[Did] Rolled a hoodie behind my lower back at work

Hatchling HealthyHue · 2026.10.23 23:53 · Views 69 · Likes 6

Back’s still the sore spot even with the neck sorted. A long shift at the register and my lower back just gives up, no matter how I sit on that stool.

Grabbed the hoodie off the hook during a lull between customers and stuffed it right behind my lower back, rolled up loose, not tight. That stool’s never had any back support to begin with, I just never bothered fixing it until the neck thing made me actually look at how I’m sitting all day.

By the end of the shift my back wasn’t locked up the way it usually is. Still catches on the long stretches, especially once the kids are down and I’m back at the desk for cert study, but the worst of it eased off some.

Not switching to an actual cushion yet. Seeing how long the hoodie trick holds up first.

Comment 3

QuietAcre10.24 02:03
Yeah the stool thing is real, ours has zero back support either and I never noticed how bad it was until my lower back started locking up around hour 5 of an 8 hour shift. Tried balling up my apron behind my back last week and it helped some, but the hoodie idea makes more sense since it actually stays rolled instead of flattening out.
MossyMornings10.24 03:00
This is a good one, thanks for posting it. The rolled hoodie behind the lower back makes total sense, especially on a stool with zero back support to begin with. I’ve been doing almost the same thing with an old cardigan at my easel for the last 2 months, since I just sit on a plain wooden stool for my morning painting sessions and never bothered fixing it either.
dewdrop10.24 06:10
Same thing happens to me at the kitchen table these days, hours of job applications instead of a cash register but the stiffness ends up identical. I’ve been rolling an old towel behind my lower back for about 4 hours at a stretch and it does help, though it goes flat faster than I’d like so I end up reshaping it halfway through.