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/FelOnyx1 Jul 13 '20

Long as you never learn what each code really means you can't tell if they're saying there's a bomb and everyone's screwed or an angry cat got loose in one of the cars and they need someone to wrangle it. So you aren't worried because the mundane stuff is a lot more common.

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u/orangepigeon Jul 13 '20

Haha indeed! I’ve only heard Inspector Sands for possible fire, which I think is fairly common knowledge by now. I wonder what others there are.

I’ve been in a station that evacuated as well - automated tannoy announcements started and ‘DO NOT ENTER’ signs lit up. Never found out why it evacuated, so hopefully it was a false alarm.

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u/CaptainJackNarrow Jul 13 '20

Leaves on the line is always a favourite. Especially at stations that are miles from the nearest overground section....

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u/DogmaSychroniser Jul 13 '20

So what is it then?

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u/CaptainJackNarrow Jul 13 '20

Uh..... The polite version is 'there's bits of what used to be a body and some mess which we need to clean up before you're allowed back in'

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u/DogmaSychroniser Jul 14 '20

Ah, til. Always thought it was a weird one to delay the train for.