot, I felt like the total was lower than it should have been. I put everything in the car, and then looked at the receipt. Sure enough, a $50 item was nowhere on the list. So I found it, put it in a bag by itself, and went back in to pay for it. The guy working customer service was like "Why did you come back?" My response was "Because I don't steal." Even though it absolutely wasn't my fault, I guess the item just didn't scan when the clerk slid it across the sensor. I couldn't in good conscience take the item without paying for it.
B Jones 7 months ago
I've been undercharged a couple times but usually find out a couple days later when I start to think "hey that was cheaper than I expected" and by then I'm too lazy to go back. At least those were NOT self checkout so I can't be blamed.
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Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
OP says they're disappointed in the potential thieves, but they were the ones who put this information out there. And why can't/doesn't the store prosecute shoplifters?
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago
Safety of employees, plus it's probably not cost effective.
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The other day I learned (on here) the expression "the downfall of society starts with the individual." And I haven't stopped thinking about it...
ChickyChicky 7 months ago
It's a basic business decision that's budgeted for. The lost profit from the stolen items is not worth the claims and lawsuits that could result from a violent confrontation.
Brendon Nash 7 months ago
Add home depot and lowes that I worked for....couldn't do a thing but watch
#24
I worked at Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems in Arlington, VA as a Quality Assurance Engineer. It came to light that Japanese engineers without a Professional Engineer license in the US were falsifying signatures of American PEs on design documents for their new APWR-1700 to be built in Virginia and Texas.
I reported them to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but since I had already resigned after they contually asked me to violate internal procedure and the customers contract (legally binding quality control specs), and no one who still worked there would corroborate, I recieved a pretty letter that pretty much said "there isn't enough proof to investigate."
TL:DR - nuclear reactor maker falsifies design documents, I report, nothing happens. Think Fukishima in your backyard since this will be on the fault line near Richmond.
Trophy Husband 7 months ago
I once met a guy whose job is to try to break in to nuclear facilities. I'll send my story there so you can all sleep tonight.
#25
Working for Borders (I'm going to assume this policy holds with other bookstores as well), whenever we did inventory, we would strip the covers off old paperbacks and magazines that weren't supposed to be shelved anymore, and toss the reading material itself. We would then either scan in the covers' barcode, or mail them back for inventory purposes.
It hurt my soul, wasting all those books and magazines... =(.
Dave Platt 7 months ago
This has been the practice for decades. Even back in the 60s books often had a notice printed on the first or second page, saying "If you bought this book and it came without a cover, it may be stolen property - reported to is publisher as having been destroyed rather than sold."
Zena 7 months ago
Yes, that's the standard practice to "remainder" a book; it costs way too much to ship the whole book back to the publisher, and stripping the covers prevents the book from being sold after it's been "remaindered" (meaning after the publisher has refunded the cost that the bookstore paid for the ones that didn't sell).
Brendon Nash 7 months ago
I worked at borders..we would just take them out of the recycle bins then donate them to who ever needed them
Panda Cat 6 months ago
Isn't that the thick dark line across the pages on the bottom of book means?
Load More Replies... Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
Yup. Did this when I worked for my university's book store back in college. I got a lot of free books that way...
Sean Sean 7 months ago (edited)
I used to work at the Borders Books & Music in Columbia, MD back in the early 90's and it was a total s******w. We had a regular customer that would brings books into the bathroom and smear feces in them, then put them back out on the shelf. One girl that worked in the music dept constantly kept accusing male coworkers of stalking her (they weren't); the e-bar was drama central (everyone f****d everyone) and one guy was the local pot dealer who sold to people right out of the e-bar during working hours. Two of the assistant managers (both male) broke into the store one night (drunk) and the camera showed them having s*x in several places, trashing the store, and hiding the used condoms inside books. Yeah, the store was closed shortly after and a new location was opened up in a different strip mall. What a f****d up place that was.
B Jones 7 months ago
My friend has similar stories from different work. Always told him he has enough material to write a sitcom.
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Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
This is a long practice. Now it is, "low sales" go free on kindle. All I can hope for is that someone who wouldn't read the books (some of us are poor) got to experience thecwork, and DID buy more from that author. But... every book store does this at the direction of the publisher.
#26
Every last bit of food made at Macaroni Grill is either frozen, canned, or out of a serving pouch. ABSOLUTELY. EVERYTHING.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
And yet it's still delicious. So it's still better than most American chains.
Stephanie Did It 7 months ago
Romano's Macaroni Grill's first restaurant was founded by restaurateur Philip J. Romano (who had also founded the hamburger chain Fuddruckers in 1979; he had sold his shares in that company when he founded Romano's[4]) in Leon Springs, Texas (now a district of San Antonio), on April 19, 1988. The original building was destroyed by flooding in the 2010s.
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Janos Schumacher 7 months ago
It's a chain. If you want your food fast, it's going to be pre-prepped. You aren't going to wait 6 hours for your spaghetti with a red sauce. They aren't going to make a quarter cup of white sauce at a time. You aren't going to wait 45 minutes for your meatballs. Things have to be prepared earlier to keep speed of service.
Ace 7 months ago
Never heard of this one, but I'd expect nothing more at any American(-style) restaurant chain. Is anyone surprised by this? And anyway, why would anyone assume that made under controlled conditions to guarantee quality before being shipped to various locations would make for an inferior product?
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
It's been years since I've eaten at a Macaroni Grill, but it used to be one of my favorite restaurants. I always thought the food was great, this is surprising news
Tropical Tarot 7 months ago (edited)
People act surprised when chain restaurant food is good. They have perfected these recipes so they can be made by anyone and still taste good. You just need to go to a location where people actually care about what they're doing. There are chains I haven't been to in 15 years (Applebee's) and there are chains I would go to today.
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Worked at a facility which was an operation center for the Affordable Care Act.
All of the systems were connected so poorly that the Government systems were exposed, and the software was extremely vulnerable to exploit.
I wrote a threat assessment and turned it in to my floor manager. He passed it along and shortly after, one manager quit, one was fired, and my floor manager never spoke to me again.
Shortly after, we suffered an 'internal attack' and when systems were restored, I had access to deep company emails with military and other government officials, domestic and foreign, detailing weapons sales and transport. One of those countries was North Korea.
Mark Alexander 7 months ago
This is what inspector generals are for. And why Trump fired most of them.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
I have such horror stories to tell with "city run"... (aka, your funding depends on the council approval... Think Ryan White Fedral Funding, at the whim of an idiot.) Entire office showed up, ZERO computers. NFP... some "scandal". Nobody got services that month.
Krd 7 months ago
This is what happens when everyone complains about taxes. The government can't afford to do basic things, let alone complex things like replacing entire network infrastructure. Now just imagine how worse it is with everyone being fired, especially older workers who knew how everything was supposed to be done.
Panda Cat 2 months ago (edited)
A lot of people believe the US spends too much on foreign aid. When asked what would be appropriate 10% of the budget seems to be the sweet spot. In reality, the percentage is somewhere around 1%.
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#28
This is no secret, but whenever an annoying customer asks if we have something in the back, we go take a break, come back out, and say "hey, sorry, we're all out"
person (i think) 7 months ago
D**n I’ve been did it wrong. If I think it’s a possibility we have it, I’ll look everywhere :(
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
Uk here, I used to work at one of the big supermarkets and I have actually looked for goods people have asked for, it’s no big deal
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Hate to tell you this, but there is a 99.9% chance that those employees you speak of, were written up for, or potentially fired for doing that. If an item is "in the back", it's there because either it's not been priced yet, hasn't got a location, or is on a timed release. Meaning that anyone who goes back there and brings something out without the express permission of their management... is risking their job.
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Former Starbucks barista here. I guess these are really more of ordering tips than unscrupulous secrets.
- there is an unlisted size: short (8 oz). This is most cafes' "small," but Starbucks shifted the sizes up a number of years ago (which is why "tall" and "grande" weren't weird names then), making the venti the largest. You can get any hot drink short.
- we have a number of flavor syrups that aren't listed on the menu, just ask what we have. Also, despite what many customers think, we have peppermint year round, so we can make peppermint mochas and peppermint white mochas any time of the year. Gingerbread and pumpkin spice *are* seasonal, but we may not run out of stock for quite a while, so if it's February there's still a chance.
- bring your own cup, save 10 cents. Might have to remind the cashier, we forget sometimes.
- you can get a drink "for here" and get it in ceramic/glass, feel fancy, waste less.
- edited to add: 50 cent refills on coffee, iced tea, or iced coffee (not espresso beverages)
- iced large drinks have extra everything, on account of being 24 and not 20 ounces - extra espresso shot, extra pump of syrup.
- it's honestly not that annoying that you have a very specific drink order. It breaks up the monotony, and it's nice not to be a vanilla latte robot. Sometimes people would ask for weird things that I'd make for myself later and end up liking! (protip: green tea latte with peppermint)
- You can get the matcha green tea as plain, non-milk tea. It's pretty cheap for matcha tea, too.
- adding a syrup to a drink always costs extra (unless the cashier likes you/doesn't care, which is frequent), unless it's already in that drink. i.e., a caramel frappuccino with extra caramel doesn't cost extra.
- that delicious caramel sauce is in fact real caramel. That plastic-tasting caramel syrup is not. Many people don't realize we have both - the caramel sauce is what decorates the cup of the caramel frappuccino and on the whipped cream, the caramel syrup is what flavors the actual frappuccino or a caramel latte.
- a caramel macchiato is a vanilla latte with caramel sauce, and least (Starbucks: "most") importantly, the espresso shot put on top of the steamed milk.
- infrequently ordered, but delicious drink: a marble macchiato. It's like a caramel macchiato but with half mocha syrup, half white mocha.
- if you want a legit cappuccino and you see jugs of milk on the counter, ask for them to use milk from the fridge. Milk needs to be cold to foam that well. Likewise, if you want a soy cappuccino, you can be a pain in the a*s and ask for soymilk from the fridge (they might not even have any in there), since soy will barely foam at room temperature, since the cartons are shelf-stable.
- if you have no idea what to order, ask us. Since we get free drinks you can count on us trying every single drink in every disgusting combination. Our favorite drink will probably be something excessively complicated we'll be happy to make for you.
- on that note, if you're like, green tea latte? disgusting or delicious? you can ask us to sample it. we'll make a whole drink and split it into sample cups. No big deal, our manager will probably like us better for promoting drinks anyways, and you don't have to spend money to find out raspberry mochas are gross and green tea is delicious.
- same thing for pastries. We'll sample it if you ask and we have enough (generally yes).
- if you really like a certain coffee we have but we don't have it brewing, you can ask for a french press version. French press generally tastes better anyway, and iirc it doesn't actually cost any more and you can order whatever size you normally would. We'll probably sample the rest of the pot anyway. However, this will take significantly longer since, for once, we actually have to brew the coffee ourselves.
- we often forget or get too busy, but we actually have giftwrap, especially around the holidays. Ask and we'll make that overpriced mug purty.
- I had a few customers with impossible or silly requests. (1) impossibly hot beverages - in excess of 210F. guys. srsly. (2) people who ask for extra hot cappuccinos and are disappointed by them still not being hot enough. This is how a cappuccino is - there's too much air/surface area for the foam layer to ever be hot. If you want hot, get a latte. (3) asking for less-hot milk from the pitchers we've already made. We can't serve milk that has gone below 135, you have to have us make a fresh batch. Sucks for waste, better for you not puking.
- in terms of dairy allergy/vegan stuff, the caramel sauce, white chocolate syrup, and pumpkin spice syrup all contain dairy. The chai contains honey. The whipped cream is 100% legit heavy cream. The caramel syrup, mocha syrup, and other syrups are non-dairy. This stuff might not matter to the lactose intolerant, but to some it does. For the caffeine-sensitive, the mocha syrup does not actually have any coffee - it's chocolate sauce, and is just named that because it's what we use for mochas. The "creme-based" list of fraps is usually pretty short, but there are usually more caffeine-free options, just ask.
- edit: you can get an "old school" iced americano, which is espresso + all ice, instead of espresso + ice + then water to fill
- edit: you can get a café au lait, but it's called a misto (mee-sto). It's half brewed coffee, half steamed milk. Handy if you like lots of milk in your coffee and don't like making it room temperature with it.
- edit: if you want a little soymilk in your americano, iced coffee, or regular coffee, just ask for it at the bar. I've never seen anyone charge for it. Full cup of soymilk for a latte, yes, 1" for another drink, no one cares.
- edit: if you want chai but no sugar/honey, get a chai tea misto. It's half brewed tea (tazo stuff) and half steamed milk. Also costs less! You will have to wait a little longer, since there is actual tea brewing happening.
- edit: if you like honey, we have it at the bar and can make your drink with it. Works better with hot drinks.
- edit: We have two forms of vanilla - the syrup, and vanilla bean powder used for vanilla bean frappuccinos/caffe vanilla frappuccinos. You can get the powder in any drink, many people think it's tastier, and it has those magical vanilla bean speckles.
- finally: You are probably worried about being weird, inconvenient, and an a*****e. Starbucks customers are the nicest in my experience. I think it's because you're all worried about being a d**k. KEEP WORRYING, THANKS
Now for the unscrupulous part:
- in terms of cross-contamination, it's pretty bad. We had blender pitchers labeled "dairy" and "non-dairy," but no one cared. The metal pitchers and blender pitches are rinsed out with pressure, and continue to be used throughout the day. The steam wand on the espresso machine (used for heating milks) is cleaned with a rag that soaks in cleaning solution as well as using the steam to clean out the inside, but the cleaning solution is often pretty contaminated with all the milks (if you think about it, wiping off a little milk and then putting it back in the same liquid... even if you change it out frequently, cross contamination is almost immediate).
- The soymilk *does not* cost more than the dairy. What's more, is it's shelf-stable packaging, and so there's less waste than with dairy.
- Frappuccinos have the highest profit margin. Watch someone make the drink and it's apparent - it's mostly ice, generally more than the iced drinks (non-blended) gets. Not a real shake by a long shot, but... so delicious...
- those overpriced sandwiches below the pastry case get tossed every night. Yeah, we could take some home, but you always get tired of the food at work and none are particularly great, so yeah. Same goes for "morning" pastries mid-day in many Starbucks. Other pastries are given a shelf life of 2-3 days upon arrival, but generally some of those are always tossed too. Occasionally I had a whole, unopened package of something that was expired, though ideally this is minimized. These things go in the dumpster, and many people will understandably go dumpster diving for these - I mean, it's a trashbag full of slightly-dry pastries, some still shrink-wrapped. They purposely place the dumpsters somewhere more secluded to avoid this (they don't want to be liable), but apparently it can easily be figured out.
- we can & do guess what people will get before they order when we're bored. We have stereotypes, they hold pretty well. Except for that one skinny woman who got caramel frappuccinos. Breaking barriers, man.
Toothless Feline 7 months ago
Nobody asked whether you read it. Nobody cares either.
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Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
I love this person. This is *THE* manual for getting the best bang for your Starbucks. I know it's long, but the thought that the OP put into it deserves praise. They take their job seriously and want the best for their customers.
Cindy Brick 7 months ago
A marble macchiato is going on my bucket list! Long -- but plenty helpful. Thank you.
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
There should have been a short version of this, I didn’t read it all
Rahb in Oz 7 months ago
Great info, except I live in Canberra (Australia) and Starbucks left town a few years ago. By the time I next visit somewhere with Starbucks, I will have forgotten all that, sigh.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
This would be great if they stopped burning their beans. Starbucks has the WORST roast BECAUSE there is so much "fru-fru" that nobody tastes the actual coffee. If you BURN it, then *some* coffee flavor gets through the milky/sugary c**p.
#30
I used to work at an Apple store.
If you bring in a computer 3 times for the same issue, they will replace it with a brand new model.
Mat O'Dowd 7 months ago
Me neither, but it's just a matter of time for the Apple haters to chime in....
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Rahb in Oz 7 months ago
Fair enough; they wouldn’t have to do it very often. I have only had one problem across 2 computers, 2 iPads, and 2 iPhones in over 20 years.
#31
I used to work at a local movie theater that only costs $2. I don't know if other similar places do this, but the manager used to take out the used cups from the trashcans wash them out and use them again. Lesson i learned: Never buy a drink at a cheap movie theater.
Edit: I've decided to report them! I figured they would be caught and shut down by now, but the place is still open.
K Barnes 7 months ago
That's odd to me because most theatres don't have the space to let 100+ plastic cups dry out after washing. Plus they would have to pay an employee to pick them out of the trash and wash them all, which would be about as much in labour as the cost of the super cheap cups. Even at today's prices a cup like that is under 10 cents, so paying someone 10$ to spend an hour collecting and washing them would be the same price as just buying 100 new ones.
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
Holy WTF! Yay for low-cost movie theaters, but that's a serious health code violation!
Karl der Große 7 months ago
It's gross to think that the forks at your favorite restaurant have been in the mouths of 100 people a month.
#32
Former fast food manager here. I don't know if this is a company-wide thing, but our regional McManager "strongly discouraged" us from firing anyone who had worked there more than six months, since they'd be eligible for unemployment. Instead, we were encouraged to make their lives into a living hell until they (hopefully) gave up and quit.
Beth H 7 months ago
In the US if you are fired from a position it can be really hard to get unemployment. It typically has to be not your fault.
Trophy Husband 7 months ago
I'm from Florida and have known many people who got this, including myself twice. Most big companies don't fight unemployment because it's not worth the time. Smaller companies can fight, but they have the burdeon of proof to show that you purposely did a bad job at the job you were hired to do. If you tried your best and were bad at the job, you are still eligible. And if the company gives you a month's salary or whatever when you leave, you are still eligible.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 7 months ago
How does someone getting unemployment effect the place that fired them though? In Australia they will let you go if you have been working there for a while, because you get paid more based on your age.
DeoManus Argentem 7 months ago
In the US companies pay unemployment insurance, the more people who collect unemployment the higher the company's unemployment insurance premium goes. Not unlike filing a car insurance claim resulting in higher premiums.
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I've worked at a few major Canadian "alternative financial" businesses. One has a major parent company in the US with the same policies. So what I'm about to say applies to Money Mart, Cash Money, Speedy Cash, and Rapid Cash. And those are some pretty major companies, so I feel confident that this is industry-wide.
There is no authorization system. Absolutely none. We talk it up like we have to put all this information in the computer and send it all off to head office for an approval, but there is no such system. Every decision is made by a living breathing employee right there in the store you're in. We talk about this system to protect ourselves, to keep the crazies away--those guys who will be pissed that we declined their check and wait outside to ambush us when our shift is over (which, btw, all kinds of other security procedures in place for that, so don't go to crazytown).
Handing me a check that looks like it was written in the same pen as your signature on the back? "My system is just asking me to verify this, I'll be right back." No it isn't. I think you're trying to hand me a stolen check.
Handing me a low-sequence check (e.g. check number 0003) from a numbered company? My first thought is it's a fake business, unreliable, unestablished--I'm probably not going to cash it. "Oh I'm really really sorry, but my authorization system is down right now. Can you come back tomorrow?" (So I can run a search to see when the company was registered, who it's registered to, and so forth).
You want 70% of your net pay on your very first payday loan? "Hm, I mean, I'll try, but my system only usually approves 30-40% on a first loan... let me try... hmm... yeah, says I can only give you $200. I might be able to get you a little more if you have any references verifiable in the phone book, do you know anyone with a land line?" (Note: Money Mart is unique in that the system ACTUALLY caps you at a max of 20-30% on the first loan, but the rep at the window can still offer below that if they don't trust you.)
Sending $2000 to Nigeria with some generic test question about what their favorite color is? "Sorry, my Western Union system is down." B***h, that thing never goes down. You're just too stupid to realize it doesn't make sense for a nice 2-bedroom apartment in downtown cityville to be $300 a month with a huge deposit and a landlord in a foreign country who will call his buddy to let you look around just as soon as he gets your security deposit that there's no way to get back once you give him that lovely little 10-digit number on the receipt.
We blame the system because it protects us, because it keeps us safe, because it's hard for you to argue or bicker with us when you don't believe we have any say in it. But we do.
The only time the person you're dealing with face-to-face isn't the sole person making the decision is if they're a newer employee and they haven't been deemed able to be trusted with the amount of money you're dealing with (e.g. someone who's been working for us for less than 6 months needs to get actual approval from a real other person for a $4000 check).
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Payday loans are nothing but predatory. Period. Maybe your next job can be at a scam center.
Krd 7 months ago
This can't be widespread. Credit bureaus exist for a reason. Any real financial institution would run a credit check or at least verify income. Leaving lending decisions to front line staff is asking for bad loans.
Tommy DePaul 3 months ago
I don't know anyone who would verify income and it certainly isn't on your credit report . . . .
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Working at Target sucks balls. At least that was the case when I was there. The best way to describe it would be like watching one of those movies where there's a family that seems perfect. One day the main characters goes over for dinner and has to use the restroom and they find a locked door in the hallway and they hear a strange noise. Whatever's behind that locked door is the result of working for Target. It's soul-draining and spirit-crushing and every time I go into one I'm equally as relieved to no longer be working there as I am afraid some powerful force from the back room might suck me back inside. *shudder*.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Um... that's called "work". Did you think, in your wildest dreams, that the public face is the corporate environment?
#35
Former Casino employee here. Avoid slot machines near the exits and cashiers. They are designed to pay out poorly.
Captain Kakapo 7 months ago
Avoid casinos in general. Unless you are aware and agree to loose money (and if you are, why don't just give them to me?)
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
Avoid all of that c**p... BUT if you gonna do it anyway, this is a good tip.
#36
Even though there are very specific rules regarding the amount of hours a commercial truck driver can be on the road, and if you ask the employer they'll always say that the driver is told to always follow those rules, I was always encouraged to work over houred by falsifying my log book. Those drivers that followed the letter of the law were given significantly less work and made WAY less money (the difference was close to $20,000/year.)
Bugoy-420 7 months ago
Electronic logs have been mandatory for a long tim - quit making stuff up son...
Kristin 7 months ago
My husband has been a trucker close to 30 years and we also own a trucking company. Log books are no longer used. Paper anyways. They have what they call ELD which is a electronic device that's connected to the trucks engine that automatically record time the truck is in motion. This helps keep accurate time to ensure the driver is in compliance with HOS regulations and not exceeding max driving limits. They have 12 hrs of drive time, then they gotta stop and reset and sometimes they get a split. It's confusing and hard to explain but you guys get thr gist lol
Malamutes 7 months ago
It is, and your E.L.B. (electronic log book) is d**n near impossible to trick...
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As a former cart pusher at walmart, one thing i always noticed was how they pushed all of their employees, i mean "associates" , to 39.5 hours a week so that they wouldn't get full benefits. That and the 10% discount card only worked on taxed items.
Edit: Thanks for all the responses. For those that asked, NY state considers 40 hours to be full time, back in '09. Also the tax in my area was 8%, so the discount was pretty much nonexistent. I have since moved on to another job.
Tropical Tarot 7 months ago
Yeah in Florida the discount is on non-food items only. Had relative who worked for Walmart
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
My brother-in-law worked for Wally-world. He was mentally disabled. Worked EVERY Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th... etc... Full time... 2 months before he could retire with bennies... fired. At over 60, and ... ok... can't phrase this better... His "impairment" was a result of a lack of oxygen during birth. We are not talking about "I have trauma issues, as a beauty queen"... No... this is.. 60 years old, hard life, hard worker. Been with the company for over a decade... Wally-World threw him to the wolves.
Kristin 7 months ago
Worst mistake in the world was working for walmart. I did asset protection, which for some who dont know it's watching for shoplifters and stopping them. The day I got spit at in my face was the day I walked out. They dont protection t their employees, they will sweettalk you so much in the beginning and give it a month or 2 when they have you, they will walk all over you. Half the s**t they do, I dont get how they get away with it. I dont know how many times people would walk away forgetting their change back at the self check outs and they come back and all of a sudden the video footage in that area is "can't be located" or the c**p they steal from the go back carts. From tablets, laptops. Air pods. It's insane.
K Barnes 7 months ago
I worked for Chapters/Indigo in Canada for years and at our large busy location, around 25 staff +management, we were only allowed 4 full time employees at once. So, they staffed everyone for 35-39 hours a week to avoid paying full time benefits. We also got 5$ Chapters gift cards as a Christmas bonus. Such a cheap company.
#38
The managers at Public Storage steal from units going up for auction, thinking that no one will ever know...until one of the customers buys their stuff out of auction at the last minute.
#39
Back when I used to work at McDonalds we would get shipment time to time for buns, fries, etc. Every time shipment came the manager had to sign and check that everything was there but my manager would always mark certain things missing and hide them in the store so that she can get a few extra boxes for free. I have no idea how she got away with it for so long but it's been a couple years since and she is still there so I guess it worked for her.
Nom E. De Plume 7 months ago
She is a store manager for Mc Don't Ask... So... earning next to nothing. They are hungry. Shut TF up. I hope things get better. 😢
#40
EVERYTHING AT PANERA IS FROZEN (pretty much). Phew. That felt great.
Panda Cat 2 months ago
Of course not. Even >>> insert your chain restaurant name here<<< has standards!
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#41
Former Office Depot "Technician" reporting in.
You bring your computer in for a $100 virus clean up - we hook it up to the network and let some guy overseas fix it. Most of the tech employees know about as much about computers as the average 45-year-old shopper.
Edit: a lot of people have messaged me stating that the techs on the other end of the network connection were not, in fact, over seas. I apologize to all of you, that was unfair. I never had any interaction with you guys except through the little chat box. My store manager told me we outsource over seas, and when I saw how some of you type in that box, I didn't doubt him
Edit 2: I also never meant to imply that the real technicians didn't know what they were doing. I was simply showing the incompetency of the actual employee.
ƒιѕн 7 months ago (edited)
We had a computer repair shop once, only two employees, didn't last long as I think they were pretty much clueless.
Panda Cat 2 months ago
North Korea goes through a lot of shenanigans to have their people get those jobs. Apparently, there are a lot of excellent coders, programmers, software engineers, etc in the DPRK. Unfortunately, most of their pay goes to support the Kims. I ran across this little factoid about how to weed them out in some discussion about North Korea: the person doing the hiring would ask Koreans if the Kims, especially Kim il Sung, was a god-like person. They swore the question would stump any North Koreans because they’re taught from an early age that the Kims have a status akin to divinity. Although the status portion is correct I’m not sure that many of “employees” are vetted like that.
#42
I was a butcher for a while.
Cutting myself did not mean that I should stop working or wear gloves.
#43
Those security cameras? Nope. Not real.
This is really pretty common.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Depends on the location, the store, product value, and chance of loss (theft). For example, Wal-Mart typically (in a low theft area) has cameras located in three places. Over the Jewelry counters, in Electronics, and over the cash register areas (self checkout and staffed checkout). In areas or locations where loss is high, they'll have cameras through out the store. It just really varies, and there's no 100% "every camera is fake" or "Every camera is real". It varies.
Boris Long-Johnson 7 months ago
Used to work retail and had a technical bent so got dragged into fixing stuff etc by the store manager as it was quicker than dealing with in house tech support. Certainly where I worked they had no fake cameras I was aware of, but a lot of cameras weren’t recording/on the cctv system - it was cheaper to deploy real cameras than fakes.
Kristin 7 months ago
I worked at walmart as asset protection and in my town the theft is extremely high. Wasn't worth my safety and the day I got spit on in my face was the day I walked out. The cameras we had, we could zoom in so much we can read your texts, they do have cameras at the end of the isles on the shelves. Half the s**t walmart did and does, I can't believe they get away with.
#44
Was at Kohl's for 5 years, supervisor for 3. Not sure if these are all true of all Kohls, but definitely were at mine.
* We were encouraged to sign everyone up for a credit card, despite age, language barriers, etc. I absolutely hated signing people up for those cards, especially only because they wanted to see if they could get a discount. I would give them the discount regardless if they were approved or not. (If I didn't sign enough people up, I would get warnings). The APR on them was 27%!
* The jewelry cases were all opened with one key and pretty flimsy even then. With a hard jerk, you could easily open them. Also, a lot of the diamonds that were under 1/4 carat were fake.
* If you were returning something without a receipt and were getting a "corporate refund", that meant that you were, 95% of the time, returning stolen merchandise. (We would tell them they'd get a check in the mail) The other 5% were if it was extremely old merchandise (like, 3+ years old). A few people got the hint, those that didn't were in for a sore surprise when they would never get a check.
* You could easily let a friend know your associate number, go to Kohls, say you work at a different store, give the number, and get the associate discount, 15%.
* If it was returned and wasn't noticeably damaged, it went right back out on the floor, no matter how long the person had it.
* Inventory was always off, probably by about +/-5 units per item
I'm sure there's tons more I can think of, but it's been awhile.
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago (edited)
This is mostly true except for the associate discount one, that would DEFINITELY get you fired. LP loves nothing more than firing associates for stuff like that. Also the jewelry thing isn't true either. Kohl's no longer sells fine jewelry, but the diamonds were always real. They were industrial grade cráp, but they were real. EXCEPT for the "Diamond Mistique" brand, which said genuine diamond, which was true, but only one stone was genuine diamond and the rest were paste.
Stephanie Did It 7 months ago
I stopped shopping at Kohl's when the seams kept splitting on the clothes I bought, and after finding numerous flaws after purchasing. Evidently, their merchandise is mostly factory "seconds."
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago
A: My entire wardrobe is from Kohl's, much if it is more than a decade old, because I'm a guy, and cheap. I've never had a problem with the quality. 2: What do you expect from a $7 shirt? Louis Vuitton?
Load More Replies... Panda Cat 2 months ago
I tried saving my receipts in case I needed to return something and ended up having a stack of paper with all the information faded away. I’ve bought used books someone bought new decades ago and the receipts are still readable. I’ve returned so much stuff sans receipt and none of it was stolen but I always expect a “merchandise credit” card. I’ve never shopped at Kohl’s though.
#45
If you shop at a grocery store that sells whole rotisserie chickens, the chicken you're buying probably isn't older than about 3 hours (that was when we had to pull ours.) However if you buy a chicken pot pie or a BBQ chicken pizza, it's hard to say exactly how long ago that chicken was cooked. Why? Because the chicken that we pulled after it sat for 3 hours, we pulled off the skin and tore the meat off the bones and then threw the meat in a big container in the prep fridge. So your Safeway chicken pot pie is made out of rotisserie chickens that no one bought.
EDIT: As 500 people flooding my inbox have noted, this is as it should be.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
Yup. H-E-B turns leftover rotisserie chicken into shredded chicken in the cold case, and it's fabulous.
Johnnynatfan 7 months ago
KFC used to to do this when I worked there back in the 90's. Its not that big of a deal and better than wasting food.
#46
Anytime a food item that was on our menu being advertised as "NEW RECIPE" just meant the owners found a cheaper version of it from a new distributor.
#47
I worked at a Pepsi factory at the beginning of summer.
Concentrated Mtn. Dew will burn through your f*****g clothes.
Captain Kakapo 7 months ago
Why are you wearing f-ng clothes on a job site? You are suppose to wear protective clothes!
#48
Don't call an advice nurse to ask if you should go to the ER. The only function that call serves is to put a trail in place to possibly deny your claim if you are directed to not go. Just go. The law in Oregon (not sure about elsewhere) says you have to pay a claim if the condition could be considered an emergency by a layperson. Think you are having a heart attack but turns out it is anxiety? Claim has to be paid.
#49
Family Dollar here.
As an employee, if you don't buy at least US$15 of snacks and drinks a week while working, you get flagged at Corporate as possibly stealing food.
[EDIT] Due to popular demand, here's a bit more explanation.
I was a student while working. I was on a tight budget and never bought anything while working. Manager talked to me one day and said he was getting emails from his higher-ups about me not buying anything at the store. Said I needed to buy around $15 worth of stuff a week, while working, to not be flagged.
After reading the comments, I concede that it may just be a regional thing where I worked. Apparently the rule is not in effect everywhere.
[EDIT 2] Yes employee purchases can be tracked. Especially when there's an option on the register labeled "Employee Purchase". You type in the employee ID# of whoever is buying and bam! it's tracked.
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
So as a condition of OPs employment, they were forced to spend money in the store? How can that be legal?
Panda Cat 2 months ago
There’s no way I would want to spend $15/week at a Dollar Store of any kind.
Load More Replies... Moana Manana 7 months ago
Here, employers have to pay you for eating and comute if you work 8h a day. Payment is once a month with the salary. This huge supermarket give their employees vouchers so they could only buy their food in that supermarket. I know it's not that bad, but I don't buy there at all and I find it very limiting...
Panda Cat 2 months ago
How to say you’re not in the US without saying you’re not in the US.
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#50
Big Mac special sauce?
Thousand Island dressing.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago (edited)
It's actually not. It's close, but it's not. The recipe, if you want to make it at home is 1 cup (237 ml) mayo, 1/4 cup (59 ml) sweet pickle relish, 2 tablespoons (30 ml) German mustard, and 1 teaspoon (5.69 grams) white wine vinegar for the wet. For the dry it's 1 and 1/4 (7.25 grams) teaspoon of paprika, 1 teaspoon (5.69 grams) of onion powder, 1 teaspoon (5.69 grams)of granulated garlic, and 1/8 teaspoon (0.3 grams)of white pepper. Mix well and enjoy.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
Closest analogy, anyway. I used to work at McD's in a prior life and of course it wasn't disclosed. Being someone who hates relish, when I made my own Macs I just put ketchup and mustard on them instead. Much tastier, even if the k&m soaked the club pretty quickly.
#51
Used to work at Round Table Pizza. Don't order anything that requires an ingredient that seems completely random. Like the shrimp? That sits out in the open until it runs out and we have to change it, which is usually after 2-3 days.
#52
Jimmy John's has a "secret ingredient" in their tuna. It's Kikkoman's Soy Sauce. Nothing shady, just thought you'd ought to know.
Stephanie Did It 7 months ago
The guy that shoots endangered animals for trophies isn't getting my business.
#53
I worked as a bouncer in a nightclub called "Pierre's" in Indiana. It was a huge nightclub broken up into five sections: Sports bar, Karaoke bar, 'Pop' Music, 'Hip Hop' Music, and the main room, which is where concerts/rock music played.
Well, they liked to keep the 'blacks' corralled into the hip-hop bar or sports bar and out of the 'Pop' Music bar, so that the white people didn't get scared. If we as bouncers noticed there were a lot of black people in the 'Pop' music area, we would give the DJ a thumbs up, and he would turn the music to techno until the black people left.
DON'T WANNA SCARE THEM WHITE FOLKS!
I'm white.
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
I should be more upset about the obvious racism here, but I shamefully laughed at their techno music tactic. It definitely would have worked on me lol
#54
Pei Wei's chicken lettuce wraps? The chicken is the fatty bits we cut off during morning prep work. Whoever carves the chicken all day just gets a little sloppy so that the pieces he cuts off are 80 percent fat and 20 percent meat, then it all gets minced in a meat grinder. Its one of their top sellers and it costs the company next to nothing, since the alternative is throwing away the fatty pieces.
edit: just remembered that since PF changs is the parent company of Pei Wei, I am 99% sure this applies there as well. A lot of our recipes were identical to pfchangs recipes.
edit 2: a few fellow PF Changs/Pei Wei workers have confirmed this happens at PF Changs as well. Shout out to my fellow workers, and thanks for stopping by.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
Well, yes, when it's hot and crispy anyway. Once it cools off even slightly, then you have to deal with the texture, which is no longer hot or crispy.
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#55
This is probably well known, but, Best Buys discount is 5% above cost. If you are in a store and want to do a price check, find a register in computers or home theater, hit F4 then put the employee number 1(default that employees use to check prices) in and scan away. If an employee comes up just say you were checking a price, you won't get in trouble and most won't even care
This could be helpful if you want to see if the deal is good or not at best buy(is it close to cost). Typically if you find an item below cost online, it may be gray market or have a real s****y return policy.
Some other things that are fairly obvious but may be worth knowing:
No commission at best buy, but employees performance does require them to sell things.
Best buy credit cards save best buy merchant fees and is the reason they push them.
I'll also ping some friends that are currently employed there to see if anything new exists. (they have nothing crazy to report)
#56
At Whole Foods, all that fresh-baked in-house bread actually comes par-baked and frozen. You can buy the frozen loaves if you ask a team member behind the counter. A lot of the items out on the floor display in the bakery are also frozen and put out in the evenings to thaw before the next day.
#57
UPS: management spies on hourly workers, sometimes with video, or audio recording. Also, a PT supervisor only makes like $2,500 per month.
#58
So I have 2 relevant anecdotes.
1. I used to bartend at a highend restaurant/cocktail lounge. We had a lot of "well-off" customers who were very particular about their drink orders. I was working there when word came down that the place had been bought out and was going to close in 4 months. During that last 4 months the beverage manager would order 1 brand of all our major liquors, and have me fill the top-shelf bottles with the well stuff. I remember one night one of our regulars brough what I assumed was a high-(and over in my opinion)-priced call girl in, who had a very bad attitude with pretty much our entire staff. She came to the lounge and ordered a a comso, which I shook up with our well vodka, Pinnacle. She waited for me to finish making it put it in a glass and serve it to her before saying "Umm you probably can't tell any difference, but I dont drink that trash. I need Grey Goose." To which I replied "Certainly mam, coming right up" and poured her the exact same vodka out of another bottle. She took a sip and said "Mmm much better" Uppity C**t.
2. The school I go to currently administers practical examinations every 3 weeks. There is a $150 fee to retake the examination if you fail it. One of the teachers who retired last year, was a pretty good friend of mine. Before he left we were talking about the practical and he confided in me that the administration told the teachers that administered the test in no uncertain terms that they had to fail 35% of the students that took the test. I've since confirmed this with 2 other teachers that oversee the exams. One of them said that he literally picks names out of a hat.
#59
Not really a corporate thing, but I was a bouncer at a slew of nightclubs and bars throughout college and a number of years afterwards. At 95% of the places, as the night wore on and the crowd became more and more drunk, bartenders would refill top shelf bottles with well drink liquor because the vast majority of people would be far too blitzed to know the difference.
#60
I used to work at Home Depot. They had at the time (can't confirm if this is still true, as this was 2004) a policy that if a model of power tool was out of stock, the next level up in quality of that tool in that brand would be sold to the customer for the price of the out of stock tool.
#61
Ruth's Chris Steak House here, home of expensive s**t. All our soups are brought in, in a frozen bag. We would just just throw the bag into the steamer in a perforated pan until it thawed, then keep it warm until someone wanted a bowl. We would just dump frozen chunks of pre-cut lobster into the bowl on the line, the heat of the soup would thaw them out. Don't remember how much it was, more than it was worth.
#62
All the food at Friday's is microwaved, minus the salad. Probably the same for all restaurant chains.
#63
Most prisons are dangerously understaffed, with many sleeping while on shift. Also, most guards aren't the power hungry people you hear about, they're just there for a paycheck.
#64
Worked for Six Flags a couple summers as a ride operator. The "extensive" training we did operate a new ride was, watch someone else run it once then take a 10 question quiz, which usually had the easiest answers ever and if you got 8 right you were considered certified for that ride.
#66
I worked at a hospital where the southeast wing of the top floor was always closed so it was just an enormous wing of a hospital with nurses' stations and rooms, but completely abandoned.
Employees, from janitors to orderlies to nurses to doctors would frequently dip into one of abandoned rooms to fuck each others brains out. There was so much fucking going on at this hospital that it put hospital TV shows to shame.
The hospital administrators were fully aware of this and there were rumors that a couple of them actually participated in the practice. They would put out hospital-wide memos whenever state inspections were coming up that under no circumstances were employees to be caught on 5 East.
#67
For all you ladies... Estee Lauder owns MAC, and ever since they purchased MAC, they have been using MAC formulas across the board for their cosmetics. This would be awesome if they hadn't immediately altered and "watered down" the MAC formulas upon purchasing the company. Also...Sally Girl (the Sally Beauty Brand of Makeup), yes it looks super cheap and comes in small quantities...but it is all formulas of much more expensive brands. Especially the nail polish. MAC = Studio Gear (of ULTA) and they are made in the same production facility, some days they put it in MAC bottles, other days it is packaged as studio gear. Want to know the secret to finding a h**h quality makeup brand? See if they offer makeup artist's pro discounts for FREE with credentials...MAC charges makeup artists for a discount.
#68
I worked at Target for about a year, both as a sales floor person (I was the one who picks up your unwanted clothes that you throw on the wrong racks), and as the phone operator. At most targets the phone operator is also the fitting room operator, which I found out that there's a secret camera in the fitting room. There wasn't much we couldn't tell non-employees... Mainly things to do with our Asset Protection. For example, we couldn't tell you who our undercover security people are, or tip off the customer that they're being watched wherever they walk in the store. Pretty boring.
#69
From a person who recently quit Target as a Cart Attendance/Cashier,
1) They push for red cards a lot and call them "Bullseyes" when we get someone to sign up. Even if someone doesn't get the credit card version of the red card, still messes with their credit (from what I was told by friends).
2) Discounts are only for spouses and children under a certain age. (I let my friends use them all the time because no one checks the name along with ID)
3) We frequently have people who use coupons to reduce their prices to pretty much free, if you wonder why we call over our managers, that's why. Goes with people that seem to have stolen credit cards too. Also, allows the employees not bear responsibility if it gets through.
4) All the cameras are very real and at least at the one I worked at, policemen are not too far away. Maintenance are done frequently.
5) All cashiers are expected to get 2% red card conversions, means if you are not getting 2 people signed up per 100 (and you can go through like 600 people a day), means you're not doing your job and you are going to get talked to by the higher ups.
6) Team Members = Employees and Guests = Customers are what people are referred as in store.
Not sure if these are secrets, but it's all I can think of for now.
#70
It's not a huge thing, but a regular cheese pizza at Dominos has the same amount of cheese as an extra cheese.
#71
It's too late to hope this gets seen, but f**k it. I used to work at the Shamu show at SeaWorld. If you haven't been to it, partway through the trainers get the audience to make the special hand signal to get the whales to splash them. The signal doesn't actually mean anything.
EDIT: I forgot one thing. If you go to Bayside Stadium to watch the fireworks, there are spiders EVERYWHERE. They try to get rid of the cobwebs, but they rebuild before the show. They are awful.
#72
I used to work at K-Mart, the workers used to and still keep copies of new games being released and keep them to themselves.
#73
Sometimes land surveyors have to just eyeball it, if the described points of reference are not found.
#74
I'm in the military
don't tell anyone but we dont know what we're doing
EDIT: Okay seeing all the attention this is now getting I feel the need to add something.
I f*****g love my job. I meet amazing people, do amazing things, and get some of the best training in the world. The post was a joke that people in the military will understand, because sometimes orders get passed down and they don't make sense at the time. But the leadership we have is f*****g top-notch; most of our officers have been doing their job for a long, long time, and gone to really great universities (the same goes for a lot of NCOs). If you're a civilian, don't take this to mean we're all just a bunch of Gomer Pyles running around with our pants on backwards. Sometimes things seem a little f****d up, but trust us, we're really god d**n good at what we do.
Na Schi 7 months ago
This must have been written before 2025, at least when the OP is in the US military. As the highest leaders are truly not top-notch.
Johnnynatfan 7 months ago
I would say that the military leaders who are actually in the military are not bad but the idiot civilian leaders Trump put in place are a f*****g joke.
Load More Replies... Tommy DePaul 3 months ago
The military sent a lot of their up and comers to Stanford to study the arms control/international security curriculum and to the University of Texas Law School to become lawyers.
#75
I used to work for target, if you ever hear a code blue on the walkies it means a shoplifter was caught on the cameras. Code purple means theres a fine piece of a*s walking in the area.
#76
I just left a job at a Sonic, and the only thing I can think of is how if we dropped a bag of food we just brought it inside and changed the bag.
#77
Rue21 policy will not let them stop shoplifters. Even if the alarms go off at the front, have to let them go. You can't even accuse them if you witness the act. This includes management. They really only care about stopping employee theft.
*edit* adding here in hopes this one gets seen rather than buried. Also if you say you found an item on a cheaper rack, they are supposed to give it to you no questions asked. They will bend over easily on almost anything. especially if you mention contact corporate. i've seen $30 items go for $3 dollars before. I dont work there anymore, so I say take advantage of this all you can. =).
Wang Zhuang 7 months ago
This is the second time I've seen a post like this on this list. Can anyone tell me, what would be the reason behind a shop's refusal to press charges against/prosecute a shoplifter who has been caught? I'm not saying an employee should try to physically restrain one, of course, but to not call the police seems strange.
David Anthony 1 month ago
You need to have continuity of the theft. If you saw someone put something in a bag, then they walk around the corner and dump it but you didn’t see them dump it because you lost eye contact, then you could be up for a lawsuit.
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Using a throwaway because I know that the boss mentioned below is a Redditor.
Back in 2008, I worked for a Red Lobster in Michigan. The guy who ran it was extremely wealthy, and definitely a little mentally "different". Let's call him "Rick". Nobody knew for sure what Rick used to do that made him so rich, because there was no way in hell our Red Lobster restaurant was pulling in enough money to make him that rich. The pay there was amazing because of him. Nobody there made less than $50 an hour. And on top of that we had health care benefits and 28 days of vacation a year. Our Red Lobster would have gone out of business long ago if the funds for all of that was coming from the profits, because our restaurant just wasn't doing so well. We all knew it was because of Rick. The Red Lobster we worked at was one of the best in the state in terms of quality but it was in a bad area, so we didn't get that many customers.
It really was a dream job. Rick truly cared about each and every one of us. Although the job application was intense (I felt like I was being interrogated for treason), once I was "in", I was family, as mafia-ish as that sounds. I worked as a server, bringing orders from the customers and bringing food to them. For the money and benefits I was receiving, it was the best job I had ever had.
But...there was one catch. Remember how I said that my boss was a bit mentally "different"? He had a bit of a "f****h" for the butter sauce. At the end of each work day, he would randomly ask three of the employees to stay overtime for a few hours. The overtime pay was **double** what regular pay was. After the place was locked up and the kitchen shut off, he brought us into the back. He had set up a room specifically for his f****h. There was a cleansing chemical shower in one corner which he used to remove anything dirty from his body. He would strip down and go into it. Then he would walk to the middle of the room where he had set up a **Jacuzzi filled with the Red Lobster butter sauce**. This was the sauce that we had in the kitchen, and it was the same sauce that went back into the kitchen. Because, why waste the sauce if something completely clean went into it, right? ಠ_ಠ
It was the job of the employees he had spend overtime to fill up the tub, and then empty it and put all the butter back into the barrels they came in. One employee would stay in with the naked Rick in the buttercuzzi while another stood guard at the door. After he was done, Rick would "cleanse" himself against, and leave while we put all the butter back and locked the place up.
We were never told not to tell anyone, because it was obvious what would happen if somebody did. We would lose our amazing job with the best pay/benefits for our level of work in the whole state. But all good things come to an end, and we were all fired in July of 2011. We're not sure why, but we noticed Rick becoming more and more agitated in the months leading up to it. He was always different and none of us dared ask him why.
TL;DR Best job EVER, nucking futs boss bathed in the butter sauce everybody ate.
Bacon Tentacles 7 months ago
That's...a lot to unpack. Sad thing is, there are definitely people out there with these kinds of fetishes...
#79
I used to work at a factory that makes the worlds largest commercially available gummy bear (5 lbs). The secret is we melt down small gummy bears in large heating vats then pour the molten gummy into big bear molds.
Stephanie Did It 7 months ago
Why not just pour the original formula into the bigger mold? Unless the small ones used for this are defects?
#80
The accounting system used at the University of Iowa last century was based on an old system to track the location of gas cylinders on campus.
#82
Banks make most their money on how much they can tell the government they have on hand via fractional reserve lending. Thus many banks will be slow to clear checks out of your account but fast to authorize transfers in to them. They are trying to maintain what they call the "float" or "Floating Balance" on the banks overall books.
What do you think ?
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
Leave it to the top notch BP "journalists" to recycle a Reddit thread from 13 years ago.
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
Leave it to the top notch BP "journalists" to recycle a Reddit thread from 13 years ago.
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