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by HappyFapMachine 2877 days ago
In my country, it's required by law for every employee to have a certificate even for plugging in a toaster. The training is easy though and serves mostly to prevent injuries.
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What does the training cover?

"Do not rest your tongue on the plug as you insert it into the wall."

I get that electricity is dangerous, but are there really functioning adults hired by a company that can't be trusted to plug in a simple appliance without a safety briefing first? It seems insulting to their intelligence. Or do they make everybody do this so the one or two absolute morons don't feel bad about being forced to take the "completely basic life skills" course before they're allowed to function at even a very low adult level?

What do they teach you not to do?
Question ever-expanding bureaucracy?