When I first started my career I briefly worked IT at a hospital before getting into development, It always struck me how I was able to just walk out with machines. I’ve wondered if I could just put on a polo shirt walk into a random office and start walking out with their computers if anybody would stop me.
this post was submitted on 04 May 2026
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The number of times I've been in a hardware store and approached by another costumer thinking I was staff because I was wearing hi viz is staggering.
Like mam I'm just wearing suspenders. I have no idea where you can find that
This is why people used to wear uniforms.
For Example around 17 min, Saul Bass explains why AT&T/Bell linemen will be getting a new standardized look:
Thanks for the groovy film
True story.
I brought a bright orange rain jacket at a hardware store.
Whenever I rode the subway people would come up and ask me directions.
It’s been said - you can basically go anywhere if you walk fast and carry a clipboard.
Also if you wear high vis and carry a ladder. I’ve seen YouTube videos of the ladder shenanigans - (un)surprisingly effective.
The true magic key to open any door is a harness and backpack with networking tools and a lot of apologizing. I have talked my way backstage at a comical number of events and facilities by claiming to be the on-call networking tech here to fix the wifi. Admittedly that was almost always true - but nobody knew that because who the fuck in facilities actually knows how to communicate with the staff. Even when I was stopped just going "I'm super sorry, I need to get in there to waves tablet, can you please tell me who can let me in" literally has never not worked.
... I only ever abused this a couple of times to show off to people. Honestly barely worth it, being backstage is hands down the worst way you can experience a show and being front of house means you have to field endless questions from attendees and the staff will get sus if you're not looking busy. But getting to wander around utility tunnels is always fun, and being up on the roof of some buildings can be wild.