Tagged “standing-work”
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No room to stand up straight
Under a sink, in a loft, in a crawl space. Low headroom holds your spine folded, and the only place you can straighten up is the exit.
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Standing all day is its own problem
A twelve-hour shift on hard floors isn't the opposite of sitting. What actually accumulates, and what fits in the ninety seconds you get.
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A day up a ladder
On a ladder you must not move. Two things are worth doing up there; everything else belongs at the bottom, before you move the ladder again.
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An outdoor shift in the cold
Standing still outside in winter: a gate, a stall, a site, a car park. Cold changes what your body will do, and stiffness is the symptom to work with.
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A day spent kneeling
Floor-laying, plumbing under a sink, gardening, cleaning. Working at ground level closes every joint at once and gives you nothing to stand up with.
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Working with your arms above your head
Ceilings, cabling, painting, hairdressing, shelf-stacking. Overhead work loads the neck and shoulders in a direction almost no advice addresses.
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A post you can't leave
A till, a security position, a machine, a bar. Standing still in one square metre for a shift is harder than standing work that moves you around.
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Shoes you can't change out of
Steel toecaps, heels, hard-soled formal shoes, clogs. Footwear you're required to wear changes which movements are possible, not just comfortable.