‘What is a cheat code at your job that only employees would know?’ – 17 sneaky workplace hacks
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‘Not a job cheat code, but a neighborhood cheat code. My parents used to have a lot of parties at their house. They only paid for one garbage can. After the party there would be 2-3 full cans at the curb waiting for the garbage collector. All of the cans were always emptied.
‘The neighbor across the street did the same, but when he had extra cans they were NEVER emptied. He would ask my dad if he got his extras emptied and my dad would say “yeah, always”. What he failed to tell the neighbor (who was also his friend), was that he always left a six pack or a bottle or two of wine behind the cans for the trash collectors. Whenever one of the trash collectors saw my dad they would give him a little salute.’
-JBolliverShagnasty
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‘I worked for a large international company that would pay for meals on the road. Sometimes, when I was arriving home late at night, rather than stopping off at a restaurant for dinner and wasting an hour, I would just buy a gift card for the restaurant with the corporate credit card and expense it as my meal.
‘I used to ask for the cards in irregular amounts, I.e. $45.27 rather than round numbers to keep it seemingly legit. We were allowed to spend up to $65 for dinner, so it didn’t raise flags. Then, I could enjoy a meal with my spouse at a later time.’
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‘Here’s a double for you…
‘As the IT guy, when employees needed a tech task done fast(er) or wanted special treatment, they’d bring me a bottle of Mtn Dew or a Payday (candy bar).
‘I used my personal rewards account to earn points when ordering office equipment.
‘With 200 employees and an owner who liked the latest and greatest tech for himself and company, I’d rack up a truly significant amount of points quickly. I quickly figured out the employees with kids and those less fortunate, so I’d often use points to buy employees home computers and simple computer parts.’
-theonlybuster
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‘As a journalist, here’s a cheat code: When interviewing someone important, always ask your most important question twice – once at the beginning when they’re prepared, and once at the end when they’re relaxed. The second answer is usually more honest and revealing. Also, if someone says ‘no comment’ to a question, try rephrasing it as a statement instead of a question – people often feel compelled to correct you, giving you the information anyway.’
-sramay
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‘Maybe not just my job but if you get emailed something by someone you know is busy and you feel the urgency they convey is not warranted, just bounce it back to them asking a simple question in the guise of clarifying something.
Buys you anything from a few hours to a few days.’
-jawide626
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‘At BK if you order a Whopper “heavy all” it comes with extra everything and looks more like the photo. Also being an insider term, they sometimes think you are a secret shopper from corporate and make it extra good.’
-Independent-Bike8810
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‘I get to book hotels for some of our employees. As long as we use the company AMEX card for points, we’re good. But there’s no policy about hotel rewards. Long story short, I’ve got a shit ton of Hilton points for hotel stays that weren’t my own.’
-talkinstevenhawkin
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‘I worked at a ridiculously popular coffee chain. Everyone knows the secret menu is made up, but the real cheat code is for the employees.
‘When someone orders a brewed coffee and says “Yeah, that’s for here,” we charge them for a small coffee… but we’re supposed to give them a large mug. The system doesn’t care; it’s a legacy rule from when the mugs were all one size.
‘They get a massive coffee for the price of a small just by using two specific words. We’d only do it for people who were nice and said the phrase. The angry customers just got the small cup.’
-Remarkable_Boat_7722
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