Current Events > Wow never work in the produce department of a grocery store

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honestly there is SO MUCH heavy lifting

I am transferring to the deli which is where I used to work. Much easier.

My 100lb fiance used to work in the produce department of a grocery store

So maybe their practises suck or you need to hit the gym or something
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How heavy were your boxes on average
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Protip: Use a pallet jack to move produce around from table to table. Anything smaller than a watermelon is easy to handle piece by piece.
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My knee had a throbbing pain before reading this....
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einegutePerson posted...

How heavy were your boxes on average

In my 11 years of doing it the heaviest single items were 50 pound bags of onions and potatoes. The heaviest pallets I got would be full pallets of potatoes
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Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.
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obeseexplosive posted...

einegutePerson posted...

How heavy were your boxes on average

In my 11 years of doing it the heaviest single items were 50 pound bags of onions and potatoes. The heaviest pallets I got would be full pallets of potatoes

Yeah but the thing is I can only stack heavy piles of potatoes so fast. My supervisor wants me to be like a speedy machine. I'm skinny as fuck I can't handle this lol.

Keeping the job but the assistant manager said they can transfer me to the deli if I want which I think would be a better fit for me tbh

Idk how the deli is better I used to have to carry 50-60 pound boxes of chicken all the time
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Oh noes 50 lbs
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Maybe it's due to pesky regulation or something but where I'm at grocery stores have pallet jacks and heavy duty metal carts to help move things that weigh 50lbs or more...
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So you're gonna quit and go to the deli instead of accepting a free workout plan

Smh 50 pounds is too much
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DuneMan posted...

Maybe it's due to pesky regulation or something but where I'm at grocery stores have pallet jacks and heavy duty metal carts to help move things that weigh 50lbs or more...

You still have to lift it from the cart to the shelf

I don't think he's saying he's carrying 50 pound potato bags across the whole store 1 at a time
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r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

why did you feel the need to post this, and what do you think it proves?
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thronedfire2 posted...

You still have to lift it from the cart to the shelf

I don't think he's saying he's carrying 50 pound potato bags across the whole store 1 at a time

Then we're back to the free workout scenario. Having thrown literal tons of product around that arrived in 50lb bags I can confirm that you'll develop the strength to do it regularly. :P
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josifrees posted...

Oh noes 50 lbs

Are we playing "Spot the guy who doesn't know shit about musculoskeletal injuries and workplace laws"? There's a reason first world countries have laws related to working loads, and 50 lbs tends to be the absolute MAXIMUM you're allowed to lift, and only if it's an infrequent load.

However, spineless bitches like you who are too scared to speak up and protect yourself, will continue the problem with enforcement and just get long term, strain-related injuries, reducing your quality of life and wasting healthcare time and money because you're dumb.
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r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

Didn't you notice thar they were twice as long as the 20s, instead of just one half more?
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r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

So you endangered your workers because you didn't have the right gear to move that shit around? How did you manage to type this out and apparently not realise that you're the unreasonable asshole in this situation, lol
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Kamala_Harris posted...

Wow never work in the produce department of a grocery store.

Too late, did it for 6 years.I do not miss it

obeseexplosive posted...

In my 11 years of doing it the heaviest single items were 50 pound bags of onions and potatoes.

Yep, those were the worst. Along with big bulky boxes of cabbage. Those goddamn cabbage boxes NEVER hold. It's ridiculous.

Something that a lot of you may not be considering as well is that you're also working in a cooler for a good percentage of the time. Many of the produce products are caked in ice by the people that package them as well, which can lead to some very numb fingers. If you're throwing a truck, it can get very tiring no matter how long you've been doing it for, especially since you have to rotate produce. So if you got 3 bags of onions in and have 3 bags already back there, depending on the circumstances you might have to actually move all 6 bags in many cases. Multiply that by every product and you can see why it's not so easy and in the 6 years I was there, we were simply unable to ever keep a dedicated truck guy for a long period of time.
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pinky0926 posted...

r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

So you endangered your workers because you didn't have the right gear to move that shit around? How did you manage to type this out and apparently not realise that you're the unreasonable asshole in this situation, lol

Seeing who the poster is, it's not surprising in the slightest.
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Laserion posted...

r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

Didn't you notice thar they were twice as long as the 20s, instead of just one half more?

He's a Trumpanzee. Nuff said
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WaffIeElite posted...

josifrees posted...

Oh noes 50 lbs

Are we playing "Spot the guy who doesn't know shit about musculoskeletal injuries and workplace laws"? There's a reason first world countries have laws related to working loads, and 50 lbs tends to be the absolute MAXIMUM you're allowed to lift, and only if it's an infrequent load.

However, spineless bitches like you who are too scared to speak up and protect yourself, will continue the problem with enforcement and just get long term, strain-related injuries, reducing your quality of life and wasting healthcare time and money because you're dumb.

You dont know shit about me so how about you shut the fuck up punk
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Twin3Turbo posted...

Those goddamn cabbage boxes

I know the feels
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obeseexplosive posted...

Twin3Turbo posted...

Those goddamn cabbage boxes

I know the feels

Fuckin A. Almost every time the bottom would fall out on me. Cabbage everywhere
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MorbidFaithless posted...

obeseexplosive posted...

Twin3Turbo posted...

Those goddamn cabbage boxes

I know the feels

Fuckin A. Almost every time the bottom would fall out on me. Cabbage everywhere

Ex-fuckin-actly

So glad someone else understands what we had to go through man.
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fuckin' cabbage
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The worst is when shit gets sent in those wooden crates that are held together with metal
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thronedfire2 posted...

The worst is when shit gets sent in those wooden crates that are held together with metal

Those are definitely a contender
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Do you even lift bro?

Laserion posted...

r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

Didn't you notice thar they were twice as long as the 20s, instead of just one half more?

I didn't even get a look at the steel, I was just told we had 20 and 30 foot sections arriving.
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BulletWing posted...

Laserion posted...

r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

Didn't you notice thar they were twice as long as the 20s, instead of just one half more?

He's a Trumpanzee. Nuff said

Yes, I voted for the winner, u mad?
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r4X0r posted...

BulletWing posted...

Laserion posted...

r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

Didn't you notice thar they were twice as long as the 20s, instead of just one half more?

He's a Trumpanzee. Nuff said

Yes, I voted for the winner, u mad?

Cultist=/=voter. You are the former.
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Lol at the Trumpanzee comment.
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r4X0r posted...

Heavy lifting?

I was working on a job and we had a shipment of W4 steel arrive. It weighs 13 pounds per foot, and we had 20 and 30 foot sections. So the 20 foot sections weighed 260 pounds and the 30 foot sections weighed 390 pounds. So i put three guys on the 20 foot sections, and five guys on the 30 foot sections, no problem. The guys on the 30 foot sections started complaining to me that it was too much for five guys. I told them to quit their bitching and get it done. As it turns out, they were actually FORTY foot sections and didn't weigh 390 pounds, they weighed 520 pounds each. I didn't actually tell them that.

10/10 post
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