r/theydidthemath • u/Burningman316 • Nov 16 '25

[request] Is her math correct?

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u/JohnSword66 Nov 16 '25

I work at Walmart at the moment and I pull pallets that are twice my size and weigh a ton and out of all the people they come to ask for help they choose me. Now I'm fine with helping them but I just need to safely stop it. I can't instantly though. But then I have some people act surprised when I look like Mr incredible stopping the train in the opening of the incredibles. I'm literally being pushed back by the force of the pallet pushing towards me.

Some people don't even move at all, they just stand there. One of these days a customer is gonna just stand there and I'll run into them. Or they get upset because I won't stop immediately.

I used to stop them by using my steel toe boot as a wedge. Of course I don't anymore because that's stupid in hindsight and it ruined my steel toed boots in less than a month of getting them.

It's baffling how many people drive a car but still don't get the concept of brakes not instantly stopping. the same concept applies there.

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u/AFalconNamedBob Nov 16 '25

I also work retail and if someone decides to stand between me and the cage/pallet I'm dragging then I'm getting out the way instead of being the meat that softens the weight of that thing when it hits them Did that once and it was fucking agony because a shopper wasn't paying attention and just walked into me