Wait are you telling me retail workers can’t SIT in the US!?
Yes people are usually allowed to sit instead of standing up for no purpose, even in third-world countries like mine, I’m so sorry american retail workers…
Like, do you have seats at your station or????
Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s how it works in most countries, if not every country other than the US. I’m sorry.
Standing is healthier
@nate2247 No. Standing for many hours in a row is usually healthier than sitting many hours in a row without being allowed to get up, but in places where cashiers are allowed to sit they can also stand, and often do to pack stuff and such.
The human body isn’t prepared to stand up for long periods of time without moving. It results in a massive venous pressure raise at the lower body, specially legs and feet, which induces swelling, development of varicose veins and such. It affects your entire blood circulation negatively and forces your heart to work harder than it should making you more likely to develop heart disorders too. Not to mention there are several disorders, specially back pain related to pressure over nerve roots, where standing up for so long can result in awful pain later. Even ignoring all that, it’s very uncomfortable.
Either way, the most fucked up thing about this is that there isn’t any practical reason to stand up here like in some other jobs. It’s just a big “fuck you” to retail workers and it’s sad most americans don’t seem to know this is not how cashiers work in most countries.
“Standing is healthier”
Tell that to my permanently damaged feet you fucking prick.
Also if retail companies were so concerned about the health of their employees they’d give them fucking health insurance. Fuck off with that standing is healthier bullshit.
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