35 Industry Secrets That Should Be Common Knowledge, According To Workers

The more you understand about how the world works, the easier it is to adapt to your environment and make it work in your favour.  On this premise, people have been recollecting secrets they found out about the industries they work in and sharing them online for all and sundry to take advantage of. We’ve run through one particular TikTok discussion, to find people’s top picks when it came to the most compromising confidences revealed, and shared them in the gallery below. 

#1

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Everyone stole from Charlotte Russe and no one cared or took it seriously and it shocked me to my core. I quit so fast

#2

HR is not your ally at all. always save and time stamp everything you send in an email to everyone in case you get fired and need an attorney.

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#3

Girl Scout cookies are made by Interbake foods in South Sioux City, NE. Same EXACT cookies are sold and relabeled at Dollar General and packaged as Clover Valley. You can also find Thin Mints at Dollar Tree. Same factory makes them all.

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#4

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Mc Donald’s ice cream is rarely ever down they are just too lazy to clean it

#5

911 dispatcher- we’re dispatching people within 30 seconds from when we answer the call. Either electronically or via radio while we listen to you. Help is coming but we have to ask you those questions for your safety and the safety of the people we’re sending. But I can’t make them go faster unless you tell me a reason. I can’t up the call priority without a reason.

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#6

I still work there. You ever get a medical bill because you spoke to the doctor about a new problem during your annual exam. Call that office and ask for a coding review. You as the the patient has to say those words. Don’t just ask why you got billed. Demand a coding review.

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#7

When these temp agencies say they can’t go past $22-$24/hour, just know the client is paying invoices @ $40-$50 an hour.

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#8

99% of Black Friday deals are not in fact Black Friday deals. They are the same price they’ve been or higher. You are RARELY actually getting a deal

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#9

Bath and body works foam soap is just watered down gel soap. Buy the gel. Add water and instantly get 3x more soap from one bottle

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#10

If you are harassed at work, don’t go to HR. Call an attorney or the EEOC

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#11

most police officers dont know their own state laws and regularly break the law unknowingly

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#12

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Wells Fargo DID open up fake accounts under soooooooo many people

#13

Winco is employee owned so if you get caught stealing you’re banned for 99 years.

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#14

i worked at both mcdonald’s and tim hortons, and let me tell you, mcdonald’s has STRICT hygiene policies and tim hortons is basically okay with serving flies in food, expired food, and HUGE lack of hygiene

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#15

I used to work for an eye doctor in Lasik surgery is literally so dangerous because of the fact that it TERRIBLE EFFECTS on mental health if something goes wrong and the possibilities are HIGH. I would never recommend it to anyone✨

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#16

If your child cannot talk, make frequent surprise visits to their daycare or classroom. Being advocates to IEP meetings. They’re worth every cent

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#17

Most companies that put job openings on Indeed aren’t really hiring, they just want your information to sell it.

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#17

Nursing homes don’t care about your grandparents they just want the 10-15k a room

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#18

Mattress Firm: the prices are always the same, they just re-advertise it as a different sale. As long as it’s not Tempurpedic brand, you can negotiate almost any price and ask for free stuff. They want the sale.

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#19

Bath and Body Works does recycle old scents and call it something different. Sometimes they’ll even trade with Pink/Victoria’s Secret since it’s their sister store 😭

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#20

Worked at a an electronics store. When I went to “check the back”, I just stood there for a few mins. We never “had more in the back.”

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#21

I worked at Costco and have nothing negative to say besides members being entitled and acting like they’re better than us. Sir your cashier makes 75-80k a yr…

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#22

Worked in HR/recruitment for 7 years. Those ‘employee surveys’ corporate jobs send out and claim your answers will be anonymous….they’re absolutely not anonymous.

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#23

Never be disrespectful to your cleaner there’s a lot of bad things that can happen to your toothbrush

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#24

culver’s rootbeer is the ORIGINAL A&W recipe. they sold the recipe to culvers years ago

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#25

Cooks in the kitchens at restaurants wear gloves but will still touch their phones, their hair, other objects outside the line, then will continue cooking/prepping

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#26

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I was an assistant for Ellen DeGeneres and she was the most horrible person to work for I had to go for therapy because of her and her short temper. She was two faced and pretended to be the most likeable person when she wasn’t she ran me to the ground.

#27

Not a big secret, but people forget banks and hospitals are FOR PROFIT!

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#28

i was a correctional officer, call your people & check on them if they’re locked up, too much sneaky stuff & abuse by authority for fun.

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#29

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GIRLIESSSS b careful when you try to go somewhere to fix ur phones cause they will in fact look at ur pictures!

#30

Wells Fargo has a toxic culture.

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#31

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If you work for princess cruise lines for one summer you can take a cruise anywhere in the world for $10 a day. 😊

#32

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Former HR manager. Document everything and sue. Dates, times, keep a detailed record and sue. I’ve won 4 lawsuits for myself and lost a few because of this. Let them do it and document. Stay quiet and sue.

#33

if you want to speak to customer service select the Spanish line. the line is way shorter and all the agents are required to know English as well 💕💕

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#34

Nursing homes are filled with neglect. No staff, and owners don’t care.

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#35

Don’t put your full address on your resume. The largest closest city to your actual address will do. Some hiring managers will google your address and decide the job isn’t for you – even for remote roles.

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