Off starting my new job

[Pate]

Practically my first (sad I know at 21!). Involves something about container unloading. Quite nervous! 8:30-5pm.


Anyone got any idea's what it entails? Shame it's minimum wage.

 

[MikeHunt79]

I would hazard a guess that you may be unloading containers at some point during your day based on what you've written...

Joking aside, the first day of any new job can be a little daunting, just try and get to know everyone there and I'm sure someone will show you the ropes.

 

[BringTheRain]

Make sure you you attack the alpha male of the group. Otherwise you will be the butt of jokes all year round.

 

[Danthus]

Practically my first (sad I know at 21!). Involves something about container unloading. Quite nervous! 8:30-5pm.


Anyone got any idea's what it entails? Shame it's minimum wage.

Trolling, yes?

 

[Cosimo]

Heavy work! Don't forget to go to the pub at lunchtime for a few pints.

Good luck.

 

[SeraphX]

you'll earn ya pay, i used to do something similar for marshall tufflex, unloading pipe off Hgv's ( by hand ) bloody hard work but it's better than nothing lol

 

[kingbal]

Make sure you you attack the alpha male of the group. Otherwise you will be the butt of jokes all year round.

lmao!

 

[Pate]

Back.

Well just about. Bloody hell that was a hard day! (note the extreme British understatement). Worked with one guy unloading two 40ft containers. So so tough, compounded with heat.

Then I was picking heavy items of shelfs, and helping putting them in for delivery by packaging/palleting them.

All in all, I bloody earned my £6 an hour.

Had one lunchbreak and a 10 minute gap at 3pm.


So knackered now haha. Rinse and repeat tomorrow. :O

 

[coltpython3]

im 18 ( 19 in august ) and just got my first real job yesterday working in a chartered accountants

 

[Pate]

im 18 ( 19 in august ) and just got my first real job yesterday working in a chartered accountants

Nice! Congratulations.

This is only a temp job for me, just getting some cash together.

 

[coltpython3]

Nice! Congratulations.

This is only a temp job for me, just getting some cash together.

thnx theyre paying me peanuts though for the first 6 months dont know how im going to survive. ive got £37 pounds to my name!!

 

[Hastarius]

Nice! Congratulations.

This is only a temp job for me, just getting some cash together.

I hope you are lifting up and placing items down correctly or you'll do your back in before you're 30

 

[Philtor]

Practically my first (sad I know at 21!). Involves something about container unloading. Quite nervous! 8:30-5pm.


Anyone got any idea's what it entails? Shame it's minimum wage.

Moving containers? Sorry

 

[Pate]

Oi, I didn't know what it entailed.



So how should I be lifting stuff? :/

 

[Hastarius]

Looks slightly odd but it'll save your back. As kids we lift correctly but as we get older we become lazier. Had a video about it in manual handling training

 

[Pate]

Here I start again.


My back is already completely knackered. Lord know's how I'm going to manage 9 hours.

 

[Cosimo]

Here I start again.


My back is already completely knackered. Lord know's how I'm going to manage 9 hours.

Off to a solicitors next week for an injury claim then?

 

[h00fzilla]

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Looks slightly odd but it'll save your back. As kids we lift correctly but as we get older we become lazier. Had a video about it in manual handling training :)[/QUOTE]

Hmmm if it was something heavy at all, I'd prefer to keep my heel on the floor and make sure my knees didn't encroach forward any further forward than my toes.

 

[Kutter]

Watch out for spiders, snakes and illegal immigrants.

 

[Cosimo]

Watch out for spiders, snakes and illegal immigrants.

That is before he unloads the containers.