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<blockquote data-quote="PurpleAstronaut" data-source="post: 2754365" data-attributes="member: 66859"><p>It's non-stop muscle strain for 4ish hours a day so you'll be feeling it regardless but it's better if you're used to it. Soon as you start working again, though, you'll probably forget you're in pain...so it's about dealing with it throughout your daily life after work that's the issue. As a current package handler that got the job recentlyish, I can guarantee that it gets better once you feel you understand what's expected of you and that your supervisor will dictate how bad of a time you have after that point because that person probably understands your limits. </p><p></p><p>One tip as a loader...if that's what you're doing...get your boxes loaded ASAP and try to make sure you always have a clear walkway to the outside of your trailer all the time no matter the trailer your sup puts you into (you might get a truck that gets loads of big, heavy boxes or random things entirely). Might seem obvious but I can't imagine anyone that hasn't gotten comfortable working at a certain pace...which might lead to the unfortunate situation of you being flooded under cardboard, which honesty is probably what leads to people quitting once they find out no one will help them (unless it's about time for the shift to end).</p><p></p><p>Uh, some other things...don't forget to abuse your first month's status as a complete newbie to ask questions if you don't understand how something works (rollers, reset your scanner, etc.)...dress comfortably with good pair of gloves and boots...ALWAYS remove misloads immediately if possible or suffer some chastisement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PurpleAstronaut, post: 2754365, member: 66859"] It's non-stop muscle strain for 4ish hours a day so you'll be feeling it regardless but it's better if you're used to it. Soon as you start working again, though, you'll probably forget you're in pain...so it's about dealing with it throughout your daily life after work that's the issue. As a current package handler that got the job recentlyish, I can guarantee that it gets better once you feel you understand what's expected of you and that your supervisor will dictate how bad of a time you have after that point because that person probably understands your limits. One tip as a loader...if that's what you're doing...get your boxes loaded ASAP and try to make sure you always have a clear walkway to the outside of your trailer all the time no matter the trailer your sup puts you into (you might get a truck that gets loads of big, heavy boxes or random things entirely). Might seem obvious but I can't imagine anyone that hasn't gotten comfortable working at a certain pace...which might lead to the unfortunate situation of you being flooded under cardboard, which honesty is probably what leads to people quitting once they find out no one will help them (unless it's about time for the shift to end). Uh, some other things...don't forget to abuse your first month's status as a complete newbie to ask questions if you don't understand how something works (rollers, reset your scanner, etc.)...dress comfortably with good pair of gloves and boots...ALWAYS remove misloads immediately if possible or suffer some chastisement. [/QUOTE]
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