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Trivial Psychic · 05-09-2017, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Weapon X

This may sound like a dumb question so forgive me, but do the backroom jobs require a lot of heavy lifting? How strenuous? It was a concern of mine due to my scoliosis. I had a dishwashing job where we had to carry crates of saute pans back and forth for 10 hours, it was murder. I had to take ibuprofen before my shifts. Granted...I found out later that they didn't show us the proper way to lift things to minimize strain on our backs....but it's still something I'm concerned about.

No...it's not dumb question. A lot of stockroom jobs are going to require extra lifting that a floor employee might not have to go through though. To put perspective on it, when you go into your local TRU...take a moment to look at the stuff OTHER than the stuff you normally hunt for. Take a look at the bike and Power Wheel racks. Take a look at that outdoor section that sells the home jungle gyms and swimming pools. Take a look at that Imaginarium section that carries all of those wooden Thomas the Tank Engine stuff (some of the most deceptively heavy toys TRU has, the boxes can weigh 45 pounds or more and are full of solid wood tracks and blocks.) A box of the aluminum baseball bats that TRUs carry can easily weigh 50 pounds. Some TRU's sell baby furniture, strollers, and bags of sand as well, which can start at about 25 pounds and work their way into the 150 pound range (especially the wooden BRU changing tables and cribs.)

All of those need to be put up on a shelf and stored somewhere in the warehouse, and eventually pulled down for placement on the shelf. Although a store will always preach using two people for heavy items, with the way retailers often under-staff, there WILL be a time where you will need to pull Power Wheels Escalade and battery off of the top rack by yourself while on a ladder, and dropping a 300 dollar item on the floor is simply not an option.

I don't care how careful you are, if you work in a retail warehouse featuring larger items like a Walmart or a Target, at some point, you will hurt your back. Not being able to walk or bend over for week because of spinal nueropathy is definitely not worth ten bucks an hour. Back pain will fade after time, but a slipped disc will be with you forever, meaning that back pain will eventually be back. That job won't be. Always something to consider. =)

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Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Weapon X This may sound like a dumb question so forgive me, but do the backroom jobs require a lot of heavy lifting? How strenuous? It was a concern of mine due to my scoliosis. I had a dishwashing job where we had to carry crates of saute pans back and forth for 10 hours, it was murder. I had to take ibuprofen before my shifts. Granted...I found out later that they didn't show us the proper way to lift things to minimize strain on our backs....but it's still something I'm concerned about. No...it's not dumb question. A lot of stockroom jobs are going to require extra lifting that a floor employee might not have to go through though. To put perspective on it, when you go into your local TRU...take a moment to look at the stuff OTHER than the stuff you normally hunt for. Take a look at the bike and Power Wheel racks. Take a look at that outdoor section that sells the home jungle gyms and swimming pools. Take a look at that Imaginarium section that carries all of those wooden Thomas the Tank Engine stuff (some of the most deceptively heavy toys TRU has, the boxes can weigh 45 pounds or more and are full of solid wood tracks and blocks.) A box of the aluminum baseball bats that TRUs carry can easily weigh 50 pounds. Some TRU's sell baby furniture, strollers, and bags of sand as well, which can start at about 25 pounds and work their way into the 150 pound range (especially the wooden BRU changing tables and cribs.) All of those need to be put up on a shelf and stored somewhere in the warehouse, and eventually pulled down for placement on the shelf. Although a store will always preach using two people for heavy items, with the way retailers often under-staff, there WILL be a time where you will need to pull Power Wheels Escalade and battery off of the top rack by yourself while on a ladder, and dropping a 300 dollar item on the floor is simply not an option. I don't care how careful you are, if you work in a retail warehouse featuring larger items like a Walmart or a Target, at some point, you will hurt your back. Not being able to walk or bend over for week because of spinal nueropathy is definitely not worth ten bucks an hour. Back pain will fade after time, but a slipped disc will be with you forever, meaning that back pain will eventually be back. That job won't be. Always something to consider. =) Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 05-09-2017 at 07:18 PM..