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What's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 20 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I worked for for the railroad. Nothing is fixed ever. I witnessed hundreds of code violations every day for years. Doesn't matter if a rail car or locomotive meets code as long as it "can travel" its good to go.

When an employee inspector finds a defective rail car management determines if it will get fixed. If the supervisor "feels" like "it's not that bad" then the rail car is "let go".

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Oh, so like ambulances in the USA.

    "The ambulance had issues making it unsafe (or even illegal) to drive? But it can still drive down the road? Doesn't seem too bad: keep an eye on it."

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You'd think they'd have money to keep it pristine, with how much a short ambulance ride costs in the USA

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    US? Or somewhere else? Not saying that it doesn't happen other places just curious.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    The use of 'railroad' instead of 'railway' would seem to indicate American English

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