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Monday to Friday letters

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
Trumanity
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Joined: 03 Aug 2012, 13:08
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by Trumanity »

dazzler123 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 16:40
mail doesnt get delivered for a week now anyway, what difference does it make
The walks are too big and there are not enough staff to cover holidays, days off, sick absences and wallington weeks off. Loops are rotated. There isn't a 6 day service anymore. The walk adjacent to me did not go out once last week. No letters were delivered. D2D's are from 3 weeks ago.

...and btw, there are no vans younger than 13 years old in our DO. They are literally falling apart, like the posties and the squalid toilets!
rubberbond
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Joined: 24 Aug 2014, 16:03
Gender: Male

Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by rubberbond »

Ozzvaldo wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 16:12
A Monday to Friday letter delivery service would be a huge upgrade on the crappy service that RM are providing to the residents of the town that I work in.
Then they go back and say , well Mondays aren't that busy , if we dropped those , we could save X amount , then it becomes a four day delivery service , then eventually a no day a week delivery service,I can see it coming from mikes away. A death by a thousand cuts. To think at one time this job used to be quite coveted and meant something, now there are more managers and directors and the service is worse than it’s ever been.
qwerty2
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by qwerty2 »

RM can’t increase stamp prices for 1st class then cut a day
yubin282
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by yubin282 »

Could be forced in underhand.

We are taken off rotas and given saturdays off.

Saturdays/sundays are then "covered" by those on lesser contracts. Conveniently they only have enough time to do the tracked parcels and specials.
Valentina@1
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Joined: 13 Apr 2023, 16:48
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by Valentina@1 »

yubin282 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 18:36
Could be forced in underhand.

We are taken off rotas and given saturdays off.

Saturdays/sundays are then "covered" by those on lesser contracts. Conveniently they only have enough time to do the tracked parcels and specials.
Endorsed by their buddies,ward & fury no doubt🤯
yubin282
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by yubin282 »

Valentina@1 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 18:42
yubin282 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 18:36
Could be forced in underhand.

We are taken off rotas and given saturdays off.

Saturdays/sundays are then "covered" by those on lesser contracts. Conveniently they only have enough time to do the tracked parcels and specials.
Endorsed by their buddies,ward & fury no doubt🤯
yup
dazzler123
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by dazzler123 »

qwerty2 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 17:20
RM can’t increase stamp prices for 1st class then cut a day
good point, but they are that brazen
derekm
Posts: 340
Joined: 16 Dec 2010, 22:17
Gender: Male

Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by derekm »

dazzler123 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 19:34
qwerty2 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 17:20
RM can’t increase stamp prices for 1st class then cut a day
good point, but they are that brazen
Wouldn’t bet against it happening :shock:
qwerty2
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by qwerty2 »

yubin282 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 18:36
Could be forced in underhand.

We are taken off rotas and given saturdays off.

Saturdays/sundays are then "covered" by those on lesser contracts. Conveniently they only have enough time to do the tracked parcels and specials.
And what happens to thousands of people who cover days off?
pieoftheday
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Joined: 11 Mar 2010, 16:43
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by pieoftheday »

qwerty2 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 22:36
yubin282 wrote:
10 Oct 2023, 18:36
Could be forced in underhand.

We are taken off rotas and given saturdays off.

Saturdays/sundays are then "covered" by those on lesser contracts. Conveniently they only have enough time to do the tracked parcels and specials.
And what happens to thousands of people who cover days off?
I though peoples days of wernt being covered.?
Shirtbuttons
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 06 Sep 2020, 14:46
Gender: Male

Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by Shirtbuttons »

We have a 07 reg which is faded pink with a green mouldy roof and mould all over the sides so much you can barely see the logos. When anyone uses it the public laugh and ask who have you upset to be given that. It’s a total embarrassment. I never thought I’d see it like this.
Shinsplints88
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Joined: 05 Dec 2019, 19:35
Gender: Female

Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by Shinsplints88 »

I don’t think you guys realise how little information, influence and power the line management and area managers have. They’re just like us posties but do less work for more money
plymouth3
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 06 Jul 2010, 18:45
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by plymouth3 »

We just got informed about the new
Super Saturday
Which means if you are a reserve for are no longer promised any Saturdays.
A2B
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Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 19:34
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by A2B »

plymouth3 wrote:
11 Oct 2023, 21:34
We just got informed about the new
Super Saturday
Which means if you are a reserve for are no longer promised any Saturdays.
Sorry can you make this clearer, looks like you are saying reserves have to work every Saturday? What the hell is a "super Saturday"?
Mr Rush
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Re: Monday to Friday letters

Post by Mr Rush »

What's new about reserves never getting a Saturday off? It's an ancient right of passage for newbies that stick with the job long enough to sign for the crappiest duty in the office just to get rota days.
The machine stops.