Aristotle believed that all things in nature contain "something of the marvelous."
However, Reddit user Massive_Quit_7844 was interested in the opposite — our egotistical side. So they made a post on the platform, asking "What's the most unethical life hack you know?"
But as you go through the answers, remember that we already have research, telling us that being a jerk doesn’t help us get ahead. So use them at your own risk!
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Work correspondence hack:
Anything that benefits you, put it in an email, letter, etc. so it can be memorialized when possible.
Anything that is detrimental to you, make a call or discuss the issue face to face verbally. Don’t leave a paper trail. .
Because when you get down to it you are basically hiding the things you've done wrong. Now I don't think this is the crime of the century, but it is a little unethical
Load More Replies...I had a scumbag boss who did this... glaringly obvious. I recorded every meeting because he was chocolate soft-serve.
When you call in sick to work, call lying down as it makes you sound more congested.
flush the toilet and call from the bathroom just as they answer. i dunno why but it sounds different
Load More Replies...Don't call in with 'sickness & diarrhea' or 'food poisoning' as these are the 99% of what people call in with. I worked in an office next to someone who took ALL the calls from a manufacturing facility and noted the reasons for their managers. Even if it's true it's less believable..
and if you're on the toilet for too long and they ask you why it took so long, you say "you want detais?" :-D
If you mail a letter without a stamp with the return address as the actual address you want it go, they will “return” it to the return address. 😉.
In the Netherlands, they will send it to the receiver's address. With a bill for the stamp and extra for the administration fee. Not gonna go back to the sender.
Load More Replies...Still, buy stamps. Support the system. If the Postal service gets privatized you're going to see delivery costs go through the roof.
I read somewhere that they don't do this any more, it just goes to dead letter or gets dumped.
now this is brilliant. But since our postal service has long been replaced by email, not that useful anymore.
If you want to lie, make a part of the lie something shameful. Everybody will believe you.
My thing at work was I always admitted to my little mistakes so when I really screwed up they'd believe it wasn't me
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If you rob a bank you have almost guaranteed shelter regardless of the outcome.
Weren't there studies showing that homeless people commit more pettybcrimes during cold months as this way they get shelter and food?
I've read about that too. What a sad indictment of society.
Load More Replies...The world is s****y like that. They will feed and shelter literal criminals, and murderers for YEARS, yet refuse to help the homeless with anything.
Although it is a common belief, homelessness is not a life choice. Being an addict is not a life choice. The study shows a completely understandable response to cold and hunger.
Addiction is the result of their poor life choices. Addicts need help, but they are not entirely blameless.
Load More Replies...Unless, like an idiot I knew, you pull a gun on the cops. Then the shelter issue is moot.
Using billions in tax payer federally funded research to create medications and then turn around and charge those same tax payers a 1000 fold increase in costs WHILE also getting tax cuts myself from the very middle man politicians who give me the public funds. Oh but wait - one important caveat, why do these politicians help me out so much? because of course I get ultra rich, but they want their cut, their political campaign donation of course, from the very pool of profits I made off their constituents tax payer money!, Bwahahahahhaa - "EVIL LAUGH".
This is why the us house of representatives wants to force the sale of tiktok
Wow! That's amazing. I honestly didn't know that tiktok manufactured medications
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If you’re planning on calling out sick, schedule an email about it at a weird time early in the morning. People don’t doubt it when they think you were up at 4:37 am vomiting.
Then if you need to physically call, you can do that later and have written documentation that you were “up all night vomiting” or whatever.
Trying to give a description of the diarrhea usually ends the call pretty quickly... :)
I just used to state that it would be unwise for me to be outside of a 20 second dash to an available toilet ; worked every time. Sadly, there WAS the one time when I did actually s**t my pants on my way into work, turned out I had food poisoning but hadn't realised it ; yes, I did take the time off until I got better, and no, I didn't get out of the car but got my boss to come to me and smell the unholy mess that was my car. Thank god for leather seats and bees wax ....
Load More Replies...I had a male manager who hated hearing about female problems so that was my go to excuse
I am a woman and I hate hearing too many details about people's health problems. I don't need you to describe your period clots, the smell or colour of your pee or poo, how often you've been to the toilet or changed your tampon, or how much phlegm you are coughing. Just "I'm not feeling well" is enough. I'm not your doctor, I don't want a detailed report, and unless you are a close friend or a family member and there's something I can do do to help, I don't really care.
Load More Replies...So many "lie to your boss" posts. I was fortunate. I have mostly had employers where if I was sick I just said I was sick and it was accepted. But also i didn't abuse it. Only time I had a problem was a temporary c**p job that was a filler job anyway. I was genuinely sick on a Friday. Crappy supervisor thought I was just lying for a three day weekend and told me not to come back without a note from my doctor. So I didn't. I was too poor at the time to spend $100+ for a doctor visit just to hear that for the flu I should rest and drink fluids.
I think this depends on who you are. If I email/message my boss at 4:30 am, they will assume I have been parting all night, am horribly drunk and calling in expecting the hangover of the year.
My mom thought the same thing when she saw me laying sideways across my bed and had heard me vomiting all night. I had food poisoning. I had chicken pasta salad at my best friend's house and had not been out all night having a good time.
Load More Replies...I use the delayed delivery in email all the time when I want to be in the office early or leave early and not actually be there.
Pretty unethical but also pretty harmless: if you’re ever out and about and forgot your sunglasses, go to any grocery store customer service counter and say “Did anyone turn in some black (or whatever) sunglasses?” They will proceed to dump a literal pile of lost sunglasses in front of you. Look decisive so as to not draw suspicion.
Or just go to the dollar store and buy some sunglasses for 1$ without all the subpterfuge & "eye cooties" real or imagined. 🤷♀️
How often do you think people wash their sunglasses?
Load More Replies...you can do this at hotels too, if you've forgotten your phone charging cord at home. They have a literal box of em at the front desk lol
most of our stores have a sunglasses rack and the price for a pair is around $4, so barely worth the effort of crime.
A secondary, even more unethical part of this hack. If you see an expensive, designer name pair of sunglasses, grab them, clean them up, and then sell them on ebay. Also, time this when shift change happens so the person on the counter won't know if sunglasses had been turned in within the last hour or so.
On a trip to Las Vegas, I decided to visit their adult pool area at the Delano. Upon paid entry, they provided me a bright neon wristband. I also happened to be attending a Red Hot Chili Peppers show the same night and still had my pool wristband on when I entered the venue.
While trying to navigate to my seating area, I asked the usher for directions to get to my seat.
Well, they didn't look too closely at the ticket location on my phone and only noticed my wristband. The next thing I knew, I was being directed into the VIP access area right up front.
Apparently, the VIP wristband was the same color, so I was able to enjoy the show as a VIP.
Wear black carpenter pants, black polo, multi tool, flash light and a clipboard. Walk with purpose. Get you backstage 90% of the time.
most important part is "walk with purpose" gets you into a lot of places. Esp when on the phone.
I remember years ago I went with friends to a restaurant and was told, as we left, that a minor celeb was having a private party on the top floor. A friend and I went back in to "go to the loo", got in the lift rode to the top floor and just marched right in to the party. Ended up doing the can-can with the celeb.
You really want to go anywhere? Show up with a hand truck. Nobody will look at you twice.
Is this a hand truck? (Haven't heard the dord before) harper-han...4_1000.jpg
Yeah but in any venue> 2k capacity you'll likely end up lost backstage
Wear a neon worker jacket, with reflective stripes. Contrary to its purpose, you are immediately invisible for most people. Works best when combined with hard hat and sturdy boots. Wear camouflage and you draw attention.
Just before covid my son worked at a multi national that had posh reception areas with coffee machines, large tv’s running the companies products and advances all day and always smart receptionists.
One day a van pulls up with three blokes in it, all in hi viz and clean smart workwear, they show their work order to the receptionist and get on with removing 4 x 70” tv screens and a projector all for upgrades and replacements.
To this day, neither the blokes, van or tv’s have been seen again.
Just walk out like you own it comes to mind.
The receptionists were not sacked but from then on every one who came to that facility had to be checked properly.
We had a Bang & Olufsen display in the car dealership I worked at (Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin, Porsche), it was worth more than a few grand, B&O installed it and changed it up every few months. Three blokes stroll in, talk to the car sales manager he gives them approval to get on with the work, they remove CD players, telephones, a couple of TVs, all the kit, load their van and are never seen again. Took two days before the manager rings B&O to enquire about the replacements….. It’s fair to say B&O were VERY unhappy. Those of us working in the garage found it all very amusing, every time the manager walked through someone would ask to borrow his car or the keys to his house, honest guv, it’s all legit, lend us your Porsche for a bit….,
Ill probably get downvoted for this, but it's not "TV's" its "TVs." Proper grammar, people! Drives me mad when people use possessive language on something that isn't possessing anything!!
This happened to a posh high rise apartment building in Chicago. There were some historically important and very valuable tapestries displayed in the lobby. Some guys came in in uniforms and "took them away for cleaning." I think the tapestries were finally found in a museum in Eastern Europe... not sure about that though.
course it was the british museum Edit: i know its wrong location, just let me have this joke
Load More Replies...Something similar happened at the student lounge at a local university’s law school. The law students actually unwittingly helped the “maintenance crew” unbolt their televisions. This was in the late 1980s.
yep.... this is how they emptied the meetingrooms at the neighbours at work. Guys like that cheerlfully walked in, said hi to everyone, (there was no reception) walked straight to the meeting rooms, and wheeled out everything the could carry on hand trucks. The meeting rooms are also used as congress area, so probably someone tipped them that way. after that, every door locked, and there was someone designated as reception.
I’ve thought about this a bunch. I work for a utility. Put on a hi-viz and hard hat and you disappear to everyone. It’s crazy. Gated/guarded buildings just wave you in 90% of the time. If security approaches you it’s just to ask if you need help finding something. Everyone just assumes you’re supposed to be there. We got let into huge local theater just the other day. We only needed access to 1 room but they just left us there so we wandered around and did some sight seeing while we were there. No one even looked twice at us.
I used to go out with someone who's dad this all the time. He'd been down for ABH, GBH, armed robbery, burglary. Nice chap, he broke my ribs
This was about 20 years ago but on college, I shared a house with 5 others. It was a busy house with people always coming and going at all hours. Woke up one morning to find almost everything stolen. Mind tou we didn't have very much. My housemates bf was asleep in the sitting room was too drunk to make it to bed and recounted that 2 lads had come in and said they were moving out and sorry for waking him. He thought bithing more about it while they took the tv and went back to sleep. The 2 lads had done similar all along rhe Street but luckily my housemates bf could remember what they looked like and sure enough when the police caught up with them he could I'd them and they found 1000s worth of stuff they had stolen from all the neighbours as well!!
Wear a generic shirt, jeans, and boots. Put on a safety vest. Carry a 6ft ladder. You just got access to damn near anywhere. Just say you're "Auditing the camera system" and you basically have free run of most places. Source - I'm an electrician, and never get questioned unless I'm going into a bank vault.
You already carry one of them in your pants haha of course im joking :)...maybe.
Load More Replies...This works because a human's brain is wired to notice things that look out of place. The one lump of tall grass moving and not the hundred other lumps of grass that aren't.
I'm too short & too old to just be carrying around a 6 ft ladder all w***y nilly...i'll stick with a clipboard & flashlight!
And then what? Like, what am I doing with my ladder and my unfettered access to everywhere, changing a bunch of lightbulbs on the sly?
If you shop around at garage sales or good will, some brands offer lifetime warranties.
LL Bean used to be great for this, but it got out of hand and they tightened their policy
Hydro flask is one of them, I worked the warranty division, people would send in Hydro flask with a goodwill sticker on the bottom and get a brand new in return by stating they were no longer staying cool. No lie, happened everyday. No questions asked, so all you need to do is find them at Goodwill or something and mail them back and get new ones in return.... Not bad to get a $60 flask for $2
Not many brands do this nowadays. Too many customers took advantage of it. I work for a franchise who did this and you would not believe what people dare to give back for warranty.
Do brands not offer lifetime warranties if you fail to shop around at garage sales or Goodwill?
If you run for Congress, you get government briefings, some of them confidential, then you can trade stocks on the info.
unethical? yes. illegal? yes. punishable? mwa-ha-ha...
Load More Replies...Better than that, in the U S. you get platinum health insurance for life! No joke.
'Lifetime health insurance'? You get that simply by being a European citizen
Load More Replies...This is a fact. Also, they ALL should be publicly shot. No violence intended, obviously.
Not how it works whatsoever, just a conspiracy theory from folks in the anti-wall street crowd who have no idea how any of it actually works.Take the pandemic for example as it is the most commonly used example they claim. Most major stock traders were pulling their money out of the market months before the country was shut down...cause, let's be honest, it wasn't breaking news at that point. China, our main supplier of countless things, had alrady publically shut down. Other countries were already shutting down. Businness were self closing. Politicians didn't need some "confidential" doc to know something most people paying attention didn't already know. Buy the rumor, sell the news is a real thing. IF you are really concerned about insider trading, recognize that it is far more prolific outside of politics where people can buy and trade without having to report their trades.
Also just to add another example, the Pelosi BS. There are people out there who are now buying/selling stocks based on Pelosi's accounts and trades. Not even getting into the stupidity of such a strategy since each Pelosi trade is reported on delay, but by buying the stocks that Pelosi buys, those conspiracy-wielding buyers themselves are causing the value of the stock to increase! It's a self fulfilling prophecy. And of course Pelosi is coming out ahead; you are literally giving them your dumb money by inflating the stocks owned.
Load More Replies...Sure, but totally illegal. I just read an article about this guy who's wife was discussing stocks for a company she was apart of over the phone, he overheard, and because he was upset at his wife, he invested in trade stocks and won millions. Got heavy fined and went to jail when he got caught.
AKA insider dealing, and illegal if on the basis of inside information that's likely to impact share price and hasn't been made public yet, but it can be a slightly onfusing area.
Educate childs using dog training techniques.
I mean, if through positive reinforcement and setting up and environment that generally removes bad behaviour temptation, regular enrichment and time for bonding, and firm (but not shouting) No’s then yes. I used these concepts with mine (I was a dog foster for years) and it made the baby and toddler years pretty good actually. But just as dogs can learn bad habits from other dogs, one day your kid comes home from school and has picked up habits from others. We’ve found the higher the academic standing of the school, the crappier the general behaviour because the other kids are being taught cut throat and arrogant competitive habits by parents who just care that their kids win. It’s a bit of a battle
And shoving the kid's nose in the diaper when they poop. "Bad baby! Use the toilet!" /s
Load More Replies...Don't know about educating one, but talking to my nephew like I talk to dogs seems to work (I'm very bad with children)
Haha I was playing "fetch" with my niece when she was 15 months old. Her mum was like "can you not treat my daughter like she's a dog" My reply was "Do you want her to sleep tonight?"
One easy dog training technique for kids involves simply saying "NO" once in a while.
If you get in a one-car accident, or fall asleep whilst driving, etc., tell the responding police that you "swerved to avoid an animal.".
Still makes you guilty of causing the accident in Germany, so you'll get insurance trouble.
In most of U.S., if you hit nature (tree, ditch, etc), it's a collision. If nature hits you (deer, hail, wind damage), it's a comprehensive claim that doesn't count against your driving record for insurance
Unlikely to work here in the UK, it will make you more likely to be charged with driving without due care and attention. The police's and court's view is usually that if you have to swerve to avoid something in the road, you were driving too fast for the conditions and should have been driving at a speed that allows you to stop safely in the distance you can see to be clear.
Cops are pretty skilled at spotting liars. But you do you. And the insurance company will still hold it against you. No win situation.
Years ago, I had a friend fall asleep on a rural (southern US) road and crashed causing minor, but not insignificant, damage. (No alcohol involved.) Cop asked what happened. My friend told the truth. And the cop replied, "So you swerved to avoid the deer that ran out in front of you. OK. You can pick up a copy of the report for your insurance tomorrow."
Load More Replies...I told that to my mother when I wrecked my car...I was actually racing (nothing major, damage wise, in the country, minor dent); danged dog...
Had an insurance agent tell me (a few decades ago) never say you hit a dear. Say the dear hit you. One is an accident, the other is vandalism.
Here in the US, insurance may not cover an accident caused by swerving to miss a small animal, if hitting the animal may have prevented the damage to the vehicle. Depends on your policy. But insurance companies have a lot of dirty tricks that allow them to avoid shelling out.
Hitting a deer will never prevent damage to the vehicle.
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Pay for one movie ticket, stay in cinema all day. Works almost always everywhere.
Or where it even says the film title on the stub, which I think most of the UK is?
Load More Replies...They check and clean the theaters. They check your ticket right at the door of the theatre you want to go in. Unless you are very good at hiding and don't have any need to go to the bathroom, this will not work.
Just curious where you are at? They don't do that anywhere I've seen in the USA. There is a central check point as you enter the hallway where the theaters are - then you go into whichever door is your movie. I don't cheat but I assume the mentality is the number of people sitting through multiple movies is too small to justify hiring six people (or however many theaters) to check tickets instead of one. My legal / ethical hack is I just watch movies at home for free. By waiting a bit almost everything is available to me via my library, Netflix and so on.
Load More Replies...They check the rooms between movies here and there is usually always an hour gap between.
Back in the old, old days, a movie ticket in the U.S. was expected to be for however long you cared to stay. They'd have two different movies showing in a theater, plus cartoons in between, MovieTone news, etc. All for the price of one ticket. I grew up in the 1980s, and most of the good cartoons were from the 1940s and 1950s when this was common. Bugs Bunny/Road Runner/Looney Toons were from Warner Brother movies; Woody Woodpecker/Chilly W***y/Andy Panda were from Walter Lantz/Universal; Tom and Jerry and friends were from MGM; Popeye/Casper/Thor/Felix the Cat were from Paramount; and of course Mickey Mouse/Goofy/Donald Duck were from Disney.
I think this was more of a regional thing for you. I grew up in the 60s / 70s and watched a lot of movies in the 80s when I was in the military and moving around and "one ticket watch as much as you want" was not a thing - for the most part. But you did spark a smile over one old memory. There was an old movie theater in Oakland California that had continuous showing kung fu movies. Single screen - no sneaking to other theaters. You just bought a ticket and watched until you were sick of watching. I think they showed three movies a day but my friend and I never lasted that long. They were the old / cheesy / unbelievable style kung fu. My friend and I would watch and laugh until we got bored with it. It was kind of a seedy street and had some other theaters that were porn. I think they operated the same way but we only ever went to the kung fu one so I'm not sure.
Load More Replies...Some people see problems with this approach (numbered seats, room cleaning between movies) but in a many large cinema complexes this would actually work just fine. They only check your ticket at the entrance and there are places to sit and wait in the corridors. Also, the rooms are often half empty, so you could always find a seat. Only problem I see is that you might not be able to buy popcorn/drinks if they sell it at the entrance before checking the tickets.
Back in the ninties my newlywed husband and I used to do this all the time. We called it "movie day," and would crank out 3 movies in an afternoon (back when movies were not the 2.5-3 hour commitment they are today.) We had to time it just right so we got in just after lunch and got out before dinner so we woudn't have to spend more money on meals.
Load More Replies...That used to be what people did during the great depression, not much else to do when you were a kid, pay the nickel or whatever it was and stay all day. Got really good when they figured out how to install air conditioning :)
I did that one rainy Saturday and seen four good movies. Trick is in the planning and the schedule. Also find a cinema that has an extra concession past the entrance for free refills. And don’t talk to the same person
Have a large, “professional” looking camera. Get a bright vest that says “press” on it. Make an ID. Go to town. Almost free access anywhere.
One of my ex-roommates got a "press legitimation" (dunno what exactly it is) as she worked for a student newspaper in... 80s. The card for some reason didn't have an expiration date so she uses it to this day to get into some otherwise exclusive events.
To get an international press pass along with membership to the US national writers union, you have to have widely published a minimum of three pieces. Digital included. The dates of publication have to be recent. The union membership requires monthly or yearly dues, but there is no expiration date on the card or pass. The actual IFJ press pass has no expiration on the card. The neck lammy (press pass) states whom you do for or if you’re freelance. The deal is, most entities will require what’s called “validation” of press credentials. Concert venues, government agencies, more well -known larger events will require validation. Getting into local events is easy. The Oscars is really difficult. Formula 1, NFL and such is a phone call request. The superbowl is more exclusive than the White House press corps. You’d be amazed what you can get away with or gain access to with an expired or not valid credentials, tho.
Load More Replies...i once walked into a conference centre where a lot of press things where happening with pretty famous bands and musicians. I mingled with a lot of press running in at the same time, and waved my student train pass towards someone, and was in. I had enough time to see some bands from close up, collect a whole lot of press kits, and was kicked out again :-D later; some of the people that witnessed me being kicked out came over with goodie bags because they thought it was the biggest joke that i was able to get in (i was 16) Went home with tons and tons of cds and stuff.
Grant Jacobs, for many years the official photographer for the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Bill Graham, started his career in high school by making up a fake Press pass. He took LOTS of photos, developed them at home and always gave the best ones to the band or venue. It eventually led to a very lucrative and interesting career. Check out grantjacobs DOT com to see his amazing collection of rock & roll photos.
Also needlessly endangers you. Journalist is the most dangerous job in the world. Even more dangerous than soldier. Soldiers are trained to not get killed. Journalists sadly are easy targets.
Too morbid for me, but when Air Florida flight 90 crashed in the Potomac River back in '82, a friend happened to have a NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) hat. Went down there hours after the crash, got right onto the 14th street bridge the plane clipped and observed the recovery efforts. Yeah, he was kind of crazy. Almost ended himself attempting to run his self-designed and self-built hovercraft.
Re-gifting presents as 'timeless heirlooms'.
LOL My friend gave me a birthday card that said something like, "What did I give you for your birthday? A Car? A Watch? No! A Card, because I'm a cheapskate!" So I saved that card and the envelope until his birthday, crossed out my name with his and gave it back to him.
An heirloom is usually an antique or vintage and they look it so not sure if this really works.
Yeah this hack works better with random c**p like old costume jewellery, books, art etc. Pick something up from a charity shop for a couple of quid and it's one of the only things your old mum left you, you wanted to give something that has personal meaning to you...
Load More Replies...Doesn't seem very plausible. Most things someone would regift are not very believable as an "heirloom". I recently regifted a new, heavily scented candle. Not as a gift but when I was donating some used clothing and stuff to a local clothing bank. The lady was happy to get it / liked them (they make my sinuses act up) but there was no way she would have believed it was an 'heirloom'.
And when you try and find out where it came from because you received two salt shakers.
You can replace every 'e' in a word document with 'е', the Cyrillic equivalent. Looks identical to us but computers read it as a separate character. It's such a common letter that when replaced, it scrambles the text and lets you get through plagiarism/AI detectors. For fun, copy/paste this modified word into Google and see what results you get: расе.
Until it becomes common knowledge and the plagiarism software starts checking for characters belonging to the wrong alphabet.
Hackers do this with domain names, so just because it looks the same doesn't mean it is. Use a password manager and if it says you have no passwords for a site, be really nervous.,.
Nah, the Russian links are way down the Google search page. Wikipedia entries for "pace" and "race" came up first.
put it into google translate, it says it's "Race" in serbian.
Load More Replies...Computers use character sets for alphabets. Each has its own code. Some identical letters exist in different character sets. The Latin alphabet used in English and the Cyrillic alphabet used in Eastern Europe have several characters in common, including "e." But if you use the "e" from the Cyrillic alphabet, you get different results. This is also used by phishers, etc., so that they can create a website with what looks like the same characters of a legit website.
Load More Replies...no, its just ascii code. For example the ascii number code 13 is this ♪. You can type this by holding down the ALT key while typing 13. There is a distinct number for every ascii character. Holding down the ALT key and typing the number 65 will give you "A"
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For entry level / lower level jobs, lie on your resume. Most places don’t have the time to check that you’re telling the truth. Put a friend’s phone number down as an “old boss”, or bump up your degree, whatever you need to do. Just make sure you actually have the skills you claim to have.
EDIT: agree with these comments that even if you don’t have the skills you claim to have, be willing to learn them FAST! That’s actually exactly what I did when I first got into my industry now that I think about it. They never suspected a thing lol.
When you use your friends and family for fake references, make sure to inform them of their role.
This one is dumb. Don't lie on your CV / Resume. It's not going to end well.
This one is bad advice, because if you’re caught then the fallout can last for years.. You’d be amazed at how interested some managers are in your qualifications, especially if they’re in the sort of business where they have to fight for headcount. They expect you to tell the truth on your resume. If you don’t, don’t be surprised if you have trouble getting hired anywhere good after the first couple of times you try it. It’s a reputation destroyer.
I knew a person who did this and just by chance an x-colleague worked at the same place and told Human Resources to check her references. She was called out for her lying and blamed the person who did her resume. Didn't get the job. I realize this is a one off but be careful if you are thinking of doing this.
Yep, know someone that has done this NUMEROUS times! Can you operate (insert heavy equipment name here)? Thankfully they do have experience with some equipment & are intelligent enough to learn extremely fast/well. As a failsafe, "Hey, man, it's been a while since I've run one of these--give me a quick refresher?" Accident-free & very careful--just doesn't let lack of experience stand in the way
Saying, "Oh yeah, I did that in my last job. But why don't you show me how _you_ want it done?" got me though many first weeks in restaurant jobs back in the day.
Instead of using family and friends for fake references, how about using them for legit references? Find something you can actually do for them that involves the skills the job is looking for. Then they can write a legit letter explaining that you worked for them and your work was fantastic.
I've never lied per see on a CV/ job application, but I do sometimes leave out some of my qualifications because the academic things can put some places off if they aren't actually needed.
Your mileage may vary. I actually know people who have been fired for lying on a resume for fairly low-level jobs.
Back in the day I worked for Jerry's subs and pizza for a few months running deliveries, it wasn't uncommon that folks would call in pick up orders and just never show. At closing time it was up for grabs so on weekends my friends would call in a decent sized pick up order 30 mins before we closed and I'd show up to hang with the bros with eats in tow.
Some of us are so old we remember when pizza places didn't take cards over the phone. Matter of fact, nobody did. And to top it off, we didn't even HAVE cards to pay with. We had checks, or cash.
Load More Replies...I worked for a pizza place where policy required that we throw that unclaimed food in the trash at the end of shift, to avoid that grift. It was so painfully wasteful.
Same, they wouldn’t even let us save it for the homeless people outside. Straight in the garbage.
Load More Replies...I wonder why there is always food that has not been picked up by a customer. If I order food, I am hungry so I choose something that I would like to eat. And the next logical step would be to get the food and eat it. Because I am hungry and decided to have this specific Kind of meal. Why would I do otherwise?
In the 90s, we ordered so frequently form the local pizza shop that they often brought the unclaimed orders to us at no charge.
I worked at a grocery store and saw the same 3 people show up all the time and steal stuff. The manager said there aren't even recordings for the cameras and they don't care if people steal. I started treating myself to lunch after that.
Was working overnight in a wholesale club. My manager was driving a forklift, I don't know if she was trained on it. She broke one of the smoked plastic bubbles hanging from the ceiling. I didn't see any camera parts in the debris so I said to her, "good thing that was a dummy." She said "They're all dummies!"
I have no respect for people who steal if the think they won't get caught. If your integrity is dependent upon getting caught then you have no integrity. Same folks usually excuse it by saying something about how 'big corporation' can afford it - without understanding that big corporation gets that money from the shoppers who do pay by raising prices.
Just wondering: Has shoplifting and/or cheating at the checkout become more prevalent with self-checkout at grocery stores?
I remember when Walmart (stupidly) announced years ago that they didn't/wouldn't prosecute theft if it was under $25. wonder how much theft rose after that & if they've changed that?
If you're any major city pick the nicest hotel you can find and walk in like you're staying there. Use the bathrooms as they are often very nice and with little pressure to rush. My primary source is the 4 seasons bathroom in downtown SF, top tier, has those tough paper towels that are so nice to use.
I was on holiday with my whole extended family, a short city break in Spain to celebrate my Grandparents diamond wedding anniversary. They, my grandparents, couldn’t care less, they’d stroll into any hotel / restaurant / posh looking establishment and just use toilet facilities or ask for a place to rest. As they were always polite, smiled and looked every one of their 80+ years they’d be treated like Royalty. Us young ‘uns couldn’t help but be impressed by their savvy 😀😂
Homeless tip from experience: they RARELY account for hotel pool towels and rags. There's no way to tell which room they came from. If you are homeless and can slip into a nice hotel's pool, take every towel or rag you can! And help yourself to the free breakfast.
We saw an old lady walk into the breakfast room in our hotel. She started ordering the staff about and getting breakfast. Then she started talking to us about her daughter and showing photos. We didn't understand German but it seemed she'd lost her daughter in her twenties and clearly it had affected her mentally. The police were called and ushered her away, quite kindly, they obviously knew her.
Hope your not a teacher. Or any occupation I ever deal with!
Load More Replies...You can also use their taxi stand or ask the front desk to call you a taxi.
For ubereats, mcdonalds, burger king, etc start like 20-30 accounts on their apps. Once they realize you have been inactive for a period of time they will almost always give you offers for free food, or like a burger for a dollar or whatever. Because i have so many accounts i can check through them and there is almost always ways for me to get a full meal for about 3-4 bucks at most. You can also use multiple accounts at the same time to make different orders and pick them up all at once if you really want a lot of basically free food, but thats a little more risky.
Ubereats regularly sends me 25 dollars off orders of 25 or more for the first order on a new account if i dont order anything on that account for a bit. Now you cant use the same card you have used on other accounts so you have to buy a cheap prepaid card each time.
If done right it ends up being like 20 dollars off any order of 25 because of the cost of purchasing the prepaid card. I do this regularly and order exactly 25 dollars of food which ends up being 5 dollars+fees+tip. Generally means i get to order 25 dollars of food from any restaurant for around 15 bucks all fees and tip included vs the 40+ it would be normally. Cheaper than going there or picking it up myself.
15 bucks for enough food to feed 3 people and have it delivered is pretty awesome. It takes a few steps but honestly not more than just starting a new email address and a quick stop on the way home for a cheap prepaid gift card.
For the accounts you have already used your first order deal on they will still send 40% off 3 orders of 25 dollars or more almost consistently on accounts that havent been used in a few weeks and i always have one on deck if the girlfriend and i want to order food on the weekend.
Personally I'd rather work during that time to buy some healthy food from that money.
Or for an ethical food "hack" to save money - Buy ingredients and make your own food at home and save a ton of money compared to having food prepared by someone else and delivered to you. Most of my meals cost me less in ingredients than what you should probably be tipping the driver.
Or instead of stopping for a prepaid card, stop and pick up take-out... or better yet, food to cook!
why so much work? this is like having a full time job but all you get out of it is a cheaper burger thats still berely food. maybe if it was for restaraunts it would be worth it but even at minimum wage this is a loss. besides that are there meals over 5 bucks at mcdonalds or bk? 8 hours work to save maybe 2 bucks, lol
To quit smoking cigarettes, know that you can't smoke if you're asleep. It is extremely hard to give up nicotine, so I just bought a bottle of z quill and knocked myself out. I'd wake up feeling like s**t and groggy, but as soon as the craving came along, I just knocked myself out again. It's probably not the "healthy" way to quit, but it's healthier than being a smoker your whole life. I only did this for about 3 days, and after that you're over the hump. You don't feel the discomfort or the cravings if youre asleep all day. .
I stopped smoking over 3 years ago and I still get cravings occasionally. Certainly the 1st 6 months were terribly difficult so I suggest the above advice is unhelpful at best and absolutely stupid at worse.
As usual, you're making it about you. Grow up, Kaitlyn.
Load More Replies...Just read/listen to Alan Carr. It's a huge game changer. Yes, you don't get cravings while asleep, which just goes to show the physical effects of nicotine withdrawal are not as strong as the mental. I was a pack plus a day smoker and basically just believed I would die with a cigarette in my hand. Alan Carr doesn't tell you anything you don't know, or beat you over the head and guilt you with health facts, just kind of puts things in a different perspective and makes quitting a lot easier. I'm two years smoke free, and rarely even think about cigarettes except in the sense that I'm so relieved to no longer be a smoker.
Another unethical hack to quitting smoking. Last like 7-10 days without one. Then chainsmoke like a half a pack. It worked for me I stopped smoking because I was on vacation and wasn't wanting one. Got back and smoked like 4 in a row. But my body had detoxed from it, so I ended up with nicotine poisoning. I was SICK. Now my mind is conditioned to associate that feeling with cigarettes, and just the thought makes me want to hurl.
When I quit 15 years ago I always had a pack in my middle console, just in case I needed one. Always told myself I didn't need it today.
yeah... I took half of my recommended dose of pills for sleeping on school days for maybe a week and had trouble sleeping on the weekend. wasn't serious, just weird.
Load More Replies...I buy a lot of things on Amazon. And it happened that the delivery status doesn't work. So I got my package in my mailbox but Amazon sent a message saying that, as my package is late/or lost I can ask for a refund of it. I did it a few times so I got some pretty good stuff for free.
It's usually a small business selling through Amazon. I used to have a store. Could I raise prices to cover losses like this? Of course not. You've got to compete with the big guys.
Load More Replies...Or compose well written, helpful reviews and they will give you your choice of free stuff in perpetuity. Those who know, know.
I call them Scamazon. They scammed me once, so every time my Prime package is a day late I get my money back.
I'd be too worried they'd actually get the correct info updated and recharge me anyway. Not worth the hassle
I got an accidental freebie from AMZ once. I got an email saying that they canceled and refunded my order, I emailed right away and told them they made a mistake since I got it already it was early not late. They emailed and said yes, they did...I was in the process of emailing again, explaining once again, then ..well....just let it go, they know more than me, right?
I received the lost package refund permission for an actual lost package. The person that helped me over chat was very clearly throwing shade like I was lying about my claim.
Bluffing on your resume about trending skills & experience - although make sure you are well-versed in the skills & aware of the fake experience.
As long as you can walk the walk and talk the talk. I been working for an aerospace and defense company for 17 years and can do the work with no college paper. I am self taught.
When I started my job, I worked with someone who had bluffed their way for years. Unfortunately, it was also discovered, and they were summarily demoted to a position a little more consistent with their skill set.
Load More Replies...I once listed a skill as current that was actually from years ago. Lingo had changes, and on an interview I had no idea what something meant and looked like I completely made it up when I had actually done that many times. Wasn't a great job, I don't feel bad, but I felt pretty embarrassed when I got home and googled it...
I have lied thru my teeth every time I have been sat on a jury to get out of it. Works every time.
I actually got on a jury, we heard opening arguments, went to lunch and the case was settled while we ate. It was cool
I spent a week listening to testimony and helped put a rapist and child abuser in prison.
Load More Replies...I'm turning 39 this summer and I just got selected for jury duty, for the first time. I moved to a new town about 1.5 ago and registered to vote here. About a week after I mailed in my voter registration paperwork, I got the notice in the mail. I even served in the military and have worked for the government elsewhere before, so I'm pretty sure this wasn't a coincidence that I got assigned jury duty a week later.
Load More Replies...I got summoned once and told them I was racist and got dismissed. Phew. I'm not at all racist. My girlfriend is Native American.
If you are a police officer or fire fighter, just wear a jacket that says so. You'll be asked about it, and the defense will ask for you to be excused.
Same. It's fascinating to see how the system works, or doesn't.
Load More Replies...I was sitting waiting to be called when one guy made such a fuss that the judge excused him but told him the next big jury, he would be called and possible be on it for over a week. Just do it and be honest. Yeah, it's a pain but it's usually only a week unless you get called in for something major.
so glad we do not have this here. I'd hate to be judged by a panel of our fellow citizens who can't even comprehend how to pay a traffic fine.
The nation actually requires very little from us: Taxes and jury duty. DO YOUR PART!
I was passed by the prosecution because they saw I was wearing a button. I know they couldn't read it from where they sat, it said, "I'm not really happy it's a chemical imbalance" in fairly small letter. It was a domestic abuse case, something I feel very strongly about. When I walked past their table I whispered, ""You really blew it."
To get more ice cream at a shop, order a single scoop first then change your mind and tell them 2 scoops instead. The scoop for the second will be bigger if not same to match the first scoop.
If you order Chipotle in person you actually get more ingredients in your burrito or bowl than online. Read that they did a study somewhere.
The (good) place here, have either 'normal' or huge scoops! They fill them up really good! Regardless how many scoops you buy! 🍧🍨🍦
I don't understand what is being suggested here. Does the OP think scoops come in different sizes? A scoop is a scoop, period. Of course the second scoop matches the first.
You are right that the scoop has always the same size. But as long as it is not a liquid you are scooping, you can fill the scoop differently. You can fill it with a spoonful of ice cream and you can build a little mountain on top of the scoop. Mindblowing and magic, I know.
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If you're looking for parking and you ended up somewhere where rows of cars got fined, just pull up, park your car, walk over to one of those cars, take the fine from their windscreen and put it on yours. Enjoy your day. .
Just make sure to put it back afterwards, don't want someone having a warrant...but then again, these are unethical hacks....carry on.
Every one I've read so far is some sort of crime. These aren't "hacks"!
Load More Replies...For a looong time now the paper on the windscreen has been purely indicative (if there is one), everything is digital. You pay by entering your licence plate, they fine by (automatically and) reading your licence plate. Could have worked 20y ago
But isn't that the point - they wouldn't scan your license plate if they thought they had already done it?
Load More Replies...Most car parks have cctv, so whatever happens in one, it's recorded, including whether you paid for a sticker, and vehicle plate numbers. Anyone foolish enough to do this deserves the consequences.
Is the license number not written on the ticket? But i think nobody will check that
THIS made me smile. Evil genius status. Because that other car/driver IS f****d 90 days down the road when they haven't paid the fine. 💪🫡🪖
You don't actually have to be a violent sociopath to make people believe you can snap at any moment and make them behave accordingly.
I used to work nights a lot and ride my bike home at like 2am. I'm tiny and a female and I've learned if people think your batshit crazy they tend to leave you alone
Late one night, I was alone and nervous at a bus stop. I grabbed a free paper from a box, rolled it up and started hitting the pole with it, while swearing really loud. It made me feel less afraid, but I think I scared the drivers... oh wait, that was the point!
Load More Replies...I don't consider this unethical unless you abuse it but I used to use similar to avoid being harassed. I didn't go for 'crazy'. Just - I've always been bigger / muscular so I don't look like an easy mark physically. So if I was traveling to strange cities I'd sometimes purposely look unfriendly so folks would keep their distance. I wasn't rude or mean - just tried to look "unapproachable" if that makes sense. I could tell a difference when I was doing it so it seemed to work.
Done it three times. I've acted a unhinged while feeling unsafe at a bus stop. When someone wouldn't pay me for working, I acted as if I was on the verge of a tantrum. The third time, I threw a s**t fit at someone who harassed me at work. I'm not physically imposing at all, but I have a pretty loud voice.
Load More Replies...Not sure about your claim about not being a sociopath, if you're knowingly behave in such a way to make your surroundings scared of you, manipulate their behaviour by doing so, and be okay with them seeing you as dangerous.... I think you're already halfway there with that diagnosis
What if their "behave accordingly" doesn't match your "behave accordingly"?
You can get into most places by wearing a maintenance uniform i.e cover alls a construction helmet+ vest and carrying a tool box or ladder. I would recommend a respirator and gloves. No more movie tickets needed.
It’s gonna be so comfortable to watch a movie with your 4 meters ladder on one side and your toolbox on the knees.
But, you're walking out hours later with zero progress and looking like a Village Person, minus the anonymous sex.
A lot of prep to get out of paying for a ticket. Maybe robbing a diamond store or something?
If I break something that is still available for sale, I go buy a new one, then return the broken one with the new receipt a day later, saying it only lasted a day. I've used this for video game controllers, toasters, blenders, vaccums, and a lot of items.
The store never questions it, and I get a new item for very little effort and no additional cost.
That’s why they’re called “unethical hacks”.
Load More Replies...If you're returning to Amazon, I'll allow it. If you're returning to a mom and pop, don't do that.
I think the ethics of this depend on the situation. If it broke due to normal use in an unreasonably short time and you just don't have the box, receipt ECT anymore, I think this is justified. If you are just trying to get a free replacement after deliberately destroying something or using for the expected life of the product then it's just complicated theft
Shop at Costco. You can return anything at anytime, except electronics. T.Vs and appliances have a 2 year warranty. I returned an exterior light after 5 years. An employee told me they may say no at first but if you push back, they will always return it
You can definitely return TVs. Source: my ex is in charge of the returns department at a Costco. Once they had a TV returned that he said smelled like it was in a smoky bar for a decade.
Load More Replies...If you are in the middle of a war it is okay to buy and sell things on the black market. That includes buying and selling things like salt or met. The black market isn't always about things that are unethical like guns or d***s. Sometimes it can be about everyday items most of us have access to now. You do you when the world around you is falling apart.
I used to buy tampons on the black market in South Korea (30 years ago)... apparently unmarried women don't have access to them? It was bizarre.
Weird. Some Asian countries have weird beliefs about "women stuff". Not black market - but the Philippines is heavily Catholic and somehow there seems to be a perception that good girls don't put stuff 'up there'. So mostly what you see in stores is pads, not tampons. I didn't look too hard (i'm a guy) but the few times I checked the shelves this seemed to be true. From what I have read if you are a woman traveling there you should pack your own tampons because they are difficult to find and overpriced.
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Petty judgemental attitude towards others to make you forget your low self esteem . Unethical but way too common.
Jokes on them, I assume everyone dislikes me BEFORE they get the chance to judge me with pettiness.
Flights around 9/11 are cheaper 👀.
exactly, we're still paying for the last 9/11 flights 23 years later
Load More Replies...Fact. Especially FROM a foreign country into the USA. Minimal security questions. "I'm exhausted, ready for my bed works, especially in nyc.
In the self-checkout aisle, you call the shots. Organic pears become regular pears. Organic apples become regular pears. Organic meat becomes regular pears; if you tear off the bar code.
The scanner is just a mindless machine, take control of your own destiny.
This is just theft. People doing this is why our local grocery store is getting rid of the self-checkout machines.
And they have cameras. Playing organic pears as normal pears probably works though, maybe apples too, but stealing meat as fruit is a theft. And if you haven't been caught yet doesn't mean you won't be.
You won't be doing that for long. A lot of supermarkets have installed overhead cameras and AI systems, that automatically track you from the moment you enter the store and track what you put in the basket/cart. It compares what you scan at the checkout to what it saw you put in your cart. Pretty soon though you don't even have to scan the items, they'll just get automatically added to your total.
Road signs are free you can just take em!
If you're caught with them, you will get fined though. I knew a guy that worked for the city and if he went to a house to do an inspection and they had any obviously public signs, he had to report it.
That's BS. You can buy the signs online. There is no way you buddy could tell they were stolen.
Load More Replies...That can cause injury or death to unsuspecting people...it is also very illegal.
There was a route 420 where I grew up. Those signs were few and far between
Girl Scout cookies are able to be resold easily. Girl Scouts are terrible at spotting counterfeit currency.
There have been a few bombs over the years, which must be what you've tried. The long surviving favorites like Trefoils, Samoas (Carmel Delights), Thin Mints, etc are insanely good. There's a reason people get know February is cookie time and get excited about it
Load More Replies...BP has sucked for the past three years. This used to be a site that posted light hearted and uplifting articles and artwork, now they are posting sociopathic c**p like this and censoring all their readers. They make Buzzfeed look good. I keep on think it will get better, but it sadly doesn’t. 😢
Load More Replies...Too many people here confuse "mildly unethical" to "borderline sociopathic".
This is disgusting, BoredPanda. You should be ashamed for posting something like this. What the hell has this site become!?
Petition to have this post removed. Too many truly unethical and dangerous hacks. Start by pressing dislike on the title page.
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Load More Replies...I think a lot of people don't seem to understand the difference between unethical and illegal.
I think most of the OP's here could benefit from a few therapy sessions, and some lessons in integrity
Surprised they didn’t mention running red lights and stop signs will get you to your destination sooner
BP has sucked for the past three years. This used to be a site that posted light hearted and uplifting articles and artwork, now they are posting sociopathic c**p like this and censoring all their readers. They make Buzzfeed look good. I keep on think it will get better, but it sadly doesn’t. 😢
Load More Replies...Too many people here confuse "mildly unethical" to "borderline sociopathic".
This is disgusting, BoredPanda. You should be ashamed for posting something like this. What the hell has this site become!?
Petition to have this post removed. Too many truly unethical and dangerous hacks. Start by pressing dislike on the title page.
You can report this listicle. You have to provide the URL and why the listicle/article should be removed. BoredPanda will likely do nothing as they couldn’t care less about their readers.
Load More Replies...I think a lot of people don't seem to understand the difference between unethical and illegal.
I think most of the OP's here could benefit from a few therapy sessions, and some lessons in integrity
Surprised they didn’t mention running red lights and stop signs will get you to your destination sooner

