71 Shocking Industry Secrets Insiders Are Desperate to Keep Hidden from You
Platinum-selling songwriter, here
90% of the “one hit wonders” who had no staying power as artists have been writing chart topping hits
And a lot of these artists who always hang out and collaborate genuinely don’t like eachother and view it the same way yall would view a company event. They HAVE TO be there and be seen with their annoying coworker. But the will never talk outside of pre-scheduled meet ups by the label… That’s why so many rapper’s “flipped” on Drake. He’s just a coworker.
Wedding hairstylist:
Get a wedding planner.
This is your first time having to suddenly navigate a field you know nothing about, & you will be spending countless hours looking through portfolios & requesting quotes from every vendor involved with your wedding (& there’s a lot more than you think).
A wedding planner is an expert, has these contacts already, is always the first person the vendors reply to (they’re our FAVORITE contacts) & can minimize A LOT of stress for you.
On wedding day, they are your chaos manager. They’ve employed the necessary staff to get everything done. There is nothing more rude or stressful than having your family run around doing all this work, asking you a million questions when you’re supposed to be relaxed enjoying your day.
They’re expensive, yes. But after working hundreds of weddings, they’re the one expense a bride is grateful to have made or the one she wished she would’ve just gone with.
HIRE. THE. PLANNER.
If something happened to your meds (they fell into the toilet, your bag was stolen, etc) but it’s too soon to refill them through insurance, tell the pharmacist to call the PBM (pharmacy benefit management) and ask for a “lost or stolen override”. It’ll allow you to refill early for your usual copay. (There may be a limit on how many times per year you can use it though.)
When you go to an emergency room you are immediately given a score. 1-4. Sometimes but rarely 5. 5 being maybe a hangnail that could be infected. 1 being literally dead. The ones that are scored 3-5 are often the last to be seen. This includes abdominal pain, woman parts bleeding, high blood pressure, chest pain, severe pain, etc. 2 is generally very abnormal vitals signs and you might die. They also judge you based off of subjective and objective findings.
Wine sales here: in wine, a lot of wineries make a “second label” of things that don’t go into their top-tier wine. Often, it’s not anything more than “we needed 60 barrels to make the wine, and this was barrel 61”; the second wine is made with the same care as the top one. These can represent excellent value when you are buying fine wines.
Architect here specializing in highly efficient buildings. If you want to lower your energy bills put your focus on sealing air leaks before adding insulation. If you are considering replacing windows ask what the cost would be to go to triple pane glass instead of double, it likely won’t be as big of a jump as you think and will make a significant impact on your energy savings.
Former hotel worker.
If you have any kind of complaint, you’re flagged. The notes in your profile are at the organization level, not the hotel level. Every time you book, someone knows you’re coming. Every complaint you have is in your account. We can tell when you’re scamming for comps.
Customer service hates each other. If you don’t get the answer you want, be polite, hang up and call again and get another agent. More than likely, they’ll see the previous name and hate them/not know them and do what you want.
The amount of “Company Policy” is bs. It’s overridden by the customer service folk on the phone. I’ve seen discounts, refunds, policy overrides done, just because the service agents hate the last person dealing with the call and want to make the customer sweet.
Medical: be nice to the front desk in person and when you call the office. They 100% remember rude patients/parents. If you’re always polite and ever need a last minute favor (refill because you’re traveling tomorrow and just realized you’re out of meds, a form filled out that is due tomorrow, etc) they’ll go the extra mile and chase us down to make sure it gets done ASAP. If you’re rude, it’s just going in the regular pile of our to-dos and it will be ready when it’s ready.
IT. When we ask you to turn it off and back on again, 90% of the time it’s because that resets the mechanism causing your problem. 10% of the time it’s because we’re scrambling for solutions or just need two seconds to breathe between your irate complaints, and letting you feel like you’re doing something productive makes you less of a nightmare to deal with.
Ya know how hotels use refillable shampoo bottles now instead of sample size under the guise of enviromentalism but in actuality for economic reasons- don’t use those.
Nurse here. Always have an advocate with you. Even if you’re in hospital. Write questions out before appointments (or send to the patient portal so your provider knows what you need). Always always verify prior authorization before any procedure.
Teacher tip: Your kids don’t know your phone number and that is dangerous. Start practicing the number and quizzing them on it. Please. 🙏🏼
big chain pharmacies are practically a public health hazard with how chronically overworked and understaffed they are. cvs accidentally gave a pregnant woman abortion pills once. walgreens accidentally gave a shingles shot (for ages 60+) to a teen who needed a flu shot. those companies are super good at sweeping incidents under the rug too.
If you let your baby crawl around on the ER floor, the staff is judging you. Hard. Those floors are NASTY no matter how many times they are mopped.
No one really cares if you leave AMA. It’s not the threat you think it is. There’s someone else waiting for your room.
You can’t make a doctor chart something just because he/she didn’t agree with the treatment you wanted.
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