Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night

Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by lotsofpulp on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:52AM (#18922411)

Then you add the health risks of traveling all the time (driving is the riskiest activity most people take on, and more miles means more chance of collision. Also the health risks of having to sit many hours in a car, although could be negated if you are able to get a workout in on the job.

The biggest risk of all though is that there's a much greater chance any injury can ruin your income potential, as opposed to office or desk jobs where many times you can still keep working. And overtime, rote physical activity will wear away at the body, especially bending over or being on your knees and carrying heavy things on your back.

Health is wealth (quite literally too in the USA), and if you have an option of being well paid without sacrificing it, I suggest taking it.

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Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by josefresco on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:00PM (#18922489)

Carpal tunnel almost killed my father's business completely. He used a "wand" with a trigger that sprays water/soap requiring him to squeeze his hand hundreds of times per job. After 20+ years of doing this, his wrists and forearms were shot/inflamed. He required surgery, and was able to resume work.

Image of wand: https://www.worldwidecleaningsupport.com/media/catalog/produ...

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Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by lotsofpulp on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:21PM (#18922701)

It's a shame we don't have more public health efforts to inform the public about the long term damage from repetitive motions. Especially when the person willing to do long term damage to their body is heralded as a hard worker, and the person that protects against it by working diligently and not over exerting themselves will be punished by not getting work. Similar situation with office work and skipping on sleep.

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