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For people who work around firearms, the rule is, “Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded, no matter the circumstance, at all times, even if you cleared it yourself,”; What’s the equivalent of this phrase in your career field?
For people who work around firearms, the rule is, “Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded, no matter the circumstance, at all times, even if you cleared it yourself,”; What’s the equivalent of this phrase in your career field?
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Always assume you’re logged into production.
always code as if the person who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live
Never speak to an angry parent without administration present
Also: if you wouldn’t want it shown on the 5 o’clock news, don’t put it on social media. The students WILL find it
The webcam is always turned on and isn’t muted
Always assume the circuit is hot until you have turned it off, locked it out, and tested it yourself.
All the pans are hot
In Radio- the mic is always hot. I don’t care if you have the other end of the wire in your hand, the mic is always hot.
Always assume the computer is compromised.
Always assume the code has bugs.
Always assume the database has no backups.
Always enter the recipient after you’ve written your email.
Ha ha. Its all developers! Software is a killing field! Ha ha ha
I work Packing baby formula… Any deviation from process gets tossed.
“If there is any question as to the integrity of the product… toss it”
you never NEVER EVER EVER execute a command on the productive database until you’ve wrapped it in a transaction, and tested it first.
Check all email attachments religiously prior to sending to a client.
I work on an oil rig so generally speaking you treat every well like it has high pressure, heat and gasses (i.e h2s,l.e.l’s,amonia,etc) even if the field/well is known to have nothing of the sort
When coming across an unlabeled, unidentified chemical treat it like the worst thing possible
Trust but verify. Anything anyone says to you, trust but verify.
If an idea is stupid, but it works, it’s not stupid.
I work in product development and design. Some of our best, most successful products have been things where someone said “what if we [incredibly stupid and outlandish suggestion]” which wound up working great.
Assume that somebody else did a half-ass job
Software developer.
Database connections
Assume that every hose and pipe is full of scalding hot liquid and every bucket will eat your skin off if you touch its contents.
Always mark up an additional 5% to give yourself some wiggle room (HVAC supply)
All fences are live unless you have the battery in your hand, even then you have to double check
Advertising operations.
* Always assume the client is an idiot.
* Never trust the sales rep.
* Assume the links are broken.
Working in an office, with company computers. Always assume your activity and emails are being monitored.
Treat everything as historic until you determine otherwise.
Don’t masturbate during zoom calls. Ya hear me, Jeffrey?
Every email you send has the chance of being forwarded along or sent to the wrong person accidentally…so don’t put anything in an email that you wouldn’t be comfortable with any of your coworkers to see.
“Treat every Redditor as a virgin, no matter the circumstance, at all times, even if they claim to have had sex.”
This cow will either take a crap on your head, piss in your face or kick you or a combo of all 3
We hold hands in parking lots.
Before you yank someone’s chain, make sure it’s not attached to your own collar.
I work with college students, and my personal rule is to always treat people as if they have had a bad day, and to give them the benefit of the doubt. My job/”industry” has rude people just like any other, but MOST people are just students (who vary in age from 18 to 80), or parents of students who are doing their best and just trying to figure things out. I try to treat them as such.
Also, especially in the last year, I always assume my Zoom mic is on just to be safe lol. Camera I worry less about because I have a cover on my laptop/computer cameras, but you can never be too careful about the mic.
Treat every stock as if it’s manipulated…
GME 💎🙌
Yes, you absolutely need that control condition. And for gods sake, check for bias and confounding variables. Also…statistics, you need them.
Always stab more than once even if he has no pulse
If there’s any doubt, there’s no doubt! Used in aviation about important things like checking fuel caps, oil caps, door locks etc it means that if you have any doubts whatsoever, go check it now.
* Always press Control+S, even if you don’t think you changed anything
* Commit to your local branch early and often
* Is it rendering something weird? Subdivide and solidify (fixes a surprising number of problems)
* CUDA not working anymore? Reboot or Ctrl+Alt+BkSp
Treat every glue gun like it’s on, sew every plushie like you’re making it for a toddler that’s eaten way too much sugar, and use glue as a safety net, not the main construction component.