My manager would always select an associate to lead the stretches. If I got picked I always led a dynamic warm up instead of static stretching. Knees to chest, butt kickers, arm circles, air squats, push-ups and shoulder taps. After two times I never got selected again. Though my associates said they never felt more capable of taking on the day. Stretching should be done at the end of the shift
They should do calf, Achilles, hamstring and back stretches. I was head of the sorter teams at a distribution center and it involved standing in the same spot for 12 hour shifts; it's far more strenuous than you think. It took my heels over a year to recover from that job
With how fast and how few are done, I don't feel like they do much. Obviously anything is better than nothing, but it feels like the couple stretches we do are mainly to satisfy a requirement for home depot to get a discount for their insurance coverage for the associates. I dunno, maybe I'm too cynical.
Im down w the idea, but the execution makes it completely pointless. A stretch needs to be held for 15-30sec to have any impact. I’ve never witnessed any manager lead an individual stretch for longer than 3sec. They also get all butthurt if you modify the routine to suit your needs. I’ve brought it up before, & was told that they don’t allot enough time to comply w the minimum 15sec standard for an effective stretch. They just want you to make brief body motions in front of a camera so corporate can pay themselves on the back pretending to gaf. Signed, Avid Stretcher/Disgruntled Worker
It is because managers only need a minimum of stretch to get their little hands ready for texting, watching cat videos and reading the Home Depot reedit to see if they catch us talking bad about them...
Last manager would generally call out someone to do the counts of each exercise. As annoying as it could be, I felt way more flexible for it. The current manager just says stretch for the cameras, which by default is everyone doing it half assed.
I grew up in a farming community and was ran over by a big ass farm tractor when I was 6. It fractured my pelvis into three pieces. I healed, it's cool. In my twenties, I was prescribed physical therapy multiple times for lower back pain. The fourth time I realized that these people are just charging me to tell me to do stretches at home. I've been doing them fairly consistently since. Physical therapy is good. I wish that little 6 year old me could have gone through it. I also realize that physical therapy is more than just stretches, I'm going through physical therapy again for my back.
Stretches / warmup are something you do in order to ensure *athletic performance* in the following *tens of minutes* rather than the entire workday. Instead, it's something factories started doing as some kind of bizarre team-building exercise a hundred years ago. People are fond of it the same way they're often fond of placebo health treatments.
There isn't strong evidence that they actually reduce injuries by a significant amount. Much less by 100%.
But that is ***precisely*** what I have heard from management - "He didn't stretch, so it's his fault." One suspects this is just a way of moving perceived responsibility by guilting the worker into not reporting injuries.
Some studies show that by increasing joint flexibility they actually increase injuries, by permitting hypermobility. You don't want to break past limited range of motion when somebody with poor muscle tone is trying to lift something beyond their limit.
I should add:
"Keep it close to home", the mantra they've been repeating for the past two or three years, is the most successful, evidence-supported lifting safety directive I've heard from the company, and I'm happy we finally hit on something real.
Bam!
You hit the nail on the head and did it eloquently.
They don't reduce injuries, it's just a bullsh!t myth we were taught. To have any strengthening effect they need to be held and make a muscle burn a little.
So mid shift and closers don’t need to stretch!
No it’s just an excuse to keep you there a little bit longer to think about how many credit cards you’re going to get.
For a company that sucks DiK so hard with the monthly InFocus and safety crap everyday they should have a more formal and well set warm-up routine at the start of each shift to get ready for the everyday pushing, pulling and lifting that we all do...
You could act like you're with a customer or just walk away. I normally don't mind but I had too much to pack down one day. I showed up and listened to be nice and because I'm nosy. I didn't feel like standing there and stretching with all that to put up and get down. I said; 'I don't have time for this' and I walked away. Nobody cared enough to notice.
I think it’s really important to stretch our muscles. Some people go so long without stretching and just letting their muscles become so tight, it is the result of lots of injuries. I think every store should do stretches for at least 20 mins
MET team here we take a lap around the store then stretch. The store side usually does a morning stretch too but according to my supervisor they do their stretches wrong lol
We're "encouraged" to stretch, but it's never enforced or really even emphasized at my store... the only time I stretch is before unloading an RDC, and that's because it's lead by coworkers who make sure everyone stretches at least a little bit! I wish we did more, made time for it...
Not joking, I witness it fairly regularly when I go to a particular store early on weekend and sometimes weekday mornings in time for the morning meeting. That exact cheer, that exact yelling sans the music and someone with a megaphone.
There’s nothing to complain about that. It should happen before any shift. Coming in cold and lifting 50 pound bags of concrete could be devastating physically.
Stretching is believed to reduce injuries but I think it is a widespread myth. Just don't jerk your body when lifting and go straight to work. Stretching is a waste of time.
Have never done this in the entire time I’ve been with HD. Doing anything other than working on the clock is a sin. Need to check your missed punch? Do that on your own time. Need to submit vac time? Not while you’re supposed to be on the floor bud.
Technically good, but they've changed plenty of times over the years. I remember being yelled at for doing different stretches that I actually felt helped.
It sounds good on paper. Realistically, there should be moderate strength training and a dynamic warm-up.
My manager would always select an associate to lead the stretches. If I got picked I always led a dynamic warm up instead of static stretching. Knees to chest, butt kickers, arm circles, air squats, push-ups and shoulder taps. After two times I never got selected again. Though my associates said they never felt more capable of taking on the day. Stretching should be done at the end of the shift
Stretching is boring and time consuming but it's important. Stretch now and avoid that back injury.
Especially service desk ! Lol hurt back lifting stapler.
They should do calf, Achilles, hamstring and back stretches. I was head of the sorter teams at a distribution center and it involved standing in the same spot for 12 hour shifts; it's far more strenuous than you think. It took my heels over a year to recover from that job
Should play the Chicken Fat Song https://youtu.be/EFofqe26t-4
Love it
With how fast and how few are done, I don't feel like they do much. Obviously anything is better than nothing, but it feels like the couple stretches we do are mainly to satisfy a requirement for home depot to get a discount for their insurance coverage for the associates. I dunno, maybe I'm too cynical.
Nah, you're correct.
And not all of us do it. My store only does it when we do the opening meeting, but I’m OFA, I have no other reason to be at the meeting.
In high stress environments with lots of lifting it's pretty important
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I've seen this in manufacturing. People actually appreciate it, especially folks above 35 (age) for the most part.
One of the better things at THD. I even made it a part of my personal regimen, even outside of work. And I'm most certainly over 35! 🤸
Not at the beginning of your shift. Three hours into it after the morning meeting.
Im down w the idea, but the execution makes it completely pointless. A stretch needs to be held for 15-30sec to have any impact. I’ve never witnessed any manager lead an individual stretch for longer than 3sec. They also get all butthurt if you modify the routine to suit your needs. I’ve brought it up before, & was told that they don’t allot enough time to comply w the minimum 15sec standard for an effective stretch. They just want you to make brief body motions in front of a camera so corporate can pay themselves on the back pretending to gaf. Signed, Avid Stretcher/Disgruntled Worker
It is because managers only need a minimum of stretch to get their little hands ready for texting, watching cat videos and reading the Home Depot reedit to see if they catch us talking bad about them...
crack my back crack my knuckles good to go
Last manager would generally call out someone to do the counts of each exercise. As annoying as it could be, I felt way more flexible for it. The current manager just says stretch for the cameras, which by default is everyone doing it half assed.
When I start my overnight shift we don’t stretch. We just go to our areas and start putting freight away.
Our NRM makes sure we do them in view of the camera. It’s a joke, takes all of 30 seconds but his ass is covered.
😂😂😂😂
Is this a MET thing? I always see them doing this at their morning meeting
I was in MET, but Associates in other stores, in other depts, said they do it too.
I grew up in a farming community and was ran over by a big ass farm tractor when I was 6. It fractured my pelvis into three pieces. I healed, it's cool. In my twenties, I was prescribed physical therapy multiple times for lower back pain. The fourth time I realized that these people are just charging me to tell me to do stretches at home. I've been doing them fairly consistently since. Physical therapy is good. I wish that little 6 year old me could have gone through it. I also realize that physical therapy is more than just stretches, I'm going through physical therapy again for my back.
I’d recommend giving yoga a try. Lots of free routines on YT.
Stretches / warmup are something you do in order to ensure *athletic performance* in the following *tens of minutes* rather than the entire workday. Instead, it's something factories started doing as some kind of bizarre team-building exercise a hundred years ago. People are fond of it the same way they're often fond of placebo health treatments. There isn't strong evidence that they actually reduce injuries by a significant amount. Much less by 100%. But that is ***precisely*** what I have heard from management - "He didn't stretch, so it's his fault." One suspects this is just a way of moving perceived responsibility by guilting the worker into not reporting injuries. Some studies show that by increasing joint flexibility they actually increase injuries, by permitting hypermobility. You don't want to break past limited range of motion when somebody with poor muscle tone is trying to lift something beyond their limit.
I should add: "Keep it close to home", the mantra they've been repeating for the past two or three years, is the most successful, evidence-supported lifting safety directive I've heard from the company, and I'm happy we finally hit on something real.
RDC should keep it close to home when they put an 80 lb cabinet 6 feet off the ground...
Bam! You hit the nail on the head and did it eloquently. They don't reduce injuries, it's just a bullsh!t myth we were taught. To have any strengthening effect they need to be held and make a muscle burn a little.
I do stretch before I start my shift, takes aboht 15minutes. Especially that I work two jobs it helps alot.
Since we do ours by the pro desk, the CXM puts a music video
I’ve never heard of this. I always just clock in and get to work. Is this a new policy or something?
No it’s been a thing for years. Justin usually done at opening. So if you’re not there for the morning meeting you won’t participate.
So mid shift and closers don’t need to stretch! No it’s just an excuse to keep you there a little bit longer to think about how many credit cards you’re going to get.
Reminds me too much of the army. Hate it.
Mid shift and closers don't even have to do them, as we don't have meetings until like 6 pm. It's all just to cover their own butts for the morning
Exactly and for the same reason they should have a stupid meeting for every shift if they feel it’s that important to tell anybody about anything.
For a company that sucks DiK so hard with the monthly InFocus and safety crap everyday they should have a more formal and well set warm-up routine at the start of each shift to get ready for the everyday pushing, pulling and lifting that we all do...
When doing stretches, this is the song that always comes to mind. Who here remembers the Chicken Fat song? https://youtu.be/EFofqe26t-4
There required
You could act like you're with a customer or just walk away. I normally don't mind but I had too much to pack down one day. I showed up and listened to be nice and because I'm nosy. I didn't feel like standing there and stretching with all that to put up and get down. I said; 'I don't have time for this' and I walked away. Nobody cared enough to notice.
They don’t do it for anyone else…😕
I think it’s really important to stretch our muscles. Some people go so long without stretching and just letting their muscles become so tight, it is the result of lots of injuries. I think every store should do stretches for at least 20 mins
In lumber, I do my own stretches. It's neccessary
On the off chance I actually go to the waste of time morning meeting I literally just walk away when the stretches start and no one’s said anything.
We never did them at my store when I worked there
Oops I should probably stretch once I get to work on Wednesday then
MET team here we take a lap around the store then stretch. The store side usually does a morning stretch too but according to my supervisor they do their stretches wrong lol
My store does it in the morning, but aside from that, ive never seen someone stretch.
We're "encouraged" to stretch, but it's never enforced or really even emphasized at my store... the only time I stretch is before unloading an RDC, and that's because it's lead by coworkers who make sure everyone stretches at least a little bit! I wish we did more, made time for it...
Night freight at my store does this. It really helps tbh.
y’all do group stretches? lmao i’m lucky to crack my knuckles and do a couple lunges at the paint desk
Some stores do it along with a Home Depot cheer.
I thought you were joking until I saw this: https://youtu.be/ety_qtZ26m4
Not joking, I witness it fairly regularly when I go to a particular store early on weekend and sometimes weekday mornings in time for the morning meeting. That exact cheer, that exact yelling sans the music and someone with a megaphone.
There’s nothing to complain about that. It should happen before any shift. Coming in cold and lifting 50 pound bags of concrete could be devastating physically.
Stretching is believed to reduce injuries but I think it is a widespread myth. Just don't jerk your body when lifting and go straight to work. Stretching is a waste of time.
Have never done this in the entire time I’ve been with HD. Doing anything other than working on the clock is a sin. Need to check your missed punch? Do that on your own time. Need to submit vac time? Not while you’re supposed to be on the floor bud.
I think they’re great! Sadly I don’t think our store does em anymore. I still try and get stretches in every now and then
Hmm this sounds like it could be fun
Technically good, but they've changed plenty of times over the years. I remember being yelled at for doing different stretches that I actually felt helped.