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<blockquote data-quote="QueenLissa" data-source="post: 2394730" data-attributes="member: 64518"><p>So, there's good news and bad news.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday was my first full day loading. Sure, I definitely wasn't as fast as I need to be, but I know a lot of that comes with time. I'm still trying to remember all of the number locations on the trucks. I'm getting better, but I still have to stop momentarily to count to figure out where to put the packages.</p><p></p><p>Apparently, I only had 3 misloads. I'm still not 100% sure what that means. Wrong truck? Wrong spot on the truck? However, I got the impression that whatever it means exactly, I did a pretty good job for a new hire. (My preload supervisor told me that there were veteran employees who had 13 misloads; he also said that the full-time supervisors were impressed.)</p><p></p><p>Now for the bad news.</p><p></p><p>I've always had some flexibility issues. Growing up, I could never reach the end of the box during those physical fitness "sit and reach" tests. Apparently, there's a degree of flexibility required to do a full squat (as needed to lift a package off the ground). </p><p></p><p>I don't have that kind of flexibility. Unknowingly (I was bending my legs after all), I've been lifting with my back. I feel everything in my legs, so I really had no idea. Unfortunately, when I try to focus on not bending over, I lose my balance. </p><p></p><p>I was sent home early today, and I'm pretty sure I no longer have a job which means I'm really screwed because I NEED to be working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QueenLissa, post: 2394730, member: 64518"] So, there's good news and bad news. Yesterday was my first full day loading. Sure, I definitely wasn't as fast as I need to be, but I know a lot of that comes with time. I'm still trying to remember all of the number locations on the trucks. I'm getting better, but I still have to stop momentarily to count to figure out where to put the packages. Apparently, I only had 3 misloads. I'm still not 100% sure what that means. Wrong truck? Wrong spot on the truck? However, I got the impression that whatever it means exactly, I did a pretty good job for a new hire. (My preload supervisor told me that there were veteran employees who had 13 misloads; he also said that the full-time supervisors were impressed.) Now for the bad news. I've always had some flexibility issues. Growing up, I could never reach the end of the box during those physical fitness "sit and reach" tests. Apparently, there's a degree of flexibility required to do a full squat (as needed to lift a package off the ground). I don't have that kind of flexibility. Unknowingly (I was bending my legs after all), I've been lifting with my back. I feel everything in my legs, so I really had no idea. Unfortunately, when I try to focus on not bending over, I lose my balance. I was sent home early today, and I'm pretty sure I no longer have a job which means I'm really screwed because I NEED to be working. [/QUOTE]
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