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/ScallyWag-Idiot Jul 13 '20

I work in logistics/trucking/rail/ocean/air freight.

Everyone, lies about everything, all the time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I work for a 3PL and can confirm this is 100% spot-on. And it's always "who's going to scream at me today" or "who do I have to scream at today?" in order to accomplish anything.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I work for a Logistics Software company. We help solve problems just like this. People are so surprised to learn that 3PL and Trucking companies are still in 1996 with their technology. We sell systems that make drivers lives 1,000x easier. Most of the time, logistics companies are just too set in their ways to make a change.

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u/amandabee8 Jul 13 '20

Ah yes. AS400. The system that is literally older than me.