secrets from your job

[BrownTown]

MY sister is a teacher and she also sends around all the dumb answers to a bunch of her friends/relatives. She is teaching AP english right now and by some of the answers she gets you wonder how these people even made it to high school. Their reading/writting really is at a elementry school level (she teaches at a poor/crappy school btw, so it really is true some of these people would have trouble reading kids books, the great works of fiction are jsut completely beyond them). Also, the amount of kids in poor schools who are on drugs, have STDs, or have kids is just absurd, every semester she has someone drop out because they got pregnant, and others are drinking or smoking marajuna all the time and basically think its a horrible crime that the government requires you to go to school. Going to the local community college is a huge accomplishment, and making it into a real state school means you are the creem of the crop. Of course most don't go to any college and end up being dirt poor the rest of their lives just like their parents before them.

 

[AndeeG]

This is a great thread!

I worked in my dad's medical office (he's the head partner) over the summer and there was really nothing stopping me from retrieving as much personal information as I wanted (including SSNs). I didn't of course.

 

[Shadowknight]

If you're nice to some workers at comic book stores and get to be friends with them, they'll give you the maximum discount they usually only give to customers who buy 30 comics a month

Sometimes if you just ask for a discount at the service department of a dealership, they'll go ahead and give you one.

 

[foghorn67]

If you want to refinance your house, or get a HELOC, see a credit union first.

 

[FleshLight]

The item that sets off the metal detectors in the library is a metal strip that is stuck between two arbitrary pages near the spine of the book.

 

[CravenTacos]

When i worked at best buy as a tech.......

We had an amateur porn collection of customers, funny, gruesome, impressive, weird, you name it. people had it and we collected it.

We routinely fried hardware before we shipped it off to be serviced (depending on the malfunction of course), otherwise the service center would just ship it back to us unrepaired claiming it worked fine, or was misused/abused by the customer in order to meet turn times.

We had a master mp3 collection of everything we got off of customers machines and whatever employees brought in to contribute.

They can terminate your service plan at any time, for any reason. You can also choose to end it at any time and have the remainder pro-rated to you.

They can't offer you a discount on any service plan, but they can fudge with the price of most any item if you make it worth their while. How's this important? Buy EVERYTHING they suggest, titanium coated cables, warranties, extra ink, you name it. But only agree to everything else if they give you a discount on the main item you want. Make sure they apply the discount to that item during checkout. Return everything else you don't want another day. (works great on tv's, pc/laptops, appliances, home theater, etc..)

I used to hide my buddy behind a bank of monitors until his shift started so he could sleep off the alcohol from the night before...hehe.

 

[CravenTacos]

When i worked at best buy as a tech.......

We had an amateur porn collection of customers, funny, gruesome, impressive, weird, you name it. people had it and we collected it.

We routinely fried hardware before we shipped it off to be serviced (depending on the malfunction of course), otherwise the service center would just ship it back to us unrepaired claiming it worked fine, or was misused/abused by the customer in order to meet turn times.

We had a master mp3 collection of everything we got off of customers machines and whatever employees brought in to contribute.

They can terminate your service plan at any time, for any reason. You can also choose to end it at any time and have the remainder pro-rated to you.

They can't offer you a discount on any service plan, but they can fudge with the price of most any item if you make it worth their while. How's this important? Buy EVERYTHING they suggest, titanium coated cables, warranties, extra ink, you name it. But only agree to everything else if they give you a discount on the main item you want. Make sure they apply the discount to that item during checkout. Return everything else you don't want another day. (works great on tv's, pc/laptops, appliances, home theater, etc..)

I used to hide my buddy behind a bank of monitors until his shift started so he could sleep off the alcohol from the night before...hehe.

 

[beer]

Ouro PCI-E core doesn't advertise L1 support at boot, so OEMs need to requery the ASPM abilties at some later time if they want L1 support to work properly.

 

[drewdogg808]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard

Functional ocular prosthetic research - everyone needs reading glasses or bifocals when you're 40. Don't wait. If you're in your early-mid 20's, consider LASIK - it's worth it financially. Researchers in my field implant electrodes in monkeys' brains to alter their focus. Ophthalmologists can do everything an optometrist can and a whole lot more. Chemical engineers are supposed to know everything that all of the other engineering disciplines know, but we're never actually taught any of it.

FYI...Lasik does not correct for presbyopia (the need for bifocals or reading glasses) when you're in your 40's. You still will need reading glasses even if you get Lasik. There are new lens implants that can correct for presbyopia, but that's different from Lasik.

 

[AdamDuritz99]

- We laugh at stupid written responses. We laugh heartily. Sometimes we laugh nonstop for 5+ minutes from just one response. We appreciate your bizarre responses

My wife is a high school english teacher. Needless to say, we've had a few good laughs.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: beer
Ouro PCI-E core doesn't advertise L1 support at boot, so OEMs need to requery the ASPM abilties at some later time if they want L1 support to work properly.

shens

 

[Saint Nick]

The Geek Squad MRI disc, thats all I will say. It does a pretty good job, I might add.

 

[chowmein]

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: StrangeRanger

- Financing a car will 99% of the time get you a better deal than paying cash

Why?

that just means dealers can make more off of you. unless you come in pre-approved.

 

[StrangeRanger]

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: StrangeRanger

- Financing a car will 99% of the time get you a better deal than paying cash

Why?

Because when you finance they make money on the vehicle sale AND on the backend, the financing.

j

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

When a hotel (especially a cheaper one) claims they don't have rooms, they are probably lying. If the hotel fills up at 5pm, they will keep 5% of the rooms available, and slowly sell them between then and midnight. If you are nice enough, they might sell one to you. Again, the key is being nice.

 

[DeadByDawn]

If your account is on credit hold, and I've told you no 5 times, having your mom call up to beg will not help. Matter of fact, I think it will make it worse. Especially if you are in your 40's and run your own business.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
wow this thread is awesome!

now for my secrets from my old jobs (maybe this is common knowledge):
- mortgage brokers are liars. They will try to put you into the most expensive loan that will give them highest rebate. What? your income is only xxx a month? No problem, it is now three times that. Enjoy your new house! Dont forget to call me again when you HAVE to refinance your house in a year or so (of course they dont tell you this last part).
- mortgage lenders only care that you make your first couple of months (usually 3 months) of payments. Because if you do they are not responsible for that loan anymore.
- Some people that do 100% financing (usually split 80% first, 20% second) are savvy enough that they know they know they only need to pay the first mortgage, since there is really no value on the second mortgage to warrant any action from the mortgage lender. Yes it will ding their credit but good credit people don't do 100% financing in the first place.

but wont there be fees and penalties that keep piling up on the 20% loan?

whats the point of not paying the 20% loan?

Originally posted by: K1052
The "butter" you put on popcorn is really a flavored oil product.

You can sneak the dammdest things inside your coat.

Getting head in a crowded theatre isn't a good idea.

WHY?

 

[BabaBooey]

If the repoman cannot read the V.I.N. he cannot take the vehicle...YMMV state to state..

 

[Exterous]

We have been know to play a game of "Hammer toss" or two in the warehouse. New TVs (in boxes) are typically used to line the lanes.

 

[gwrober]

Originally posted by: Exterous
We have been know to play a game of "Hammer toss" or two in the warehouse. New TVs (in boxes) are typically used to line the lanes.

We used to do that in our warehouses in the military - it's funny to watch somebody catch something with their face...:Q

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: ric1287
-at a large electronics retailer, if there was an incorrect laptop displayed, we would overvolt the memory chips and fry it. Send it back to manufactorer as DOA.

-most of the "security staff" doesnt actually read your recipt. They just check it off, so you could possibly add numerous small items to your cart and walk right out the front door.

-pay cash, switch anything like old ram, old/smaller hard drives etc, and return it in the *new items box since the CS agents dont know anything about the products.

Your store sucks 'cuz the store I worked at a couple years ago called the people who did know about products to check them, and security did check cart contents. I can't wait for someone to come posting back saying "they fvcking caught me!!!oneoneone" LOL

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: ric1287
-at a large electronics retailer, if there was an incorrect laptop displayed, we would overvolt the memory chips and fry it. Send it back to manufactorer as DOA.

-most of the "security staff" doesnt actually read your recipt. They just check it off, so you could possibly add numerous small items to your cart and walk right out the front door.

-pay cash, switch anything like old ram, old/smaller hard drives etc, and return it in the *new items box since the CS agents dont know anything about the products.

At Best Buy, our Customer Service has us check a lot of things for them before they honor the return.. especially on computer products and other high-tech stuff.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Brentx
Don't dent your iPod, because before it gets shipped to the service center we all laugh at you and know that they are going to void your extended warranty, and you will end up paying 230+ to fix it .

Actually I know of two people, one iPod and one Powerbook user that got around that.

Both were dented...however the denting was non-eventful.

I also know of one iPod user that got a submerged one replaced free. Depends on how much Apple you own I guess

Man I loved the Apple ][ and then my //e that arrived on christmas in 83 with the DMP printer, Kensington System Saver, 80 column card, Apple Green Phosphor monitor with tilt screen, Kraft CH deluxe joystick, 2 Disk ][s, Grappler+ card, and a 300 baud modem...was over $3k...1MHz and 143k disk drives and at best a harddrive of a few MB's.

Three years later: 2 more Disk ]['s (I wanted the AE or whatever quad density ones at the time), Enhanced chipset, 1200 and later Applied Engineering's 2400 baud modem, Sonic SuperSequencer MIDI setup running through my brother's Kawai K1 and a Casio CZ-101.

Games like:
Beach Head II
The Halley Project
Spy vs Spy
Airheart
Hacker II
Wings of Fury
Kings Quest
Champonship Wrestling
Kid Niki
Below The Root
Phantasie
Wasteland
Adventure Construction Set
Beagle Bag
The Bards Tale
Legacy of the Ancients
Deathlord
Wizardry
Police Quest
Electronic Duet
Newsroom
Leisure Suit Larry
The Last Ninja
Castle Wolfenstein
Test Drive
Ancient Art of War at Sea
Auto Duel
Bureaucracy
Rad Warrior
Nueromancer
F15 Strike Eagle

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: senseamp

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: senseamp

Originally posted by: bctbct
keys to construction vehicles are routinely stored somewhere on the machinery.

<-- Runs out to the escavator in the nearby park

You post online about committing a crime... smooth.

Beats posting online about not having a sense of humor.

give him a couple more years...he will catch on. As long as he doesn't find the people I buried in my backyard it's cool with me.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: djheater
7) The managemente decision making process of several fortune 500 companies has more to do with golf course conversations and traded favors than it does with success of the company.

I can't agree with this if you are talking about those Director or higher...managers are a dime a dozen of course.