You engage the cops in a high speed chase through town and then start shooting at them with a BB gun. Hey smart guy - first of all, a BB gun??? Seriously, why even bother? Second of all, you just opened fire on the police. They are going to shoot back. They have real guns and seeings how they are NOT on meth and are highly trained individuals it's probably not going to work out in your favor.
I regret that I don't have any information on how that one turned out. I would have really liked to know!
So I'm home from work this morning with a backache from hell. I told my boss that I'd try to go in this afternoon and now I'm trying to decide whether or not to actually go. On one hand, if I don't go my work will pile up like crazy and I'll feel bad because Karina is doing the counter by herself and it's her last week. On the other hand, going will probably only make my back hurt worse tomorrow and I keep trying to tell myself that I have to stop being so loyal to those assholes because they don't give a shit about me!
I know y'all are wondering how in the hell a desk job can hurt you back so much. It does. Whoever designed our new counter was on crack I think. First of all our desks are at an angle which kind of makes sense because you don't really want your computer blocking the window. But it's one of those desks that has a space cut out for your legs and the rest is drawers and stuff so there's not a whole lot of leg room if you turn to face the window the right way which means you're always kind of helping people with your back twisted. Plus the counter is like 3 ft away from your desk so everytime someone tries to hand you something they just lay it on the counter and I you have to bend over your desk to get it. So lots of bending forward and turning your torso away from your legs. Multiply that by 100 customers a day, 5 days a week and eventually your back needs a rest. I think I'm going to stay home.
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ew, that doesn't sound good. We had this back specialist come into work on friday telling us what not to do and what to do. Twisting your back like that was one of the no nos. He gave us exercises to help our backs. most of the exercises are on your back doing knee to chest, or hamstring stretches on your back and pelvic tilts...i never understood that one.
Speaking as someone who has a bad back and twisting as you mentioned even ONCE could put me on the couch for a week, you should make them at least give y'all new chairs or something! Ohh...those ergonomic chairs...*drool*... Or even think of bringing in one of those big yoga balls and sitting on that. It totally helps your back by cushioning your tail bone and lower spine so it's not on a hard (or even slightly cushioned) chair all day!
Maybe you could submit an anonymous suggestion to have that back specialist carina was talking about come in! ;)
I don't have back problems but the way my desk is set up I've been having them too.
I'm short people. The arms are short...the legs are short...so WHY did you insist on making things like my computer screen so far away, my phone so far away, my keyboard and mouse so far away.
We should open a company and make desks and counters for people of all sizes!
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