secrets from your job

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Well some more medical/hospital secrets.


Another one, not so much a secret or anything but certainly applies at my hospital. If you come in seeking pain meds for whatever reason I'll probably know thats why you are coming to the ER before I even physically meet you. Your name pops up on my computer screen as my next patient and in 10 seconds I(so can the doctor) can access any of your medical records from present day to 1999 using my computer so if you are confused as to why we gave you motrin and/or tylenol that would be why

People actually go to an ER for pain meds to get high on? Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy crack or something?

And even if you do give them drugs wouldn't it only be a few days worth to get them by until they see their Dr./specialist?

Where I'm a nurse at is inner city. Lots of people dont have money for pain clinics or whatnot. Sometimes they are so broke that cant even afford street drugs. They know we cant turn them away, however we are very picky about who gets the stronger opiate based pain relievers. And yes if we give them a prescription for vicodin or Tylenol #3, it's usually like a one to three day supply. We tell them to follow up with the low cost pain clinic that my hospital system runs but they rarely do.

So basically we, the tax payers, pay $5000 so a person can MAYBE get a $5 prescription? Is this something that is rather common?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
Some more...

Your keys are often left inside the vehicle, until it is parked in the parking lot.
Your car is usually locked...
...USUALLY
The keys are almost never safeguarded
If you tip us, we NEVER look/check your ticket when claiming the vehicle




Valet translations
"take care of my car", no boot: we will treat your car like every other fucking car we see
"take care of my car, plus small additional consideration: we will not abuse your car and park it in a manner which presents the smallest likelihood of damage to your vehicle
"take car of my car", plus substantial consideration: we will park your car 5 feet away for your, mister VIP you

You have a shitty attitude about your job. If you don't like what you are doing, go get another job.

i don't work there anymore kthxbye


not to mention, I've valet'ed for 3 places, and the attitude was pretty consistent throughout.

Glad to know you're all assholes. God I hate people who think they're entitled to damage other people's property for any reason. You are the reason I specifically avoid places with valet parking.

hey jackass when did i say valet's are entitled to damage people's vehicles?

Your posts have all basically said it so far.

Your job should have a bar set at 100%-- that being exceptional service, that each valet is expected to hold to regardless of the car that comes in, the person driving it, your mood of the day, etc. If you give 110% effort, you should expect a 10% tip. 120% effort, 20% tip. And so on...

People in the service industry anymore feel that working 100%... that is, doing what you were hired to do and "bullshitted" to the interviewer about being a great worker and always give 100%, somehow deserves an extremely lucrative tip. Thus a smaller tip equals less than 100% service in many people's eyes.

I'm not faulting you for it as it's the prevalent attitude in today's US service industry and we stupid customers have accepted it. Point is though, I shouldn't be required to give you more money on top of what I've paid already, to have your 100% effort put into whatever your job is.

 

[Raiden256]

Originally posted by: potoba

Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
a few years ago I worked at a jewel/abertsons, he had half price strawberry coffee cake because they mixed up the motor oil colorings and the red filling came out tourquis. Also they spread meat juices on top of jewel bake shop pies to make them look more shinny.

wtf?

 

[Freejack2]

It occurs to me I probably shouldn't post this.

 

[Stiganator]

Originally posted by: djheater
I'll try to go in chronological order, so thi may take a while:

1) Unsupervised workers in minimum wage foodservice jobs have very little concern for sanitation.

2) Of the 10 or so liquor store stock boys I've known who were under 21, all were thieves.

3) 3/4 of being a coffee shop employee is snobbery, appreciation of coffe is not a requirement.

4) Artisan bread costs pennies in ingredients (but there really IS a ton of overhead)

5) People pay thousands for each on-hold message you hear and they're written, and recorded by illiterate high school dropouts who know nothing about recording.

6) The underlying position of most tech support managers is that the appearnce of helpfulness is more important than actual helpfulness

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.

8) Systems Administration is cushy because no one knows what the fvck you do.

QFT!!!

 

[Jschmuck2]

There's a reason I skip over your name on the attendance - it's too funny for me to say out loud with laughing at it. Yes, I'm talking to you Dong Lee.

I was sending text messages while you were taking a test. No, you may not use your phone. I graduated from college, you're in the 10th grade. Deal.

Sometimes I fart during class. If you ask me, I'll blame it on another student.

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: Stiganator

Originally posted by: djheater
I'll try to go in chronological order, so thi may take a while:

1) Unsupervised workers in minimum wage foodservice jobs have very little concern for sanitation.

2) Of the 10 or so liquor store stock boys I've known who were under 21, all were thieves.

3) 3/4 of being a coffee shop employee is snobbery, appreciation of coffe is not a requirement.

4) Artisan bread costs pennies in ingredients (but there really IS a ton of overhead)

5) People pay thousands for each on-hold message you hear and they're written, and recorded by illiterate high school dropouts who know nothing about recording.

6) The underlying position of most tech support managers is that the appearnce of helpfulness is more important than actual helpfulness

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.

8) Systems Administration is cushy because no one knows what the fvck you do.

QFT!!!

Yep.

 

[keird]

double post.

 

[keird]

If you're an inpatient at a hospital, we charge for oxygen by the hour. Crank it up! Don't go above 6 liters per minute when you're on a nasal canula, though - it will eventually hurt.

DeathBUA is spot on about the ER. I've stopped groaning patients in the foyer and had them turn around and leave just by saying, "We're really not able to take care of long-term pain issues, but you're welcome to be seen by the Doctor." It's like a code, or something.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
Some more...

Your keys are often left inside the vehicle, until it is parked in the parking lot.
Your car is usually locked...
...USUALLY
The keys are almost never safeguarded
If you tip us, we NEVER look/check your ticket when claiming the vehicle




Valet translations
"take care of my car", no boot: we will treat your car like every other fucking car we see
"take care of my car, plus small additional consideration: we will not abuse your car and park it in a manner which presents the smallest likelihood of damage to your vehicle
"take car of my car", plus substantial consideration: we will park your car 5 feet away for your, mister VIP you

You have a shitty attitude about your job. If you don't like what you are doing, go get another job.

i don't work there anymore kthxbye


not to mention, I've valet'ed for 3 places, and the attitude was pretty consistent throughout.

Glad to know you're all assholes. God I hate people who think they're entitled to damage other people's property for any reason. You are the reason I specifically avoid places with valet parking.

hey jackass when did i say valet's are entitled to damage people's vehicles?

Your posts have all basically said it so far.

Your job should have a bar set at 100%-- that being exceptional service, that each valet is expected to hold to regardless of the car that comes in, the person driving it, your mood of the day, etc. If you give 110% effort, you should expect a 10% tip. 120% effort, 20% tip. And so on...

People in the service industry anymore feel that working 100%... that is, doing what you were hired to do and "bullshitted" to the interviewer about being a great worker and always give 100%, somehow deserves an extremely lucrative tip. Thus a smaller tip equals less than 100% service in many people's eyes.

I'm not faulting you for it as it's the prevalent attitude in today's US service industry and we stupid customers have accepted it. Point is though, I shouldn't be required to give you more money on top of what I've paid already, to have your 100% effort put into whatever your job is.

actually, contrary to what you infer, valet's don't INTENTIONALLY damage vehicles, nor are we entitled to damage vehicles. What I was trying to infer was, due to time constraints and some valets being less skilled than others, the probability of damage to your vehicle is fairly high. Even top notch valets will occasionally damage vehicles.

A dollar or two extra will make the valet care just a little bit more about your vehicle. As unfortunate as that attitude is, it's pretty true. Let me repeat this for emphasis: valets will not intentionally damage your vehicle. But a few bucks on the side might decrease the possibility of damage to your vehicle.

 

[Cogman]

heh, I don't have a lot to contribute but here it goes.

If the pump you use to irrigate the field sucks, you can power more lines of water by starting each line individually and slowly turning on the last line. if you try and start them all at one you will fail.

Bees suck when they are placed near said pump, but they will warn you before trying to attack by flying into your hair. Be warned though, once they start flying into your hair they are really mad and you can't return for like an hour (without proper bee gear)

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: Evadman
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: binister
Our root password is 4%67462hf64d

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[Pliablemoose]

I've seen thousands of naked people over the years, most people should never take their clothes off.

 

[KLin]

I wish certain posters would stop arguing about frigging valet jobs and post some more job secrets!!

Here's one from my previous job. MOT = Material other than tomato. It's an allowable percentage that's graded on processed tomatos. Use your imagination.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: KLin
I wish certain posters would stop arguing about frigging valet jobs and post some more job secrets!!

Here's one from my previous job. MOT = Material other than tomato. It's an allowable percentage that's graded on processed tomatos. Use your imagination.

hey now, i posted plenty of secrets from various jobs =P

 

[Viperoni]

-Refurbished products are typically not quite as refurbished as they may seem.
-It's not a bad idea to avoid the open box, but doesn't mean too much.
-The comapny's always making money on something, no matter how much less the price is compared to the MSRP.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Well some more medical/hospital secrets.


Another one, not so much a secret or anything but certainly applies at my hospital. If you come in seeking pain meds for whatever reason I'll probably know thats why you are coming to the ER before I even physically meet you. Your name pops up on my computer screen as my next patient and in 10 seconds I(so can the doctor) can access any of your medical records from present day to 1999 using my computer so if you are confused as to why we gave you motrin and/or tylenol that would be why

People actually go to an ER for pain meds to get high on? Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy crack or something?

And even if you do give them drugs wouldn't it only be a few days worth to get them by until they see their Dr./specialist?

Where I'm a nurse at is inner city. Lots of people dont have money for pain clinics or whatnot. Sometimes they are so broke that cant even afford street drugs. They know we cant turn them away, however we are very picky about who gets the stronger opiate based pain relievers. And yes if we give them a prescription for vicodin or Tylenol #3, it's usually like a one to three day supply. We tell them to follow up with the low cost pain clinic that my hospital system runs but they rarely do.

So basically we, the tax payers, pay $5000 so a person can MAYBE get a $5 prescription? Is this something that is rather common?

Unfortunately this is WAY more common than you think.

Not to mention the drunks that come in every single night. Heck one of our regular drunks will come 2 or 3 times in a day, drunk each time.

 

[rpanic]

When I worked at Verizon This Black retarded guy got caught giving head to this Black guy that was his manager. We found out about it and I gave the guy the nickname Chocolate Milk Man, they never found out it was me that started the nickname.

90% of the time you send in a note with any bill they toss it in the trash. Best to call businesses to tell them you are moving don?t write it on payment stub or with note.

 

[WraithETC]

Fred Meyer-

-In the stock room items frequently get thrown onto the floor from as high as 9 feet in order to save time. A 250lb BBq is no exception nor are the boxes that it falls on.
-Items that are out of stock maybe in the back but its rare that anyone would be able to find them.
-We restock opened/used items as new as long as the box can be taped/stapled back together.
-anything thats broken/stolen gets put into salvage
-You can return virtually anything... even half empty gallon of paint cause we only carry quarts or gallons.
-Security people are known as "mr. cash" and often look like frat boys with bulky black cell phones
- If you get angry enough about a supposed "sales price" the manager/assistant will give it to you in order to avoid confrontation.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
The person who tells you how long your pizza delivery will take actually has no idea. They just pull a number out of thin air, or else they say the same thing to everybody day in and day out. The only reason they quote a time is to make you feel better.

The delivery driver probably has no idea what the order taker said the delivery time would be.

If you ask for a "rush" on your delivery order, and the order taker says "yeah, OK, we'll rush that for you," you still get the same service as everybody else, except you also get laughed at after you hang up the phone.

If the delivery driver asks you for your coupon, you didn't tip well enough.

If you can't produce above mentioned coupon and you get charged regular price, the driver keeps the difference as a tip anyway.

QFT on the promised time. the pizza shop i worked for said 35 minutes for pickup and 45 minutes for delivery, except for extenuating circumstances. you could usually pickup your order in 20 minutes and the delivery could range anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: kranky
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: briin79
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: kranky
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: briin79
If a plumber comes by with a side kick. They will charge you for the extra person that is along for the ride. They will charge you way more for parts then what they are worth .

when going to the dr's office get an itemized bill. You will always be over billed.

when ordering a long island ice tea tell them to make it the old school way, new bottles have it premixed which is 4 x's diluted.

if you are diabetic and need a meter call one of the major manufactuers (accu check, bayer, one touch) and tell them yours broke. they will send a new one and wont ask for the old one back.

call clorox and tell them that their faulty lid caused your rug to stain. they will send out a 50$ at most without proof to you to compensate for their faulty product. </blockquote>

You were doing pretty good up until the fraud at the end.

</blockquote>


FRAUD?!?! and the security codes to safes are ok ? returning things different locations to avoid late penalties? um take a look. Looks like you contributed absolutley nothing u leech</blockquote>

Have a nice day and thanks for the cheery PM.

well why did you single this one guy out? did you read the thread?

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Tick
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Xkaliber
In a restaurant where I used to work, expensive steaks were not cooked on the grill but thrown in the deep fryer.</blockquote>

I gotta try that....</blockquote>

GENIOUS!

hopefully you're not describing yourself, genious [sic]

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Platypus
sorry, don't want to go to federal pound me in the ass prison :shocked:

yes you do

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: beguile

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
Here's a tip for you guys that valet your car and care-

tip the valet when you drop off your car. tip the valet when you pick up your car, BEFORE he goes and runs off to get it.

You mean tip the valet twice before and when you pick up your car? Here's a person tip from me, if something happened to you car when you drop it off for valet, speak with the manager in charge and get the shady kid fired.

You need to go back to college and retake your english course again. Clearly, you demonstrate your inability to write proper english.

actually i just don't give a shit. this is fucking ATOT, you want me to type my posts in MLA format or something?

You can talk to the manager if you want, but w/o proof they're not going to be able to do anything. Not to mention, do you WANT to deal with that hassle? Sure you'll get your car repaired, after 2 weeks of BS and a few days w/o your car.

I'm telling it like it is, you can sit there and pick at my english or you can take the post for what it's worth.

I would say 75% of all cars handled by valet's are handled problem free. 25% are dinged, mainly door dings. You valet ticket pays us to do the bare minimum, which is park your car in a stall. ANY stall. a dollar or two at the beginning might net your brand new 911 turbo parked across 3 stalls in the back corner of the lot instead of between a pair of ford excursions tucked in compact stalls.

A few bucks before you pick up your car might mean a 2 minute wait vs a 30 minute wait.

People with such attitudes about tipping piss me off. Tipping is supposed to be out of politeness. If you don't tip, you are an asshole, but there's no reason to be screaming TIP ME if you are someone who works in a job that gets tipped. It's almost like working on hourly pay. If you're anything decent you would be on salary... and not on a tip basis.

Like I said, I agree that it's a douchebag attitude. As a valet, you never know who's gonna be a good tipper and who's not: that guy in a 96 camry could be a better tipper than the brand new jaguar (and usually is, HAHA). It's prejudice, no doubt.

The point I am trying to make is, valets do not know how to differentiate between good tippers (to which they provide SUPERB) service to, and bad tippers (to which they provide BARE MINIMUM) service to.

it makes absolutely no sense on the consumer end to tip after the fact IF you want guaranteed good service. I see your point, that tips are meant to reward exceptional service. However, to highly increase your chances of getting exceptional service, it makes more sense to tip before, rather than after.

Valets are not entitled to tips. They GET tips for exceptional service (which EVERY customer IS entitled to, BTW). If they want a tip, then they better give EVERYONE exceptional service. If their service falls below exceptional, then they get (and deserve) a smaller, or no, tip. Sometimes they get screwed by cheap tippers, but that's life.

The sense of entitlement by people in the service industries is amazing.

(BTW, I worked in many tip-based professions in my life.)

MotionMan

That's a nice fantasy world you live in.

Here is a real world example for you, so I can clarify my position.

10 cars to pull, 3 valets. Assume that all valet's offer "exceptional service". They run and get cars in order, you tip them afterwards for "exceptional service". If you were the 10th car, and tipped afterwards for said "exceptional service", you would receive your car in say 7 minutes. Alternatively, you could've tipped the guy at the beginning, received same "exceptional service", and gotten your car in 2 minutes vs. 7 minutes.

This situation is an ideal small rush scenario. If you are at a busy, BUSY location, valet wait times can be up to 30 minutes. I am TELLING YOU how you can bypass a 30 minute wait.

you need a good smack because you just aren't getting it.

 

[2Xtreme21]

You don't know how much easier someone working in accounts-payable's job is when you write your fucking customer number on your check. If we get a check signed Joe Asshole with no information at all with regards to which company / business that check goes to, your money will probably be lost, credited to someone else's account, or sent back to you (with another bill for late fees).