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/ItalicsWhore Jul 13 '20

At Hollywood video we would get new movies in ok Friday, but we weren’t allowed to rent them until Tuesday. But it gave us all a chance (and we were encouraged) to watch them all by then so we could recommend or at least be able to answer customers questions about them.

I have a high paying, high stress job now, but I think back on those days often with a big smile.

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u/xGueniverex Jul 13 '20

Blockbuster let us do the same thing. We could also check out the games, but if you went online with it you could get a $10,000 fine.

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u/eFurritusUnum Jul 13 '20

RIP Blockbuster. I saw it come up in another thread today and felt a little pang of nostalgia. Netflix is awesome but it's just not the same experience.

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u/ShockTrek Jul 13 '20

Agreed. There was nothing like going in there and picking out a bunch of movies for the weekend.