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Later starts and breaks

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scoobydo79
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Later starts and breaks

Post by scoobydo79 »

Any one else had the boss suggested you take 20 minutes of your break as soon as you go in ? :chuckle .
thefox
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Re: Later starts and breaks

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🤣🤣🤣our arsehole will definitely try this.
pinstripe
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Post by pinstripe »

We now take 20 minutes at the end of our shift. Manager suggested it and we had a vote.
Barnacle
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That’s not a break. What a moron? Hope you laughed in their face?
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TopperGas
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by TopperGas »

scoobydo79 wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 14:38
Any one else had the boss suggested you take 20 minutes of your break as soon as you go in ? :chuckle .
So basically start 20 mins later than the new later start times/new summer hours starting tomorrow? At this rate it won't be long before all FT posties are soon working 9 til 5.
scoobydo79
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Re: Later starts and breaks

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It just shows how optimistic they are it will work lol. Should run a sweepstake on what time the first postie will leave the office :chuckle
scoobydo79
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by scoobydo79 »

TopperGas wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 16:00
scoobydo79 wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 14:38
Any one else had the boss suggested you take 20 minutes of your break as soon as you go in ? :chuckle .
So basically start 20 mins later than the new later start times/new summer hours starting tomorrow? At this rate it won't be long before all FT posties are soon working 9 til 5.
Yeah .Hes so scared the work is gonna be done so late that we all cut off so he wants us to take the break before the mail arrives lol
TheTrolleyMan
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by TheTrolleyMan »

Martin Walsh made the Scotland Football Team have their break in the first 20 minutes
chickenwittle
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by chickenwittle »

No , we take 20 mins an hour and a half after we start and take 20 mins at end of duty , works ok for us.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by ted_e_bear »

Next week when summer times start we've got three days under 7hrs attendance so only 30 mins break allowance, mind you it's pretty unlikely to be able to complete within time on those days especially with all the election shite for the next two weeks.
postslippete
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by postslippete »

TopperGas wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 16:00
At this rate it won't be long before all FT posties are soon working 9 til 5.

Think that's the general idea but as it's unpopular with most posties who prefer to finish early they are trying to confound us all by doing it in stages interspersed with seasonal variations whenever the mood fits.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
thefox
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TheTrolleyMan wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 17:00
Martin Walsh made the Scotland Football Team have their break in the first 20 minutes
🤣🤣🤣lazy bastards took the full 90 minutes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
kazardaimenu
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by kazardaimenu »

They can’t make you take your break as soon as you get in. You can agree to take it then if you want to but you most likely wouldn’t want that.
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by SpacePhoenix »

They should be just however much later you start by. Say you're now starting half an hour later, then the breaks should be half an hour later than what they were.
Barnacle
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Re: Later starts and breaks

Post by Barnacle »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 20:54
They should be just however much later you start by. Say you're now starting half an hour later, then the breaks should be half an hour later than what they were.
That would be the most logical thing wouldn’t it?
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’