Industry Pros Reveal 'Dirty Little Secrets' From Work That'll Make You Want to Call OSHA

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 12, 2023 12:00 AM EDT

Working for a company really shows you the ugly underbelly of certain industries. While many of us were grossed out by our first job at 'that one' unclean restaurant– the one with the roaches– we all assumed that was just a one-off coincidence and other restaurants, especially high-end ones, would be MUCH cleaner… Oh, we have been so naïve. And what about that banker that you're trusting with your life savings? They probably are running on 4 hours of sleep, a bachelors degree in communications, and a burning desire to profit off of YOU– but do they know anything about what they're doing? 

Recently, industry pros spilled their secrets online, shining a light on the skittering cockroaches in their industry (sometimes literally), and it's truly unsettling. The hunch that we're all being hustled and swindled at every moment is different than seeing it in black and white. For many of us, what you read past this point will make you want to fervently call OSHA and report to somebody the atrocities that occur behind closed doors and out of the eyes of inspectors, but once again, we'll all just have to cringe and turn the other way. But maybe this will make you think twice about that hotel you're booking, or that luxury lipstick you have in your purse, or even the "experienced" roofer you have on top of your house. 

Scroll for some juicy secrets from beyond the front desk that will make your jaw drop and your wallet slam shut. After this, check out this tale of a woman who got payback on her slanderous downstairs neighbor by becoming suddenly interested in physical fitness… at 2AM.

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    Font - Posted by u/Thealexiscowdell1 1 day ago 4 What is a "dirty little secret" about an industry that you have worked in, that people outside the industry really should know?
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    Font - bertmom 22 hr. ago When you go somewhere that has novelty beer dispensers that you and a group can take to your table, just know they are incredibly incredibly difficult to clean thoroughly and there's probably mold in there.
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    Font - RandomRedditCount 22 hr. ago W 3 They put little weights in lipsticks to make them feel more expensive so they can charge more.
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    Font - El_mochilero 22 hr. ago Airlines often make more money carrying cargo than passengers. Also, they have much stricter contracts about delivering cargo on time than passengers. If a plane is overweight, they will usually remove passengers before they remove cargo.
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    Font - FarmhouseFan. 22 hr. ago. edited 15 hr. ago If OSHA ever pays attention to small breweries, the entire industry is going to be shut down.
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    Font - tristanjones 19 hr. ago I used to work for autochlor and so went into just about every restaurant in the city to climb under the dishwasher. Everyone has roaches, mice, and rats.
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    Font - SComstock 21 hr. ago I worked at a major jewelry company in the US. When we wanted to buy jewelry, we paid what it costs to make the product (material, labor, shipping), plus 10%. I paid around $115 for a pair of $950 diamond earrings.
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    Font - Pentastome 21 hr. ago Zoos and museums are universally held together with double sided tape. The size or prestige of the organization doesn't matter either.
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    Font - janisdg 17 hr. ago Also, the dinosaur bones that you're ooh-ing and aah-ing over are probably plaster. The actual bones are stored safely in the basement.
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    Font - EyeBumGaze808 - 21 hr. ago Locksmith here. We can get into any lock/door within 30 seconds. All the posturing and bringing out a impressive toolkit and hammer drill is just showmanship to pro long the call out. 30 seconds flat.
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    Font - ianwrecked802 - 19 hr. ago If you're ever buying bulk gravel/sand/crushed stone from a local pit/quarry that has scales to weigh the amount of product you're getting- you're getting fied because you're paying for water. Most of these pits/quarries spray
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    Font - the living f k out of their stockpiles before/during operation to make the material heavier in the truck. Never buy by the ton- always buy aggregate by the cubic yard. It's a measure of volume-not weight.
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    Font - Lone_Buck 21 hr. ago When the health inspector shows up, a mad scramble happens in the back to clean the kitchen while they start the inspection in the dining/bar area of the restaurant.
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    Font - VinnyVincinny 21 hr. ago The roses you buy at Valentine's Day were harvested around Xmas. It's the worst time of the year to buy roses and I don't mean because they're more expensive. They're also the worst quality because it's a longer holding time between harvest and use than any other time of the year.
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    Rectangle - BubblyMimosa - 19 hr. ago If it's the first time a professor is teaching a course, there is a good chance they are just one lecture ahead of the rest of the class.
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    Human body - K4SP3R_H4US3R 21 hr. ago High volume recruiters spend an average of 10 seconds looking at a resume.
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    Font - sayan_sniper 21 hr. ago ex-farmer here. specifically, I worked at a "bio-certified" one. since there were no pesticides or herbicides used, every snail, every bug, every mouse had to be killed "manually" or by having a LOT of their natural predators around, ie. cats. the reason? nobody buys tomatoes, or anything else with snail bites on them
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    Font - unassumingtoaster · 22 hr. ago My billable hours are not the actual hours 7.2k Reply Share spencemode 21 hr. ago Been there. Especially if you have a quota
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    Font - Underestimated Iguana 21 hr. ago a very popular local bagel shop/bakery i worked at advertised all of our baked goods were homemade (dozens of muffins, danish, cinnamon rolls ect) and they were not. they all came from sysco, frozen on sheets. many customers would rave about the baked goods saying they were the best they've had.
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    Font - Galbert123 19 hr. ago S Microsoft Excel runs the country ↑ 15.1k Reply Share mininmumconfidence. 17 hr. ago Microsoft Excel runs the entire global financial industry.
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    Font - somecow 22 hr. ago We touch your food with our hands. Weird. And yes, we wash them so often that they might fall off. That, or you get assoles that wear gloves for 12 hours and never change gloves or wash their hands.
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    Font - buttchuggin4life. 22 hr. ago Nobody who actually sorts mail gives a s t about your package. The word fragile doesn't stop them from throwing it 20ft into a metal container.
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    Rectangle - ryl371240 1 day ago Bedbugs are actually incredibly common in hotels. It's just that nicer hotels generally have better means of treating them.
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    Art - bhellor 22 hr. ago Wash all of your "new clothes". A very high percent has been worn and returned.
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    Font - ToyrewaDokoDeska · 21 hr. ago The ice cream machine is not broken, no one put it in its cleaning cycle when it needed to be so they're locked out of it until they do the whole cleaning process.
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    Font - FatherKerosene 21 hr. ago None of your restaurant food is "made with love". Anger and anxiety is what made that muffin, Tina, don't you forget it. 5.4k ↓ Reply Share TheGhostAndMsChicken. 19 hr. ago With a healthy dose of nicotine and probably coke.
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    Building - "If OSHA ever pays attention, entire industries are about. to be shut down" 4 4 4 4 4 4 A
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