My boss asked me to help in the warehouse tomorrow and I said "no way", was I right?
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There is always someone else that can do your job
be flexible (within reason)
be flexible (within reason)
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The only reason you have not to not help out is if your one of these sterotypical IT guys with your belly down to your knees
I can see where some of you come from but I personally dont like the justification you try use. They will pick me to be the "goto guy" such a "team player" is all a bunch of rubbish to me. Maybe you like to be a lapdog and brown nose for your career but I wouldnt do it and the op shouldnt do it. He doesnt like the job, and if his boss would further the career of someone else because he helped unload a van over the op that isnt right. What next can you come in on your day off "we know your flexible and a team player" or "can you help clean the place" Slipperly slope of lacky.
And like I said Jokestar surely somone calling the op a muppet is taking it into personal attack (looks like they edited it good choice.)
And like I said Jokestar surely somone calling the op a muppet is taking it into personal attack (looks like they edited it good choice.)
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And that is the point where you might be justified in saying no, but saying no to it whilst you are there anyway is just cutting your nose off to spite your face.
@ OP did you say not much to do?
well instead of standing about doing nothing get on that lorry and unload...I have not been taught how to lift heavy stuff but I do it all the time, even in tight conductions
the day will go by faster also if you need a favour from the boss you might get it, if you do get a new job he may even give ya a referance.
well instead of standing about doing nothing get on that lorry and unload...I have not been taught how to lift heavy stuff but I do it all the time, even in tight conductions
the day will go by faster also if you need a favour from the boss you might get it, if you do get a new job he may even give ya a referance.
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In my opinion its nowhere near different hes there to work in IT not be a warehouse lacky lifting heavy boxes. The guy could have a dodgy back or not be healthy for all we know. Even IF he is perfectly healthy I wouldnt be doing it. Its a totally different job end of.
Its no different to asking him to clean the place as he is not a cleaner.
Its no different to asking him to clean the place as he is not a cleaner.
Oh no! A THOUSAND boxes you say? However will you cope?
You'd be straight on my list of people to get rid of. I'd be thoroughly surprised if you're not on his.
Also, things loaded on lorries are usually loaded on pallets. Things that only weigh 10kg can usually be piled up and carried.
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Depends on your relationship with your boss and company. If you like where you work then help out why not, he will owe "you" a favour in future. But say the place is a dive and your boss is an annoying plonker.. no way let the monkeys sweat 
I know, it's so ridiculous it goes beyond being remotely funny. Needing a 'course' in lifting. No wonder I only try and employ foreigners who wasn't raised with an overwhelming sense of entitlement and laziness. Luckily the people I work with all pitch in from dealing with clients, making tea, doing the work and anything else that needs doing. I'm happy to work with people that when their job sites finish, they'd ring up to see if there is anything else they can do and sometimes drive up to 150 miles on a Sunday morning 3am to go help out elsewhere. When bonus times comes and my input is asked, I put forward such people in the strongest complimentary words as possible.
If I had to work with people refusing to get involved beyond their little job, I'm sure they'd be worked out of a job very quickly.
Seriously you need training for that now?
I got a job recently (started last friday) and we have to lift 30 kilo steel sheets onto the turret punch and I didn't recieve any training I'm 17 and play rugby so they're not exactly that bad
but 10 kilo boxes I mean seriously if it was me? I would help out.
And you have to be stupid to lift stuff up wrong, bend your legs not your back simple.
Not everyone has common sense, for you to do lifting in your job you need to Be given appropriate training i.e. manual handling.
To address another point, what kind of "stuff" is actually inside the boxes.
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I think the training is more to cover the company then to actually train someone to lift. If they put someone from different department in and they get hurt... big problems?
Well yes, it is more aimed at keeping companies covered, you can't say you didn't know to lift correctly if they have given you the correct training.
Sounds like a pain in the ass, moany employee. He would not last long in the civils business
Thanks for identifying yourself as another "that guy" in the workplace.
There's not too many of you, but damn, you are infuriating to work with.
They are hefty buggers. Regularly shift decent amount weight everyday at work, officially not supposed to lift more than 1 crate at a time (15kg max) but you wont get anywhere doing 1 at a time so high 20kg lifts are normal. Had to do a transfer for our bakery not so long back, 2 bags of flour in a crate and ended up with 24 crates. Damn sweaty at the end of that! Anyhoo, personally I wouldn't have a problem with pitching in. It doesn't do any harm so long as you don't constantly roll-over and do it. I would be interested in just how big this container is though? Carrying a thousand heavy boxes yourself, some sort of iron bar delivery on the back of a road train?