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Big brother lunacy (PDA)

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themaze
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Re: Big brother lunacy (PDA)

Post by themaze »

wacko74 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 08:09
It's a shame PDA actuals can't be used for conduct issues though, given the number of posties who do take the piss and drag their feet.

I frequently see the regular postie who delivers to my area sat in his van or stood on the street chatting for 20-30 minutes at a time to someone, he's actually quite notorious for being a relentless chatterbox and I know some residents who actively avoid him so they don't get stuck with him gabbing away to them for ages.

His duty must be far too small or he's possibly booking extended every day for going over his time, either way it's a piss take.

how do you know he's not taking his official break ?
wacko74
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Re: Big brother lunacy (PDA)

Post by wacko74 »

themaze wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 22:45
wacko74 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 08:09
It's a shame PDA actuals can't be used for conduct issues though, given the number of posties who do take the piss and drag their feet.

I frequently see the regular postie who delivers to my area sat in his van or stood on the street chatting for 20-30 minutes at a time to someone, he's actually quite notorious for being a relentless chatterbox and I know some residents who actively avoid him so they don't get stuck with him gabbing away to them for ages.

His duty must be far too small or he's possibly booking extended every day for going over his time, either way it's a piss take.

how do you know he's not taking his official break ?
Because myself and others have seen him stopped chatting to numerous people at different points throughout the day which all in adds up to well over any meal relief time, at a rough guess I'd reckon he spends up to 2 hours a day chatting to people.

Like he said, he's notorious for it and can be a real pain in the arse, neighbours having to make excuses to get away from him or avoid him altogether, I know one person who has put a parcel box by her door even though she's almost always in, simply because she doesn't want to answer the door to him and then be stuck with him wittering away to her for 20 minutes or more.
wacko74
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 1572
Joined: 04 Apr 2009, 20:35
Gender: Male

Re: Big brother lunacy (PDA)

Post by wacko74 »

themaze wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 22:45
wacko74 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 08:09
It's a shame PDA actuals can't be used for conduct issues though, given the number of posties who do take the piss and drag their feet.

I frequently see the regular postie who delivers to my area sat in his van or stood on the street chatting for 20-30 minutes at a time to someone, he's actually quite notorious for being a relentless chatterbox and I know some residents who actively avoid him so they don't get stuck with him gabbing away to them for ages.

His duty must be far too small or he's possibly booking extended every day for going over his time, either way it's a piss take.

how do you know he's not taking his official break ?
Because myself and others have seen him stopped chatting to numerous people at different points throughout the day which all in adds up to well over any meal relief time, at a rough guess I'd reckon he spends up to 2 hours a day chatting to people.

Like I said, he's notorious for it and can be a real pain in the arse, neighbours having to make excuses to get away from him or avoid him altogether, I know one person who has put a parcel box by her door even though she's almost always in, simply because she doesn't want to answer the door to him and then be stuck with him wittering away to her for 20 minutes or more.