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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 12 - 15 - ID#kdr2ch
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Is anyone else’s wrist hurting from work? ☹️😔 (self.starbucksbaristas)
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official_koda_ 6 points 2y ago
I’ve never had wrist pain but I think I’ve developed long lasting neck issues from this job...
geoguz 4 points 2y ago
My whole body hurts from working. Lol
coronary_foliage 4 points 2y ago
mine started last week, my muscles are sore from gripping things more often too. i'm doing stretches and hoping it'll relieve itself. check out hand/wrist stretches for gamers on youtube.
bheezy 3 points 2y ago
Not yet for me, but I remember wrist stretches were included in the training videos so it must be a common occurrence.
darkwolf523 2 points 2y ago
My back just hurt but I think it’s because we keep bending down when we need milk to make drinks
kittycatkaite 2 points 2y ago
Mine does. I actually developed a cyst and have to get it surgically removed because it’s too think to drain.
sierrobear 2 points 2y ago
My sister who works at Starbucks also developed a wrist cyst!
keithct6 1 points 2y ago
Not yet lol, but my fingers do and I get joint/bone pain in my hands when I’m resting, also my feet are destroyed 🤩
hotdoghannah 1 points 2y ago
My elbows ache if I’m on cold bar too long. Those base pumps get me like no other
sierrobear 1 points 2y ago
YES. Mine started about a month ago or so. I think I have carpal tunnel because my hand and fingers will go completely numb consistently throughout the day. My wrist is constantly aching too, and I’ll get what feels like sharp jolts up through my arm when I grab something the wrong way. I bar almost every shift, and I think the biggest action that has caused problems for me was flipping the whipped cream canisters upside down and then using my pointer finger to squeeze. Maybe try to eliminate that and any other intense wrist strainers
Unipanther368 1 points 2y ago
Not my wrist yet thankfully, although my left wrist does get a bit more sore than my right since I broke it about 1.5 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if there were eventually a little bit of pain because of that.

My feet are sore, but I'm sure early onset plantar fasciitis doesn't help with that... (I wore only vans for several years and those have NO arch support).

Someone recommended looking up worst stretches for gamers. Definitely would recommend doing that as gamers use their wrists a LOT. In fact, my wrists get more sore gaming than doing barista work XD
cabbagescraps 1 points 2y ago
not my wrist yet but my back and knee pain is awful... i’m only 19 this shouldn’t be happening yet lol
Unipanther368 2 points 2y ago
I feel that... My foot pain is awful. 19 as well. Pretty sure I either have or am starting to develop plantar fasciitis XD. I wore only vans for years, not realizing that they didn't have arch support... FML lmao -_-
cabbagescraps 2 points 2y ago
omg i get you... i wear docs on the floor and literally had to get inserts because my knees were in so much pain. hopefully that’ll help, as well as some nonslip sketchers
Unipanther368 2 points 2y ago
Oh my gosh, sorry to hear that! Hopefully that helps!
torloko 1 points 2y ago
not necessarily my wrist but my fingers ache!! definitely try to stretch them out now whenever i get a chance
NotAPieceOfPie 1 points 2y ago
Yea, those steaming and blending pitchers can really take out your wrists after a busy shift bruh
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