▲ 638 ▼ What is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by NotSpez@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 651 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Locks keep honest people honest and that's about it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] eee@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago "Hello, I'm the lock picking lawyer, and today we're looking at a lock for a file cabinet" permalink fedilink source parent [–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago Same goes for anything "locked" with a zipper that still moves. One can open the zipper with a pen, go through your belongings without you knowing, then close it back up with the zipper. Atleast buy a case with zippers that lock into place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yesterday I had to open a couple of cabinets at work after the keys went missing. I only watched a few YouTube videos and I figured how to open them with my Swiss army knife. The first one took over an hour. The rest of them took a few seconds. I was amazed how easy it was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes illusion, not tricks like what whore does for money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, like the guy with a $3,000 suit is gonna open a drawer permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not quite an illusion, but they're more of an inconvenience than a true barrier. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Locks are to keep your friends out. If you don't trust the shittiest dude in your building, don't leave your stuff in your office. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I figured out one of those locks when I was eight. Used to unlock the freezer with a paperclip permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) The freezer had a lock? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Disconcertingly close to the truth tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes, it was a chest freezer with one of those little filing cabinet locks. It genuinely never occurred to mum that her eight year old could pick it with her hairpin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I've never seen a freezer with a lock. Seems strange. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yep. Most mass produced office desk have the most bullshit wafer locks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's why I only leave company property in my desk drawers overnight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Locks keep honest people honest and that's about it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eee@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago "Hello, I'm the lock picking lawyer, and today we're looking at a lock for a file cabinet" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago Same goes for anything "locked" with a zipper that still moves. One can open the zipper with a pen, go through your belongings without you knowing, then close it back up with the zipper. Atleast buy a case with zippers that lock into place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yesterday I had to open a couple of cabinets at work after the keys went missing. I only watched a few YouTube videos and I figured how to open them with my Swiss army knife. The first one took over an hour. The rest of them took a few seconds. I was amazed how easy it was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes illusion, not tricks like what whore does for money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, like the guy with a $3,000 suit is gonna open a drawer permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not quite an illusion, but they're more of an inconvenience than a true barrier. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes illusion, not tricks like what whore does for money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, like the guy with a $3,000 suit is gonna open a drawer permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not quite an illusion, but they're more of an inconvenience than a true barrier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes illusion, not tricks like what whore does for money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, like the guy with a $3,000 suit is gonna open a drawer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, like the guy with a $3,000 suit is gonna open a drawer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not quite an illusion, but they're more of an inconvenience than a true barrier. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Locks are to keep your friends out. If you don't trust the shittiest dude in your building, don't leave your stuff in your office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vashti@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I figured out one of those locks when I was eight. Used to unlock the freezer with a paperclip permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) The freezer had a lock? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Disconcertingly close to the truth tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes, it was a chest freezer with one of those little filing cabinet locks. It genuinely never occurred to mum that her eight year old could pick it with her hairpin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I've never seen a freezer with a lock. Seems strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) The freezer had a lock? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Disconcertingly close to the truth tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes, it was a chest freezer with one of those little filing cabinet locks. It genuinely never occurred to mum that her eight year old could pick it with her hairpin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I've never seen a freezer with a lock. Seems strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Disconcertingly close to the truth tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Disconcertingly close to the truth tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vashti@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes, it was a chest freezer with one of those little filing cabinet locks. It genuinely never occurred to mum that her eight year old could pick it with her hairpin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I've never seen a freezer with a lock. Seems strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I've never seen a freezer with a lock. Seems strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yep. Most mass produced office desk have the most bullshit wafer locks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's why I only leave company property in my desk drawers overnight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Spliffman1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent