Pro tip: Don't take career advice from a Taco Bell drive-thru guy

I was stuck in the drive-thru line at a Taco Bell in Phoenix last month and the guy at the window asked what I did for work. When I said I was thinking about switching careers he spent 5 minutes telling me how to negotiate a raise using his experience with the Bell Breakfast Menu. I actually tried his method at work and it got me a $2,000 bump. Has anyone else gotten weird career tips from random strangers?

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hunt.rowan14d ago

Oh man, that is wild but also kind of awesome. Love that you actually tried it and it worked, what a great story.

theawest14d ago

Woah, hold up. Is it really that serious though? I mean, sure it worked but one wrong move and you could have blown something up or started a fire. Not exactly a great story if you end up in the ER or your kitchen is wrecked. I get that it's cool to MacGyver something, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the payoff. Glad it turned out okay, but I wouldn't exactly call it awesome.

felix_thomas7310d agoProlific Poster

50 bucks says that thing had to be held together with duct tape and a prayer halfway through. I've seen some rickety homemade setups in my time but that sounds next level. What was the scariest part, the spark or the pressure building up?