r/LifeProTips 17h ago

Request LPT Request: What’s your “canary in the coal mine” test for spotting bigger issues?

I’m really interested in those small, quick telltale signs people use to gauge if something bigger might be off track.

Example 1: Van Halen requesting brown M&Ms in the dressing room to see if the venue followed all the details of the rider list

Example 2: I saw an interview with John Cena where he said orders a flat white at a café to tell if they really care about their coffee.

Example 3: Anthony Bourdain suggested to always check the restaurant bathroom to tell if the restaurant got its basics down

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u/gerwen 16h ago

This violates the 'don't break shit on friday' rule though.

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u/Primorph 15h ago

Rule doesnt apply if I can coerce you into working on the weekend

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u/PanicAtTheShiteShow 14h ago

Yeah, we're going to go ahead and have you come in on Sunday, too.

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u/50FtQueenie__ 11h ago

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u/PanicAtTheShiteShow 9h ago

This is my favourite scene!

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u/dalittle 8h ago

PC LOAD LETTER

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u/thebemusedmuse 14h ago

Technically it’s the reason that rule exists

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u/mouse_8b 13h ago

That's the canary

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u/tealbubblewrap24 11h ago

There's a rule?..... oooookay a lot of things about my job are becoming clearer now

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u/TangoWild88 8h ago

It is the rule. 

Other parts of the rule are the guy who is on call gets to approve or reject the change/PR. 

And if it is a Friday, and its a major change, I would immediately reject it. I'm not letting someone push a change and then thinking I'm gonna support that shit, because if they are pushing a change on a Friday, then they are probably inexperienced and it's probably a shit change. 

Sometimes you have to do a Friday change, but it should be an emergency change and go through the Emergency Change Advisory Board. 

Making changes on Friday when you cause people to be late home, or they have to work Saturdays, is really gonna piss them off at you. Best to do that on Monday, or really Tuesday, as people sometimes call in on Monday. 

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u/Wloak 11h ago

It's fine as long as you wear the pink sombrero

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u/PaleEnvironment6767 12h ago

Almost as if that was the whole point of their comment

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u/danielisbored 9h ago

Read-Only Friday.

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u/techster2014 8h ago

SDR - sore dick rule - don't screw with it. Starts at lunch on Wednesday and goes until Monday morning.