People have been sharing the behind the scenes secrets of their profession – 17 eye-opening insights from the coalface
10.
‘I work in the back room of a retail store, (like where all the trucks are unloaded,) so I guess that qualifies. There are two things most people would probably be surprised to learn.
‘The first is just how much garbage all of those things come wrapped in. For example, every single shirt is individually wrapped in plastic wrap, with plastic pins holding everything neatly folded, with paper sheeting inside to keep the static from shocking the workers like myself.
‘The other thing is just how these stuff you buy on the sales floor gets treated by those of us who work and be back. Thrown around, dropped on the dirty floor, stepped on by dirty shoes, so please, if you are getting clothes in person, please wash them when you get home.’
-LucasConnor6210
11.
‘Casino Surveillance here.
‘We see you. Always. If you aren’t in the bathroom, we saw what you did.’
-King_Buliwyf
12.
‘I set up lights for events and I think the #1 thing would be how quickly we can erase an entire event after it’s done.
‘Also how much we get paid.
‘And the masses of cables we use and are able to keep track of would make many people glitch out’
-Compiche
13.
‘I did behind the scenes work in a haunted house attraction for a bit
‘There’s always something going wrong, whether if it’s with a costume or props or a fog machine or lights or the set, there is ALWAYS something wrong
‘I was an actor for 2 years and got injured both years, and a couple of the other people in my room had costume malfunctions
‘Fog machines are always too much fog or too little fog or no fog at all, but we manage to pull it off every year, lol’
-bom_i
14.
‘Worked at a buffet restaurant in high school. No one bothered to clean the soft serve ice cream machine except me. Everyone else flicked the switch to “night” mode.
‘Took two weeks off to do a vacation over summer, came back and the lid of the soft serve liquid tank was covered in mold.’
-Duke0fChutney
15.
‘That most customer service people want to help you but the company literally won’t let them. They’re not being difficult, their hands are tied.’
-Proud_yoyojuly_7788
16.
‘In restaurants and bars the people serving you often work while sick (in the US anyway). Some can’t lose the money but others just can’t get their shift covered and if no showing they’ll get fired.
‘I once bartended a 12 hour shift while visibly shivering and running a 102 fever. Choice was that or lose my job. Can’t imagine how many other people I infected that night.’
-JunoLaker
17.
‘In public aquariums, there are even MORE animals “behind-the-scenes” in the rooms behind the exhibits!’
-Rude-Ad-1960
To conclude …
‘If everything looks smooth, it’s because someone is quietly fixing chaos.’
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