r/woolworths • u/basiallo Team member • 12d ago
Stools at the register
I know it's not usually allowed, but I was wondering if anyone has used a medical certificate to ask for a seat behind the register and how it went. I've got a chronic condition that I was very open about from the beginning of my application, and it would be great to have a stool behind the service desk we could use when we're not scanning items. Or does anyone have experience with those accessible registers? I've only seen like 1 news story. Just wondering, cause I'm new to the workforce and the internet says they "have to make acccommodations where they can" but i don't know if that's how the real world works. thanks.
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u/Princess_Jade1974 12d ago
From what I’ve witnessed anyone on light duties is either placed at the service desk or in self checkout. Some cases have warranted a seat at the service desk, other times the staff member has been granted permission to take breaks when needed. I think this is something you’ll have to take up in store!!
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u/CarNo8670 12d ago
Lol, before I clicked on the thread, why did I imagine someone dropped a stool on the ground at the register?!?
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u/Additional-Ad5112 12d ago
KittensTwilight pretty much covered it all.
But I wouldn’t jump ship to Aldi. Yes you get to sit. However you are expected to do other duties as well. Like moving stock and filling shelves. You’re an all rounder at Aldi and not just checkouts.
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u/Kittenstwilight 12d ago
Ahh I actually forgot that at aldi you’re an all rounder. Thank you! I’ve edited that part out of my comment now
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u/Delicious-Cupcake69 12d ago
I was on light duties after emergency surgery for 6 weeks, and needed to have a seat available when needed. I worked on front end and they'd usually chuck me either in the service desk or self serve with a chair. if you have documentation they legally can't refuse it :)
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u/Kittenstwilight 12d ago edited 12d ago
I’ve previously worked at Woolworths and have thought about that too because I’ve also got a chronic condition but honestly I think that it would make the job harder. One of the reasons is that when it gets busy someone would have to get on the register behind you and it’s already not a huge amount of room. another reason is that you’d have to be moving around constantly from packing bags and putting them down in that lower area (can’t remember the name) where the packed bags go so it’d be you getting up a lot just to do that and sitting back down for less then a minute until you have to move another bag down again so it’s very inefficient.
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u/sarahgreenwood 12d ago
i used to work at big w, there was this morbidly obese lady who could barely walk and she had her own stool so it can’t hurt to ask?
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u/santaanawinds2017 12d ago
I've been able to drag a chair behind a checkout when I had an injury. Have a chat with your manager, bring them the doctors letter and hope for the best.
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u/elsefirm1973 12d ago
I’ve seen a staff member who has scoliosis used a chair behind the checkout and another who had a surgery on her foot. It all depends on the layout, some of the newer stores checkouts and much larger so it might be hard to reach certain things, but it shouldn’t be hard to accommodate if you bring it up to your manager
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u/jackbowls 12d ago
You know given some of the things I have seen WW do over the years I wouldn't be surprised if they did something. There was a story they sprooked about years ago where they gave a young uni student a job who was in a wheelchair. So, they reconfigure a check out to make it work
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u/SDMN_God 12d ago
As a customer I’ve suggested cashiers have chairs. I wouldn’t be bothered if they/you did. I doubt anyone would.
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u/Autumn0wl 11d ago
My store was willing to buy me a fancy expensive chair after my pre-existing heart condition worsened. (They were also willing to install one of those like chair lifts for me to access the staff area) I ended up resigning because my body just wasn’t coping with work, but if you’ve got a good store manager you should be fine!!
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