Tell us a secret you know because of your work that others might not know.

The actual cost to maintain a hotel room on a daily basis varies by the category of hotel. Take most airport hotels that don't offer anything but the room, it only costs $29 a day to maintain that room. Hotels with larger rooms and additional amenities cost $39 per day. Four and five star hotels cost $49-$79 to maintain. Of course the profit made goes to cover things like utilities, salaries and other crap. You're typically looking at at least 50% of the difference to be profit for the owners.

You don't want to pay the quoted rate? No problem, I can work with you, but what can you do for me? I don't give a fuck how loyal you are to the brand, what can you give me in return for a lower rate? I have a shit load of wine bottles, cigars, shot glasses, and other cool stuff because of this :lol:

You want an early check in or an upgraded room? No problem, but again, you've got to butter me up! ;)

A certain reporter from CNN is the biggest fucking baby I've ever met. He thropew a tantrum in the lobby once because he booked his reservation for the wrong month and walked in expecting the red carpet. He dropped his card as it would mean something, his then gf was very sweet though, she was also embarrassed by his tantrum.
 
[quote name='chrisnsally']
Okay - two for you: First, and it's common sense - but do NOT piss off the guy making your food BEFORE you get your food. My brother worked at a pizza joint (Little Caesars!) and did some horrible, horrible things to this nasty customer's toppings. [/QUOTE]

If what you say is true, your brother may have not only committed multiple crimes, but possibly felonies. Really something to be proud of and boast about.

For example, this genius now has felony conviction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D9PikBzNNo&feature=player_embedded#at=45
 
[quote name='Ed_']The actual cost to maintain a hotel room on a daily basis varies by the category of hotel. Take most airport hotels that don't offer anything but the room, it only costs $29 a day to maintain that room. Hotels with larger rooms and additional amenities cost $39 per day. Four and five star hotels cost $49-$79 to maintain. Of course the profit made goes to cover things like utilities, salaries and other crap. You're typically looking at at least 50% of the difference to be profit for the owners.

You don't want to pay the quoted rate? No problem, I can work with you, but what can you do for me? I don't give a fuck how loyal you are to the brand, what can you give me in return for a lower rate? I have a shit load of wine bottles, cigars, shot glasses, and other cool stuff because of this :lol:

You want an early check in or an upgraded room? No problem, but again, you've got to butter me up! ;)

A certain reporter from CNN is the biggest fucking baby I've ever met. He thropew a tantrum in the lobby once because he booked his reservation for the wrong month and walked in expecting the red carpet. He dropped his card as it would mean something, his then gf was very sweet though, she was also embarrassed by his tantrum.[/QUOTE]

i was gonna guess that was anderson cooper until you mentioned the gf part.
 
[quote name='Ed_']A certain reporter from CNN is the biggest fucking baby I've ever met. He thropew a tantrum in the lobby once because he booked his reservation for the wrong month and walked in expecting the red carpet. He dropped his card as it would mean something, his then gf was very sweet though, she was also embarrassed by his tantrum.[/QUOTE]

It's no secret but some reporters/anchors have huge egos. Sometimes being on TV (even in small markets) goes to their head. I'm curious who it was, maybe I worked with him.
 
From working at a video store that rented adult films,

If you're nice and end up being late with a film, I'll politely call you and leave a message to return the movie(s) you rented. If you're going to be an ass, its allowed by the company guidelines and ask for the specific movies back. So if you get a message on your home answering machine that "Redneck Hillbilly Transvestite Hoedown" is 3 days late, you know you'll have been a jerk.

For the regular customers, we (or at least I) do remember your niches. Its not by choice, but if you want a little privacy, perhaps you should mix it up a little. Just sayin'.

[quote name='caltab']Man I never touch a bathroom door handle...ever. You gotta either kick it open if it's that type of door it is or use a paper towel. For that matter, you shouldn't touch the faucet with your bear hand after your done washing them. I don't really consider myself a germaphobe, but public bathrooms are disgusting. Nothing beats having to try and avoid that puddle of urine in front of the urinal to take a leak.[/QUOTE]

I'm the exact same way. I don't want anyone else's nasty bodily fluids anywhere near my body, especially when its time to eat.
 
[quote name='Rodimus']It's no secret but some reporters/anchors have huge egos. Sometimes being on TV (even in small markets) goes to their head. I'm curious who it was, maybe I worked with him.[/QUOTE]

I use reporter loosely, he covered Hurricane Katrina; he's a meteorologist ;). He was involved in a "photo scandal" after a night of drinking.

The asshole started throwing the decorative pillows from the lobby chairs on the floor and crossed his arms and pouted while his gf apologized to me. :lol: what a man child.

Anyway, I would strongly suggest you never shake an airline pilot's hand. Those dudes ALWAYS order porn when they're laying over. Not only that but they often have call girls come over; I :lol: when one came down to the lobby in his boxers after he'd been robbed by a call girl and her handler.

Don't drink from the cups provided in rooms either; sure they're washed and sanitized but after you've seen your share of cups with jizz-filled rubbers in them you'd avoid them at all costs.
 
[quote name='Ed_']Anyway, I would strongly suggest you never shake an airline pilot's hand. Those dudes ALWAYS order porn when they're laying over. Not only that but they often have call girls come over; I :lol: when one came down to the lobby in his boxers after he'd been robbed by a call girl and her handler.

Don't drink from the cups provided in rooms either; sure they're washed and sanitized but after you've seen your share of cups with jizz-filled rubbers in them you'd avoid them at all costs.[/QUOTE]
That airline pilot comment I'd go as far to extend that offer to prison inmates as well. I was reading a book on serial killer psychology and the guy walked in for an interview with the Son of Sam, shook his hand and found out later in the interview the guy was addicted to masturbating to an insane amount. Needless to say the author mentioned he felt grossed out after learning it.

Somewhere I saw a story on those cups. They're just cleaned with windex of all things. I saw how they clean glasses at the bar in an Outback restaurant and they just have a quick solution they dip in, dip in another and put in a tray to dry. Very gross. That really made me want to drink out of a bottle or just keep the same glass as long as possible.
 
About 20 years ago, I worked as a docent in a mid-western art museum. Each docent was given a particular gallery to monitor. As I rounded the corner I caught an older gentleman licking the testicles of a bronze statue of a nude Eros/Cupid. I stepped back and waited for him to leave, not saying a word. Several months later I could see tarnishing on the scrotum.
 
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[quote name='Nemocat']About 20 years ago, I worked as a docent in a mid-western art museum. Each docent was given a particular gallery to monitor. As I rounded the corner I caught an older gentleman licking the testicles of a bronze statue of a nude Eros/Cupid. I stepped back and waited for him to leave, not saying a word. Several months later I could see tarnishing on the scrotum.[/QUOTE]

This post is made more amusing by the fact that you edited it for grammar purposes.
 
[quote name='caltab']If what you say is true, your brother may have not only committed multiple crimes, but possibly felonies. Really something to be proud of and boast about.
[/QUOTE]

Here's what I heard: "Waa-waa-waa-proud of-waa." Go annoy some other thread. Penis.
 
Never use the bathrooms in a major retail chain near a major holiday or on Black Friday. I worked at Kmart a couple years ago and worked Thanksgiving/BlackFriday and each time, different stores, people shat all over the bathroom stalls. On the rim of the toilets, on the wall, in the sink... It was in the same city, so it may have been the same person both times that did it, but I've gone to stores since that have had the same problem.

Also, Dumpster Diving can be your friend. You would be surprised what a store will throw away, tvs, video games, lamps, clocks, toys, ANYTHING. I got a lot of good stuff back when I worked there (like a 12 foot above ground pool).
 
Not a personal story, but one of my employees moved on to a Subway after he worked for me and I asked him if there was a way to fuck with pain in the ass repeat customers since all the food is prepared right there. His answer was that they had a pair of gloves that they kept on standby that they already rigged (read: dipped in the toilet, scratched themselves with, etc) that he would go to for those extreme cases.
 
[quote name='lokizz']that would make for a hell of a gameshow "Snatch & Run" 5 people are chosen to grab whatever they can from the mall and escape before being caught and stopped by security or patrons.

the trick is though you cant let the people in the mall know its a gameshow so as far as they know its a real robbery lol.[/QUOTE]

similar, without actual theft, virtual theft if you will, but with security knowing you did something. It's Neg's Urban Sports, Urban Sprinting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8CEzILvtg8


whoop! whoop!! and some fucking chicken nuggets!
 
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[quote name='Mad39er']
I saw how they clean glasses at the bar in an Outback restaurant and they just have a quick solution they dip in, dip in another and put in a tray to dry. Very gross. That really made me want to drink out of a bottle or just keep the same glass as long as possible.[/QUOTE]

I worked at the Outback before and that's only true for the bar. The rest of the soda glasses get run through the dishwasher, which is essentially the heated version of what you speak of. I think that's standard practice at any bar that has limited resources and fast turnover. It's not like they try to hide it since the sink is in plain view.

That being said, if you're a germaphobe and want your glass sterile, show up when they open. You'll get treated nicer since there is not much of a rush.

Don't be a dick and show up 30 minutes or, god forbid, 5 minutes prior to closing. For one, the food is not as fresh and you will be dealing with a cranky server who has been on the clock for several hours. The movie "Waiting" has some truth to it.
 
[quote name='MusicNoteLess']I worked at the Outback before and that's only true for the bar. The rest of the soda glasses get run through the dishwasher, which is essentially the heated version of what you speak of. I think that's standard practice at any bar that has limited resources and fast turnover. It's not like they try to hide it since the sink is in plain view.

That being said, if you're a germaphobe and want your glass sterile, show up when they open. You'll get treated nicer since there is not much of a rush.

Don't be a dick and show up 30 minutes or, god forbid, 5 minutes prior to closing. For one, the food is not as fresh and you will be dealing with a cranky server who has been on the clock for several hours. The movie "Waiting" has some truth to it.[/QUOTE]

high turnover and demand in bars couldn't be more true. I work at a Casino (4th biggest in the USA), and even though we probably have about 4000 pieces of glassware for the bars, we always have to scrounge up however many 9 oz. glasses we can due to demand of drinks... and don't even get me started on ice.
 
The bar cleaning worked the same at my restaurant. It works pretty well: first the cup is put into a sink of blue, powerful cleaner and there's a scrub inside the sink that works really well, on which the glass is twisted. Then it goes into a clearer cleaning liquid, and finally rinsed through water, then dried with a linen. Pretty much as clean as you can get. At my bar, a large portion of the cups went through the dishwasher and were hand-dried anyway.

About a special glove for dick customers ... I think that happened to me. Once I was at a sushi joint, and when I got my order, parts of it were missing. I very politely informed the server. A bit later, I got two pieces of nigiri sushi tuna, and they were clearly handled with a rubber glove. I'm saying you might as well have been eating a soft version of a rubber glove, that's how terrible these pieces became after being handled with such a glove. Let's just say the chewing of that particular piece took me at least a minute!

Oh well, it was a pleasant practical joke to give the other piece to my sister afterward.
 
I don't know if its true about people working retail generally doing more damage to the store losses than the customers. I worked at a music store for a couple years and never stole anything... until they began closing half the stores in the franchise. That's when some of the employees were openly taking home giant trash bags full of merch.
 
The only thing I ever "stole" on the job were some free drinks at my bar. I don't think that quite counts. But I did know of people who stole merch from the Lord and Taylor I used to work at.
 
When I worked at a Caseys, I ate some of the pizza that was getting old that we were gonna throw away. Only later did I find out they considered that stealing.
 
[quote name='Strell']I stole someone's heart at one place I worked at. Oh, and their kidney. It was delicious.[/QUOTE]

With a side of fava beans and some chianti to wash it all down?
 
[quote name='Strell']Jesus Christ fava beans? Gross. What kind of sick person are you?[/QUOTE]

My apologies, I suppose they go better with liver
 
[quote name='cueball939']I don't know if its true about people working retail generally doing more damage to the store losses than the customers. I worked at a music store for a couple years and never stole anything... until they began closing half the stores in the franchise. That's when some of the employees were openly taking home giant trash bags full of merch.[/QUOTE]

I can believe it, worked retail for a few years and yeah customers stole little things here and there but employees just went crazy with it. Manager both orchestrated the robbery of the store and then on top of it stole another 14 grand out of the registers bags at night, layaway lady was "losing" items to the back or her car, guy got caught just making up money orders for himself without paying for them and those were just the tip of the iceberg. I never even stole a stick of gum I felt left out =(
 
Never, ever play with iPod touches/iPads at an Apple Store. I worked at one for a bit, and they were frequently covered in snot, fingerprints, oils, and hairs. We were required to wipe them clean when it got slow, but at busy time periods (often), they'd stay gunky. I was always shocked at the number of people who would just put their fingers all over them. Same goes for those Diddy/Dre beats headphones. And those never got disinfected.

One guy came in and asked me to fix something on his iPhone 4. When I took the phone, the lockscreen was a huge picture of a naked woman with her legs spread, vag wide open. I was so grossed out, I almost dropped the phone. Best part was the guy was not nearly sheepish enough, he was all casual like, "oh sorry." What kind of dirty mofo needs that picture as his lockscreen?

If you're nice, calm, and friendly to your Genius, there's a good chance they will go above and beyond to help you get your problem fixed. If you're a pushy a-hole, rude, or a liar, you will get the bare minimum. Don't lie about liquid spills - we can clearly see them when we open the phone/computer, and the chances of us looking the other way when you lie are nil. Same goes for Specialists/floor people. If you're kind and you're a day or two (or seven) past your return date, they can ask a Manager for an override. If you're pompous, eff off.

The $99 One to One service at Apple Stores is not worth it for a couple of reasons: 1) the data transfer takes 48 hours when you can do it yourself if you're not a moron for free. 2) the one year of personal training is so booked up, it's hard to get a session that's not 8am or 8pm at night. Unless you're diligent, you'll be lucky to get 3 classes scheduled in the year, and Apple offers lots of workshops for free.

Finally, if you're not offered an emailed receipt at an Apple Store, it's probably because you seemed like an ass. Emailed receipts contain links to a survey, on which Apple employees are judged for providing customer service. Whenever I had a douche lord, I'd give them a printed receipt only.
 
[quote name='Synergy']Never, ever play with iPod touches/iPads at an Apple Store. I worked at one for a bit, and they were frequently covered in snot, fingerprints, oils, and hairs. We were required to wipe them clean when it got slow, but at busy time periods (often), they'd stay gunky. I was always shocked at the number of people who would just put their fingers all over them. Same goes for those Diddy/Dre beats headphones. And those never got disinfected.

One guy came in and asked me to fix something on his iPhone 4. When I took the phone, the lockscreen was a huge picture of a naked woman with her legs spread, vag wide open. I was so grossed out, I almost dropped the phone. Best part was the guy was not nearly sheepish enough, he was all casual like, "oh sorry." What kind of dirty mofo needs that picture as his lockscreen?

If you're nice, calm, and friendly to your Genius, there's a good chance they will go above and beyond to help you get your problem fixed. If you're a pushy a-hole, rude, or a liar, you will get the bare minimum. Don't lie about liquid spills - we can clearly see them when we open the phone/computer, and the chances of us looking the other way when you lie are nil. Same goes for Specialists/floor people. If you're kind and you're a day or two (or seven) past your return date, they can ask a Manager for an override. If you're pompous, eff off.

The $99 One to One service at Apple Stores is not worth it for a couple of reasons: 1) the data transfer takes 48 hours when you can do it yourself if you're not a moron for free. 2) the one year of personal training is so booked up, it's hard to get a session that's not 8am or 8pm at night. Unless you're diligent, you'll be lucky to get 3 classes scheduled in the year, and Apple offers lots of workshops for free.

Finally, if you're not offered an emailed receipt at an Apple Store, it's probably because you seemed like an ass. Emailed receipts contain links to a survey, on which Apple employees are judged for providing customer service. Whenever I had a douche lord, I'd give them a printed receipt only.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tips. I bought my iPod touch at the apple store but if I ever consider buying another product there I will know for future reference.
 
There was a guy at my work that wiped his ass with his bare hands and touched the sink, door handles, etc. He even got shit on the walls somehow. Like bloody handprints...but made of shit. I didn't know who it was for a while, but there was this guy whose hand I'd always shake when I saw him. Someone saw me one night and said "Dude, don't ever shake that guy's hand." Yep, it was the same guy.
 
Before working security, I was also a line cook at a gourmet restaurant:

- If the waitress tells you that there's been a little bit of a hold up with your appetizer and it will be out in just a minute, what she really means is: the kitchen "fucked up" your appetizer so they could eat it and now they're making one for you.

- If you have no idea what the fuck a doneness is, just save you and me the trouble and tell your waitress. Don't wait until I send out a steak cooked according to the ticket to realize you don't know the difference between medium and well done.

- We only wore gloves when working with spicy things such as wasabi paste so we don't accidentally rub our eyes later. Otherwise, your food is prepped with bare hands.

- Just because it's not a chain restaurant doesn't make it ok to just come in and make up your own dish and order it. You guys wouldn't believe how many times people would come in and say "well, that seasoning sounds good on the steak, can you make it on the salmon instead?" and then proceed to string together the sides from various other dinners. There's a reason the waitress hands you a menu and not a dry erase board you fucking moron.

- Old people would come in and think they were going to be super cheap by ordering tons of extra bread and by ordering one dinner with two plates. Well, they would get charged $4 for each order of bread after the second one and we charged a $5 plate fee for additional plates to split meals. By the time they were done, they could have just bought two dinners. Of course they complained about it, to which the manager would gladly point out the policy which was listed on the front page of the menu at the bottom.
 
[quote name='confoosious']sounds like a place i'd never eat at anyway.[/QUOTE]


Really? Here I was thinking you were a serious foodie with a discerning palate and an insatiable appetite for fine wine and overpriced meals. :D

Side note, now that I'm thinking about it, I have yet to read a post here on CAG from a collector being particular about the condition of a game that even begins to rival food snobs. If anyone has ever watched those food shows on TV like top chef and thought "man, these judges seem like a bunch of pricks"... yeah, we'd have swarms of people like that come into the restaurant on a nightly basis only I'm sure the vast majority were just a bunch of wannabes.

I have watched people sit at a table and debate the type of barrel wine was stored in and actually get worked up into a heated back and forth over it. The worst part is, it takes someone with a serious knowledge to accurately determine that kind of shit off taste alone and 9 times out of 10 the people debating it at a dinner table in a restaurant wouldn't know a $500 bottle of wine from the $8 glass moonshine jug of "reserve" from Walmart if it were served side by side in unmarked glasses.

As part of working at this place, we had monthly training sessions where a wine "expert" would come in and have us taste all the kinds we would be carrying and he or she would explain food pairings. I understand that certain wine pairs better with other foods and I also realize that there is a difference in quality of wines; however, the extent of the analytical breakdown that wine experts take it is definitely into the realm of ridiculous.

I used to mess with the wine experts when they would always go around asking the staff what they tasted in the wine. Most of them would do the whole sniff the glass thing and come up with some fucking Dr Pepper list of 26 flavors. I would act like I was being all serious about it and get this look of deep thought on my face with a dramatic pause and just say "I think I taste grapes." followed by a serious stare. They never knew what to say and would usually just say something like "Oh... ok." and walk on. Snobby people don't seem to be able to bounce back with funny sarcasm very well.

Also, if anyone was wondering how I even came into a job like this, I knew the owners through one of their kids and I was asked to fill in last minute one weekend. From there it just turned into a part time job for a while since I was good at it.
 
I agree, I'd never eat at a place like that either.

I'd hate dealing with all those high-maintenance customers who feel they have no control over their lives, so they pay $12-60 to micromanage a poor waitress.

I was a picky eater when I was a little kid, but I eventually outgrew it. These spoiled, snooby people sound like they never did.
 
I once worked with a chef who responded to a customer's complaint of a dry burger by licking it and returning it to the customer via a waitress.
 
Actually, I'm a big fan of gourmet restaurants once in a while. (like 2-3 times a year.) It's fun to have a night out and drop a few bills on good food. But foodies are full of shit pretentious pricks and wouldn't know good flavor if it bit them in the ass.

As for the wine, I really can't tell the difference between a $50 and a $200 bottle of wine. Although I think the hangover is less on a $200 bottle. But $10 wine is awful. At least step up to the upper twenties. You really can tell by the taste of it if it's swill or a decent bottle. But when people start talking bouquets and hints of anise and huckleberry, I just tune out.

I hate chain restaurants too.

The best places are greasy spoons with good food. Those places are good and (relatively) cheap.
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']There was a guy at my work that wiped his ass with his bare hands and touched the sink, door handles, etc. He even got shit on the walls somehow. Like bloody handprints...but made of shit. I didn't know who it was for a while, but there was this guy whose hand I'd always shake when I saw him. Someone saw me one night and said "Dude, don't ever shake that guy's hand." Yep, it was the same guy.[/QUOTE]

Would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?

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Something I've noticed people didn't know at Target that I'm sure other retail stores do:

Just because you see something advertised online does NOT mean we sell it in the physical store.

I'm amazed at how often people come in to my Target store complaining that an item they saw online at Target.com isn't here. It's funny when people come in with a printout of the item where it says "online only". It's hilarious when they look at their gift registery and ask where the "online only aisle" is.
 
[quote name='Cage017']Something I've noticed people didn't know at Target that I'm sure other retail stores do:

Just because you see something advertised online does NOT mean we sell it in the physical store.

I'm amazed at how often people come in to my Target store complaining that an item they saw online at Target.com isn't here. It's funny when people come in with a printout of the item where it says "online only". It's hilarious when they look at their gift registery and ask where the "online only aisle" is.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I had a similar situation a few weeks back (at Target). A person came to me when I was filling in at guest service about a sale concerning an ipad. When trying to explain it to her, the normal guest service person for that day came off break, and we still had to get a manager over before she apparently gave up and left.

Myself, I'm actually a cart attendant (yes, it sucks), and you would not believe how many people think the shopping carts are trash cans. On a daily basis I find popcorn and soda among other snacks along with napkins. Occasionally find a giant cardboard box because the person shopping tried to get some huge item into a small coupe. And on the bizarre days, I've even seen a microwave in one of the carts that probably went out of production back in the 90s for all I know.

Also, a fact I have learned from guest carry outs. The bigger the item, the small the car. Somebody will try buying a huge patio set or an outdoor grill and expect it to fit inside a volkswagon beetle.

Of course my favorite is when it's raining. Granted, I will try to keep the dry carts over on the left side for easier grabbing, but people still will grab from the right side when the dry carts are in plain site when entering the building. That, and if it's raining all day and busy as all hell, people will complain and ask why the carts are wet. I just look outside and look back at them and ask "seriously?".
 
Most radio stations get their weather forecasts from weather.com
 
Even though you want to believe it, Nobody at the Japanese restaurant that I work at is Japanese. They are Korean and Balinese.
The birthday song is in fact not a birthday song, but a children's rhyme.
 
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