The "How was your day" thread.

sindba · Post by **sindba** » 20 Jul 2020, 19:06

This is getting silly now.

What's causing hese stupidly light Mondays? Anyone know?

One person easily fitted the mail for their WHOLE DUTY in......two bundles.

citypostie · Post by **citypostie** » 20 Jul 2020, 19:26

sindba wrote:This is getting silly now.

What's causing hese stupidly light Mondays? Anyone know?

One person easily fitted the mail for their WHOLE DUTY in......two bundles.

I'd hazard a guess it by design so they can justify the need to shift Saturdays mail to Monday on a permanent basis

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 20 Jul 2020, 19:54

citypostie wrote:
I'd hazard a guess it by design so they can justify the need to shift Saturdays mail to Monday on a permanent basis

Do you think they are hiding the mail somewhere?
Tomorrow will be no different. There simply isn't enough work to justify a six day delivery.
I'm beginning to think 4 days for letters would be more than ample.

Cucumber · Post by **Cucumber** » 20 Jul 2020, 20:25

Theres enough mail for 6 day delivery in our DO given that most duties only go out 4 days a week.

wallan · Post by **wallan** » 20 Jul 2020, 20:26

clashcityrocker wrote:
citypostie wrote:
I'd hazard a guess it by design so they can justify the need to shift Saturdays mail to Monday on a permanent basis
Do you think they are hiding the mail somewhere?
Tomorrow will be no different. There simply isn't enough work to justify a six day delivery.
I'm beginning to think 4 days for letters would be more than ample.

Banks / Building Soc,s etc do not seem to have sent out there end of financial year statements yet

citypostie · Post by **citypostie** » 20 Jul 2020, 20:30

clashcityrocker wrote:
citypostie wrote:
I'd hazard a guess it by design so they can justify the need to shift Saturdays mail to Monday on a permanent basis
Do you think they are hiding the mail somewhere?
Tomorrow will be no different. There simply isn't enough work to justify a six day delivery.
I'm beginning to think 4 days for letters would be more than ample.

We now get stuff(TV times) that used to come every Tuesday on a Thursday, Screwfix stuff that was always a Monday now comes Tuesday or Wednesday. Monday used to be one of the busiest days mailwise in our office it is now deader than Tuesday. So yes maybe they are, funnily enough Mondays have only been this dead since the end of the 6 week no mail Saturdays trial, before that started it wasn't anything like this. Maybe 4 days would be ample in your office because you've got too many duties so not enough work to fill your hours, a revision should sort that out

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 20 Jul 2020, 20:31

sindba wrote:What's causing hese stupidly light Mondays? Anyone know?

Mondays are the new Tuesdays.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 20 Jul 2020, 20:34

wallan wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
citypostie wrote:
I'd hazard a guess it by design so they can justify the need to shift Saturdays mail to Monday on a permanent basis
Do you think they are hiding the mail somewhere?
Tomorrow will be no different. There simply isn't enough work to justify a six day delivery.
I'm beginning to think 4 days for letters would be more than ample.
Banks / Building Soc,s etc do not seem to have sent out there end of financial year statements yet

The local council here are sending out the annual electoral register forms atm

Post by **Munchboii** » 20 Jul 2020, 21:11

Flats seemed to have picked up and small packets are still very busy. I think 5 days for letters and small packets will happen within 2 years but the current level of small packets should mean its not possible to go below that number.. in my office people only finishing about an hour early everyday, and most of us start 30 minutes early anyway, so really only go 30 minutes over. A 3 or 4 day operation would mean going over everyday!

postmanzach · Post by **postmanzach** » 20 Jul 2020, 22:40

Munchboii wrote:Flats seemed to have picked up and small packets are still very busy. I think 5 days for letters and small packets will happen within 2 years but the current level of small packets should mean its not possible to go below that number.. in my office people only finishing about an hour early everyday, and most of us start 30 minutes early anyway, so really only go 30 minutes over. A 3 or 4 day operation would mean going over everyday!

and skip meal break?

Post by **Munchboii** » 21 Jul 2020, 07:05

postmanzach wrote:
Munchboii wrote:Flats seemed to have picked up and small packets are still very busy. I think 5 days for letters and small packets will happen within 2 years but the current level of small packets should mean its not possible to go below that number.. in my office people only finishing about an hour early everyday, and most of us start 30 minutes early anyway, so really only go 30 minutes over. A 3 or 4 day operation would mean going over everyday!
and skip meal break?

Yes

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 21 Jul 2020, 07:29

Munchboii wrote: in my office people only finishing about an hour early everyday, and most of us start 30 minutes early anyway, so really only go 30 minutes over. A 3 or 4 day operation would mean going over everyday!

I don't understand the maths...
You finish an hour early every day.
You start 30 minutes early.
How does that equate to going over 30 minutes each day?

Even factoring in the meal relief - on a 30 minute meal relief that means completing on time, on a 40 minute meal relief going over by 10 minutes.
If you only had a 4 day operation your working day would be longer. And you are assuming nothing else changes. And it might.

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 21 Jul 2020, 13:45

Went in - hardly any letters thrown in.
Prepped it and delivered it. Start 8.45. Finished 12.30. (Though that includes a 30 minute meal relief which technically I wasn't entitled to)

Cucumber · Post by **Cucumber** » 21 Jul 2020, 15:58

Think I work for a different company here

Go in, prep 2 duties, deliver for 4.75 hours. Finish right on time.

Will be the same again tomorrow.

Post by **chocolatesaltyballs** » 21 Jul 2020, 19:08

Cucumber wrote:Think I work for a different company here

Go in, prep 2 duties, deliver for 4.75 hours. Finish right on time.

Will be the same again tomorrow.

Same here, commenced delivery at 8 and finished at 3 with full meal break and brought back about 90mins work and I'm by no means slow. The difference between offices is staggering.