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butterfly_burps t1_j92qrjt wrote

Reply to comment by Hamsternoir in Judge rules family of Kroger employee who took his own life can proceed with lawsuit by lovingverbosity

There's this absurd, unfounded belief in the US that sitting down puts off the impression that you're lazy, and some retail businesses will fire you for taking a seat, no matter how long or short that seat is.

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TwoFrontHitters t1_j92t0ah wrote

I remember working in the oilfield in the US back in the early 90s. If you were seen sitting down you were fired. Must be in your feet all day, no matter what. When lunch time came it was more about resting your body than getting some calories. They'd call you "magnet ass" if you complained and wanted to sit.

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immalittlepiggy t1_j9408ik wrote

I stock shelves at a supermarket and have seen people get questioned for sitting on the floor to fix something on a bottom shelf. Still working, just doing it comfortably instead of kneeling on a concrete floor.

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Hamsternoir t1_j92sapv wrote

Is this a recent thing or has it always been this way?

I don't think I've ever seen it at larger supermarkets in the UK

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AvianLord t1_j92svil wrote

As far as I'm aware it's always been that way in the US

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Jd771 t1_j92u06s wrote

The only grocery store I've ever seen cashiers sitting down in the US is Aldi.

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FuzzyBacon t1_j92sfm5 wrote

That's how it was 15 years ago when I was bagging at one of their competitors.

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BeautifulType t1_j9461wd wrote

Doesn’t help that everything is designed at standing height but a high chair solves that

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Quarryman58 t1_j974fbm wrote

The managers at the warehouse I sometimes work at have this belief. We sometimes go there (we have three warehouses around the city) to help produce our products which literally has us standing in one position not moving unless to grab a small box a few feet away…and when we complained about no chairs (which the main warehouse we work at has), they said it would slow down production. I’m literally putting a product in a box and handing it down a line to get batched and put in master cases. I don’t move most of the time and they still want us to stand for the entirety of the day. Oh, but the managers can sit down just fine

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Junimo15 t1_j9phbk1 wrote

Yep, this is what gave me chronic plantar fasciitis that required me to have surgery in both feet 🙃

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