It must have caught your attention; In some chain stores, the cashiers never sit down, they stand all day. We asked the cashiers the reasons for this, and the health problems that may arise from this situation to the doctors.
“Doesn’t anyone look at the safe?” What causes us to say is that the cashier is busy with another job at that time. So actually cashier is not the only job description, It has many functions in the market.
If there are no customers at the cash desk, they do not wait for new customers to come and deal with different jobs. Even if they were only cashiers, they would have to stand at the cash register anyway, because they had to be seated. A chair or chair is not provided.
The capitalist system and modern slavery.
Cashiering is one of the many jobs where the intensity of the work done and the money received do not match. “forced position” in the literature are exposed to the so-called condition.
The only time they can sit is during the lunch break. If they eat fast, then outside “to the pavement” They can sit and smoke.
In fact, it clearly says “No sitting!” no one says this because they didn’t put a place to sit secretly have made it mandatory. There are cameras everywhere in the market anyway, BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!
In addition, the safes are usually table-mounted and because they are long, it is not possible to sit even with a regular chair or chair. Whereas with lumbar support and adjustable height There must be seats.
In market chains with some honest employers, cashiers can work sitting down. Actually conscious consumers, they should react to this by shopping in places where workers’ rights are respected, but there is no common sense in our society.
While the working time in some markets is 8.5 hours a day, in others it reaches 10-12 hours.
Even with mandatory overtime up to 15 hours can be extended. In other words, they have to stand for hours, except for the 1-hour lunch break in between.
We will not touch on the details of the mobbing of the managers, with the effect of this and other difficult conditions, this 3-4 months of downtime Just know that it is.
The situation is the same not only in the markets, but also in the clothing industry.
Large a clothing store According to his employees; When there are no customers at the cash register, it is necessary to go to the aisle and collect the hangers and arrange the products in front of the cash register.
Sitting or “standing” too much during the day increases the risk of a serious illness.
Arrival, As you can see in the photo, it is a serious disease that causes the veins to dilate and lengthen and curl into clumps.
If the stress rate is high -which we know happens at the cashier- incidence increases. It is 4 times more common in women than men.
Of course, varicose veins are not the only health problem affecting cashiers.
cashier, musculoskeletal disorders It is among the 10 occupational groups with the highest risk of being caught. It is an occupation that causes an increase in leg, arm, wrist, shoulder, neck and back pain. In fact, we can say that it is not the profession itself, but the selfishness of employers.
A cashier passes an average of 3 tons of material through the cash register during working hours.
According to the research; a cashier, your wristsi 600 times per hour it moves back and forth. This causes common discomfort such as nerve compression, numbness and burning in the wrist.
Due to actions such as trying to reach for products, bending over, lifting heavy objects with one hand risk of injury is increasing even more.
A study conducted in Turkey clearly shows the health problems caused by this problem:
Considering the health status of 50 people working in a grocery chain; these employees neck pain in 42%, Back or leg pain was detected in 44% of them.
Moreover, these participants The average age is only 29.5! Despite being young, these pains can occur due to workload.
In addition to physical fatigue, psychological fatigue should not be ignored.
Cashier’s deficits come out of cashiers’ pockets, they are forced to offer extra products at the cash register (they are scolded if they can’t meet a certain quota), mobbing of egoistic district managers and more, they work under stress for reasons.
Now, after reading this content, your anger towards the administrators and the system has increased, but you are also a customer and one of their most important problems.
There is no point in getting angry with them for arriving late at the cash register and giving them the missing change. Already working in a stressful job and dealing with hundreds of customers It is inevitable that someone will make a mistake.
It will be good for them to leave the market by saying “it’s okay” and wishing them good luck with a smiling face. This shouldn’t just be a special treat for cashiers, we need to be patient and friendly towards all employees. because We need this as a society.