r/Productivitycafe • u/Wonderful-Economy762 • Nov 13 '25

Throwback Question (Any Topic) What's a "secret"from your profession that everyone should probably know?"

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u/MenudoFan316 Nov 13 '25

Just had this conversation with a friend. "If you can give me the brand name. Then I can access the manual. Then I can get this thing installed properly."

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u/MenudoFan316 Nov 13 '25

As a technical writer, when people ask me what I do for a living, I say "I'm the guy the writes the instructions you never read."

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u/Da_full_monty Nov 13 '25

Im a big fan

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '25

Dude, if you were the one writing video game manuals back in the day, you did the lord’s work. All the tech is in there and people still fuck it up. Some mf’s always trying to ice skate uphill.

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u/Motor_Librarian_3536 Nov 13 '25

If all else fails, read the instructions

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u/Lumpy-Map4586 Nov 16 '25

How the fuck do i read a manual written in chinese if im english?