A teacher can’t know the day-to-day of a 9-1-1 dispatcher, just like a member of a book club can’t know the daily routine of the author whose book they’re reading. Every profession, hobby, and community has its own secrets, and, without belonging to that club, you might never know its juiciest and most useful secrets.
Luckily, some folks online are more than willing to share the insider knowledge from their communities. In a recent post on Threads, user @AdamKann asked, “I need somebody from every community on Threads to tell me their most ridiculous piece of insider knowledge.” People from all walks of life answered his call: medical technicians, contractors, retail workers, surgeons, and librarians alike shared the random facts from their fields that everyone else should know too.
#2
End of life and bereavement support worker here. And clearly, after a post I saw this morning, this STILL needs to be said; when the nurses and doctors agree that it's time for the big gun painkillers and sedatives ( like a morphine/midazolam driver), they are NOT giving up on your relative or trying to "finish them off". It means your beloved has reached a point where consciousness is unimaginably painful, and we don't want to see them suffer anymore.
48points
#3
Studies found that in schools with additional music lessons not only the kids are better academically (logical thinking, ability to concentrate, problem-solving mindsets) than those without music - there also was no bullying in the music classes.
We could literally heal our societies by simply adding music to classrooms.
44points
#4
More people going to the library and checking out more materials = more money for the library at the end of the year.
(A lot of state funding is based on numbers and usage, the higher the numbers, the higher the $$)
Support your local library and be kind to your librarian.
(A lot of state funding is based on numbers and usage, the higher the numbers, the higher the $$)
Support your local library and be kind to your librarian.
40points
#5
In dog rescue we ALL know who the best overlooked dogs are. Just ask for personal favourites of the staff and you’ll get an amazing dog (not that they all aren’t amazing but we know the really good ones are that get ignored because they are too busy being good lol).
33points
#6
Pharma industry. There is no company with the resources and coordination to create magical medicines that only partially cure diseases but keep people just sick enough to stay customers. The amount of skill, precision, resources, and discretion that would take is ridiculously unlikely. They are trying to make all the money they can, but by treating and curing the disease and holding onto the patent—not keeping people sick. They don’t need to—there are always more sick people.
32points
#7
Weddings and all the trash that you and your attendants buy to have one are ridiculous wastes of money, and overload our landfills. That includes the engagement party, the bridal shower, the batchelorette party, the batchelor party, the rehearsal dinner and your honeymoon. Let’s normalize not cosplaying as an insufferable attention seeking princess for a day and if you must have a wedding, make it a true intimate celebration of love for you AND your groom.
31points
#8
You probably suspected but I can confirm, you are still being recorded while on hold. But puh-lease don't change your ways, because those are absolutely the funniest part of my day.
26points
#9
If you are in a book club, message the author of your selection and ask if they will Zoom in to the discussion (or join in person, if local). Many, many, many authors would be honored to do so!
25points
#10
Paramedic. If you use an ambulance for the sole reason that you think you'll skip the line and get seen immediately, no matter how minor your problem, guess again. We'll take you straight to the waiting room if that's the appropriate place for you.
24points
#11
Your pet does not want to experience motherhood. Your pet’s heat cycle is a miserable experience for them. Just get them spayed.
24points
#12
Early childhood educators know everything about you and all your family members. EVERYTHING!
23points
#13
Election expert here. There is virtually no voter fraud in our elections (MAYBE a few hundred cases across the country per year) and all election jurisdictions invite representatives from both parties to monitor election activities.
23points
#14
Recruiter. LinkedIn actively works against you. Recruiters can only see people who are 4th degree connections or closer. Same goes for sales reps on Sales Nav. Which is the real reason you’re supposed to get a lot of LinkedIn connections, if you plan to use it to get paid. Premium doesn’t improve your visibility to recruiters.
It punishes people for not having lots of connections. LinkedIn lies so much in their ads/info on subscriptions. Not even normal embellishing, just straight up lies.
22points
#15
911 dispatchers are actually very invested in your emergency - to the point that they will rat out officers that have been assigned but haven't left the station. Don't let our voices fool you, we gotchu.
21points
#16
Your health insurance company could easily give you 100%, $0 copay insurance (universal healthcare)- and they do it for high level executives stationed abroad- ALL the time.
But your employer doesn’t want to offer that plan to save money for themselves- and it saves A LOT of profit- but the plan DOES exist, and it’s used every single day IN the United States. We already HAVE Universal Healthcare and a means to operate stateside.
It’s not a “we can’t” it’s a “we won’t.”
But your employer doesn’t want to offer that plan to save money for themselves- and it saves A LOT of profit- but the plan DOES exist, and it’s used every single day IN the United States. We already HAVE Universal Healthcare and a means to operate stateside.
It’s not a “we can’t” it’s a “we won’t.”
21points
#17
I'm a retired Medical Lab Tech II from the Infusion Center at one of the largest hospitals in the country, and I learned that the human body's immune system constantly fights cancerous cells every second of every day without you even knowing. It's as common as breathing.
19points
#18
Nurse here: Make a living will & choose someone you absolutely trust to honor your wishes. Know & understand the different codes & what they entail. Your healthcare proxy doesn’t have to be a family member.
18points
#19
From a TK teacher,child’s play is actually deep deep thinking. It involves communication and language development planning, employing trial and error, collaborating, elaborating, and synergizing.
17points
#20
We listen to music and talk about our weekend plans while performing surgery.
17points