Professional Confessionals!

[Jelly ^.^]

What are some secrets about the line of work you are in/have been in?

I'll start:

-Depending on the company, when a telemarketer calls you, they have a database open in front of them with your surname, inital, home address, any registered mobile phone numbers and an estimated income.

Something to remember the next time you swear at them eh?

Anyone else have anything interesting to share?

 

[Radeonx]

Well I know multiple products that Microsoft is working on, but my contract says that I can't say anything about it, so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Irridium]

A friend is a waiter. He gave me this piece of advice:

"Don't fuck with the people who cook and bring you your food."

 

[Leg End]

Well I know multiple products that Microsoft is working on, but my contract says that I can't say anything about it, so I'll leave it at that.

But you technically just told us.

OT: Umm... Ehh... I got nothing.

Wait... when you call Technical Support, yes, they are indeed required to ask the stupidest questions in the world, or else they can get fired.

Though, that doesn't excuse them if they act like a dumbass.

 

[Eumersian]

What we would normally call "doom and gloom" types are what I've know as "realistic patients".

Also, we keep food in the lower desk drawer. Don't ask for any.

 

[Stasisesque]

If you've ever stayed in a hotel, chances are at some point your room was used for an orgy by the staff.

 

[Hoplon]

MMO GMs don't hate the players.

the people that set the policy that the GM's are forced to adhere to do how ever.

 

[Armored Prayer]

A word for those who would like to eat at a local catering service I used to work in.

Treat us like crap and we will serve you the burnt meat and keep the good cooked ones for ourselves.

 

[tharglet]

Also, we keep food in the lower desk drawer. Don't ask for any.

Dunno who the "we" is in this, but this applies to developers Only fellow devs may request hidden food, and will know if the food is up for the asking.

Hrm, can't think of anything worthwhile for this thread atm that I know.

 

[DefunctTheory]

If you've ever stayed in a hotel, chances are at some point your room was used for an orgy by the staff.

My, my, why can't I work where you work?

Every piece of equipment I have ever worked on has been a bomb of cancer waiting to happen. My profession is filled with sterile, chronically ill individuals that work on poorly shielded equipment and breath in hazardous materials.

If you ever see a military wireless system, run away from it. it is DANGEROUS.

 

[SimuLord]

If you get your taxes done at a Jackson Hewitt or H&R Block, chances are very good that the tax preparer is making minimum wage, has no accounting or tax training whatsoever, and is being judged not on how accurate the returns are but rather how many "add-ons" they sell you, the customer.

And the "proprietary tax software" that supposedly allows them to "maximize your refund"? It's just a variation on TurboTax, where the "preparer" (and as an accounting student and potential future CPA, I hardly want to use that term to describe the McSlave that's doing your taxes for you) punches in a bunch of numbers and the computer does the work.

While I would personally recommend everyone make friends with a CPA or at least a college student who's taken a tax accounting course, if you have a relatively simple return (you haven't just sold a house or had a deductible fire/theft loss, and you don't file Schedules A or C), get a good tax program (or just a pen, the form, and a copy of Publication 17 from IRS.gov) and do them yourself.

The greatest fraud ever pulled on the public is that taxes are this Byzantine nightmare (at least in the US). They really aren't, and you can save yourself a lot of money by either learning to do them yourself or just buying a copy of TurboTax every year.

 

[darth.pixie]

If you order bottled water and a waiter brings you a glass of water or an opened bottle, it's very possible that it's just tap water in an empty bottle/glass.

Not leaving a big/reasonable tip can make the waiter spit in your food/drink.

 

[Jedoro]

A friend is a waiter. He gave me this piece of advice:

"Don't fuck with the people who cook and bring you your food."

Yeah, I'm nice as hell to my waiters, and NEVER demand anything, I always have the courtesy to ask and say thank you.

Whether it's correlated or not, my food always tastes good.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

A friend is a waiter. He gave me this piece of advice:

"Don't fuck with the people who cook and bring you your food."

is your "friend" Tyler Durden?

anyhooo... ummm... not much to confess. i sell professional carpet cleaning and disaster restoration chemicals and equipment. i guess the only surprising fact might be that we don't make our money on the big equipment, we make our money on chemical (kinda like how fast food joints make their money on the soda). also, if we call you an idiot, it's because you're doing something that is totally going to put you out of business, which we don't want because we'll lose a customer. not that we ever actually call anyone idiots (to their faces). but god... i swear some people are determined to fail. "Herp derp herp, i'm gonna charge way less than everyone else and put all my competition out of business, herp derp."

 

[creepy_rabbit]

If you're going to a pizzeria do NOT buy the salad, seriously you better off not knowing how they make it.

 

[BreakfastMan]

Janitorial service is not as glamorous as it seems. Amazing, I know, but it is true! Most of the stuff they show on TV is just lies. There is no rescuing of busty maidens from wild garbage monsters, no fighting of armies of dust bunnies with only a wiffle bat in hand, no vacuum cleaner races with zombies. I know, I just shattered all your hopes and dreams. You can thank me when you are older.