Stuff you know that others wouldn't know because of your job.

jonesy · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:19

Not sure if this has been done here before, but read it on another forum and some the answers are very interesting! Apologies if it has!

I shall start.

If you have a late bet on a race in a bookies, or even a football match for that matter. As long as it is not stupidly late i.e. the race is over before your bet is placed you will be able to get paid 90% of the time. Sometimes the manager will use their discretion to pay it, however if you rub them up the wrong way they will not pay you out of badness!, so be nice about it! If the manager refuses, just ring the customer help line and 9 times out of 10 they will ring the shop and tell the manager to pay you.

Your turn.

jakeke · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:23

That most business quotes are ex VAT

happy_2008 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:24

jakeke said:
That most business quotes are ex VAT

Very common knowledge LOL

[TW]Fox · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:24

jakeke said:
That most business quotes are ex VAT

Everyone knows that :confused:

sorn21 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:24

Swimming Pools are dirty, dirty places.

Randell Floyd · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:25

Have a fairly decent amount in my line of work and where I'm based, everything from planned terrorist raids, drug raids, terrorist medical needs/transfers, Manchester United info, medical conditions of the rich and famous, knowing what really happens at crime scenes and so on.

Bennie-Mac · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:28

Air conditioning is technically the most efficient form of conventional heating for a building.

antijoke · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:28

Lots of boring stuff to do with telecoms.

V4NT0M · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:29

Most people are idiots.

mac1st3 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:31

Skyfall said:
Most people are idiots.

confirmed, and most of my collegues too

neil3k · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:32

all connexions advisers don't know their arse from their elbow

Steve2000 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:33

I know where all the CCTV cameras are in the Toby carvery I eat at regular. And that they cost £85000 to set up. And they only upgraded from monochrome three years ago.

Django x2 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:34

Computers are bad for you, and stuff

Greebo · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:34

That I used to be able to access your credit history and see exactly how much you owe on cards, catalogues, hp, your earnings etc in a temp job I had once at one of the credit agencies.

And I wasn't supposed to know the password to do that as I didn;t have security clearance but my boss gave me her password one day to do something cause she was being lazy and she never changed it.

Other stuff I learnt was that armed forces personel and students used to get automatic acceptance for credit cards whatever their credit score was.

MickeyFinns · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:36

removed

Charlie Bravo · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:40

That airliners have more parts fail then you all know about

mac1st3 · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:40

The plastic lock boxes (safers) are on our stock file at £1000 each! and they're for store use only.

also, when running the yearly audit, it's possible to hide stuff, and when everything has been counted etc, the item is no longer part of our stock, and is therefore untraceable*

*was a co-worker who found this out and told me after he left the company, Never done it myself as I have morals

gjrc · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:41

that you should be buying shares in ****** Ltd.

grudas · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:42

neil3k said:
all connexions advisers don't know their arse from their elbow

Wicksta · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:43

that z0mbi3 is a crossdresser.