What’s the “Don’t trust a skinny chef” of your job? – 22 red flags in the workplace
12.
‘When your contractor arrives, look at his truck.
‘If it’s a big, brand new, and pristinely clean beauty…you’re going to get overcharged while he sends in subcontractors.
‘If it’s a rusted out POS that doesn’t look safe to drive in… he may abandon the job and disappear to go buy meth with your down payment.
‘You need medium truck guy. Always look for the medium truck guy.
–TheSamizdattt
13.
‘Teacher here – don’t trust an educator that doesn’t exhibit intellectual curiosity. Or who doesn’t read…’
–dem4life71
14.
‘I provide hardware to assembly/production warehouses. Never trust a maintenance lead in a clean shirt. That guy has no idea what he’s talking about. He’s the lead of maintenance because the higher-ups trust him to not waste money.’
–HyperMasenko
15.
‘Mine is “Never trust a clean welder” and “never trust a supervisor with creases ironed into his jeans”.’
–VoiceOverVAC
16.
‘The worst writing professor I ever had assigned his own book as the course text, and he would wax eloquent about the metaphors he’d used, but that made no sense at all. Absolute hack.’
–LookItsDaphne
17.
‘Don’t trust a tattoo artist without tattoos. The artwork is one thing, the application is another. Understanding what it’s like to be tattooed where you’re tattooing is invaluable.’
–WilliamMurderfacex3
18.
‘Don’t trust a librarian who supports banning books.’
–she_makes_things
19.
‘Don’t trust a librarian who doesn’t read.’
–SwampyMesss
20.
‘Never trust a therapist who doesn’t have their own own therapist.’
–Artsprite
21.
‘Don’t trust a florist with nice fingernails and designer clothes.
‘It’s a dirty job, and everybody has to scrub the buckets.’
–FlowerMaxPower
22.
‘A dentist with bad teeth.’
–Nonchalant_Rutabaga
In summary:
Don’t trust anyone.
–cranesarealiens
Don’t trust a deaf man to compose music?
Oh wait…
–Constant-Tutor-4646
There’s always an exception.
Source: u/whooper346