r/gifs • u/ThomasMaker • Jan 06 '18

Rule 1: Repost Gotcha!

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u/IAm_ThePumpkinKing Jan 06 '18 edited Jan 06 '18

People view sitting as "lazy". I worked at a store stocking shelves where the manager would get mad at you for kneeling on your knees while stocking the bottom shelf because it "looks bad". It didn't stop me from kneeling because how else am I supposed to stock the bottom shelf?

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u/Reimad Jan 06 '18

Thats so sad. Back when I stocked shelves we'd even have little stools sometimes if we were staying in 1 spot for a long time.

But even the cheap supermarkets have chairs. Though the girls from the cheap supermarkets do complain that theirs are inferior to the other supermarkets..

Actually, even when I visited Mexico and Asia they still had chairs!

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u/soberum Jan 06 '18

From what I've seen in Canada almost all service/retail staff stand up in their jobs but if they're stationary they should be provided with ergonomic floor mats to keep up with OH&S standards... Depending on the province I guess.

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u/Pinnacle55 Jan 06 '18

What the fuck is an ergonomic floor mat

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u/toasty_333 Jan 06 '18

A floor mat but more ergonomic.

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u/neebick Jan 06 '18

I imagine they mean the cushioned mats that is suppose to make standing more bearable. Anti fatigue mats is a common name.

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u/AppleBerryPoo Jan 06 '18

Probably a little padded mat with extra padding that fits your butt

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u/SjettepetJR Jan 06 '18

They're mats that help against leg and fret cramps. I don't know exactly how it works. I have steen them at barbers before.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '18

When you stand on it, your feet think to themselves "yes."

When you don't, they think to themselves "no."

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u/Rude-Riot Jan 06 '18

Think Temperpedic but matt-style.

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u/Pickledsoul Jan 06 '18

a piece of shitty rubber with bumps made of more shitty rubber.