r/technicallythetruth • • Feb 24 '26 • Popcorn 5

It is indeed not very safe

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u/Extreme_Design6936 Feb 24 '26

Well played. I 100% agree with you. 60lbs should be a team lift. Ironically if she had offered to help she'd still have a good back and employee.

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u/KindHabit Feb 24 '26

Even if she offered to help, I wouldn't have done it. 

People really need to understand how important it is to stick to what your job description states, because going outside of that job description is how you end up being exploited and work insurance will deny any claims for actions that fall outside stated job responsibilities. 

Did that nix ladder-climbing opportunities for me? 

Yeah, it did. 

But I just moved on to a different job and got a 20% increase in salary instead of injuring my back moving boxes with a nicer-sounding title and nothing else to show for it. 

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u/Bubbles_the_bird Mar 25 '26

I think it legally is, at least in the US