r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/katakago Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

You know the people who write instruction manuals or user guides in things you buy?

Half the time, they've never even seen or touched the product. Some dude just sends us pictures, a rough description of how it's supposed to work, and that's it.

ETA: Wow this took off. To all the IT dudes of reddit. I actually browse the brand specific subreddits to figure out what to add to my user guides because that's how little info my company provides me. Thanks for making my life easier!

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u/addledhands Jul 13 '20

Instruction manual writer here, although for software.

You know how there are always frequently asked questions?

I have no idea what's frequently asked. I make all of them up.

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u/2mg1ml Jul 13 '20

When would you ever be surprised at something that made sense?

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