Simon Thompson & a question to his grandad - I would ask him if he is OK that I am in management. I'm not sure he would be.

[POSTPERSON50]

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mar ... t-age.html

'Thompson, 55, whose previous roles include senior positions at Ocado and HSBC, took over at the start of last year. 

A miner's grandson from Darlington in County Durham, he is neither remote nor grand. 

Finding himself unable to hire a car for a work journey from Hereford to Llandrindod Wells during the pandemic, he commandeered a red post van rather than resort to a chauffeured limo, somewhat to the indignation of Brian, its usual driver. 

He also relished a delivery round in his home town. It became a journey down memory lane as it included the terrace houses of Falmer Road, where his paternal grandfather 'Tot' Thompson, who was fiercely loyal to former miners' leader Arthur Scargill, had lived....

....Would it matter if Royal Mail were taken over by an overseas predator and it lost its identity as an independent British business? 

'Those thoughts do not pass in my head. I have to reinvent Royal Mail for the next generation, that's what I am concerned about. I don't believe Royal Mail has a divine right to exist, not at all, though I do believe it is a company that society wants to exist.' 

We might all be sending fewer letters, but if he could post one to anybody, alive or dead, who would it be? 'My grandad,' he says.

'I would probably ask him, 'Tot, what do you think of what I'm doing?' I would ask him if he is OK that I am in management. I'm not sure he would be.' 

[Woody Guthrie]

I have to reinvent Royal Mail for the next generation,

Good businesses evolve, they don't re-invent themselves.
Re-invention is just a meaningless management buzzword.

You can only invent something once, re-invention would require a trip to the patent office with a shredder and some kind of mind wiping technology that ironically hasn't been invented yet.

[Marshamp11]

I think Thompson's grandad would be more corncerned that he has turned into a complete tw.t rather than him being in management.

[guardianangel]

His Grandad would be horrified that his grandson has turned out like he has,nothing worse than a working class lad forgetting his roots and sh----g on the workers,its even worse than a posh boy doing it,he should be ashamed of himself .

[iHateD2Ds]

A devout Trade Unionist like Tot would certainly not appreciate what Royal Mail has turned into.
Royal Mail’s REAL assets are it’s WORKFORCE but presently seem to treated like …t on a shoe.