TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWhat’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack?message-squaremessage-square375fedilinkarrow-up1243arrow-down16
arrow-up1237arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square375fedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up159arrow-down3·3 months agoWorking in IT. Tell the truth. We will get lied to straight to our face and when proven they are lying they double down and get annoyed. We don’t care that you spilt coffee on your keyboard, we just need to know it happened so we can get you a new one.
minus-squaredphile@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up69·3 months agoI think medical doctors have this same problem with lying and embarrassed patients.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up24·3 months agoHonestly, I was naked after the shower and just fell on it!
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoAh the ol “toilet plunger lodged 1.3m in the rectum” caper.
minus-squareTVA@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up27·3 months agoif I suspect something was spilled, I always let them know that we have accidental damage coverage and things like spills are covered and that makes the truth come out a bit smoother.
minus-squareTVA@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agohahahahaha, in my case, I’ve been lucky that the places I’ve worked we actually have always bought the accidental damage coverage! I also practically start the conversation with this info so I don’t get lied to initially.
Working in IT.
Tell the truth.
We will get lied to straight to our face and when proven they are lying they double down and get annoyed.
We don’t care that you spilt coffee on your keyboard, we just need to know it happened so we can get you a new one.
I think medical doctors have this same problem with lying and embarrassed patients.
Honestly, I was naked after the shower and just fell on it!
Ah the ol “toilet plunger lodged 1.3m in the rectum” caper.
Happens every time.
“Everyone lies” - House, MD
House:“everybody lies”
if I suspect something was spilled, I always let them know that we have accidental damage coverage and things like spills are covered and that makes the truth come out a bit smoother.
And then you tell them you lied.
hahahahaha, in my case, I’ve been lucky that the places I’ve worked we actually have always bought the accidental damage coverage!
I also practically start the conversation with this info so I don’t get lied to initially.