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I think being a professional cook inculcates or at least intensifies an already present hyper vigilance because there's always something else I could be or should be doing and it's a nearly constant list of tasks and any moment not filled by a task is filled with thoughts of what am I not doing right now that I should be.
At least Christmas music doesn't fill me with hate anymore
Unless someone reminds me to sit, I will eat standing up with a plate in my off-hand.
I'm a pilot. At a drive through, I read back the price as a matter of reflex.
I'm picturing "Affirmative. Dollar 1299 now proceeding to window, over."
"Twelve ninety-nine, first window." is what usually happens. I'm not the kind of dork that repeats it as "One Two Decimal Niner Niner." The ham bands are full of geezers that'll happily play that game with me if I want.
So, per the Pilot/Controller Glossary, "OVER" means "My transmission ended; I expect a response." Because the communique at the speaker is finished and I don't expect a response, "OUT" would be more appropriate, meaning "Conversation is over, I expect no response." Though on the air you'll often hear "Good day" which isn't in the P/CG but I think is nicer.
I rather like the idea of having a word for "the conversation is over, I expect no response." In daily life lol. Feels boss.
"Smell ya later"
I was previously in management consulting - if I see a ppt, I will harshly criticize the design/through line. I prefer planning heavily via a nicely formatted Excel document/Google sheet.
I have stress dreams sometimes and about old jobs. Like in my dream I'll wake up and suddenly remember I'll need to be at a job I haven't been at in years. But, the time has still passed. Like I'll be wondering why they scheduled me when I haven't been there in years, and then get even more stressed cuz I can't remember how to do anything.
Another one, I work from home. Off hours if I'm watching a movie or playing a game I'll sometimes look over to check my work laptop :/
There was a time when I looked at LCD screens I saw all the defects.
i worked for starbucks in the late 90's and the trauma from its popularity at the time still leaves me w nightmares from time to time 30 years later. lol
entering a home or commercial/retail building and noticing everything that needs to be fixed or maintained, listening for running water around fixtures, etc.
You're probably an inspector.
sort of. commercial building operator.
Bad shoulder from working a McDonald's drive thru window that was too low to the ground
Biggest one would be trying to login to my pc with my work password.
Forcing myself not to stare down other people's misbehaving children with the "teacher look" when out in public.
I worked at a pizza place 15 years ago and I still hear the phone ringing.
When riding trains I look at the concrete cable canal running along the tracks thinking about whether we rent any fibers in that one or not.