Can you keep a secret? I kept my outlet the same way too.

I just can’t imagine that being up to code. Granted I’ve not actually dug into whether or not that’s correct. Just an assumption.

I went to replace an outlet in my garage. Opened it up. The hot and neutral wires were just straight through the box. In through the top and out the bottom in one solid piece of wire each. A portion in the middle had been stripped and looped around the screws.