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Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
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CarryingMGMT
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Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Genuinely embarrassing if that's the case. Please enlighten the real Posties who have all the local contact with folk, D.O. sorting knowledge and fitness to actually walk the entire duties every day. 
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pieoftheday
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Eh ? What? I dont get posts like this,meks n senseCarryingMGMT wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 16:58Genuinely embarrassing if that's the case. Please enlighten the real Posties who have all the local contact with folk, D.O. sorting knowledge and fitness to actually walk the entire duties every day.![]()
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qwerty2
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
?????????? What u on about? Been at the sherry!!!!CarryingMGMT wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 16:58Genuinely embarrassing if that's the case. Please enlighten the real Posties who have all the local contact with folk, D.O. sorting knowledge and fitness to actually walk the entire duties every day.![]()
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CarryingMGMT
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
I assume you don't work on Delivery then?? Lucky 
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tansorboy
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
I do understand. We see network lorries floating around with unstressed drivers, and hear stories about mail centre people getting paid to push Yorks around.
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qwerty2
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
I do
You posted a new topic
were you replying to another post?
Just doesn’t make sense posting this at random
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Network drivers are on fixed hours (drving hours/tacho) and they afaik get tracked all the way along their route.
We don't have porters, they very quickly got lapsed, then axed. Everyone has to get their own work and push it out to the door. Sometimes the managers will get one or more people to bring work in if the work areas are running low
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BigSacks
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 19:09
Everyone has to get their own work and push it out to the door.
Sounds tough mate.
Is it a big door?
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Yep, it's a big door that leads to the warehouse. It can very easily get clogged up with yorks as all work areas push their sorted work out to it. We currently have to scan all the yorks of direct to hub Tracked. There doesn't seem to be so much of it now, given staffing levels in DOs it probably won't be too long before the hubs stop delivering it and the items go back to being delivered by their proper DOs. Whilst were pushing yorks of sorted Tracked and packets out, more will be building up on the conveyors
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Deadly
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Pray for Spacephoenix
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
You've at least got job security in DOs, many jobs in MCs are probably going to be automated out of existence in the next decade. That same automation will probably eventually sort the work down to a level where delivery staff will just about spend their entire shift out on delivery
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Woody Guthrie
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Unlike processing the physical nature of delivery means your job is only secure as long as your body holds out so no there is no real job security in DOs, we don't get made redundant, we just get forced out of the business because we're no longer of any use.You've at least got job security in DOs
Only dead fish follow the current
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Geordiepapa
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Woody Guthrie wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 23:41Unlike processing the physical nature of delivery means your job is only secure as long as your body holds out so no there is no real job security in DOs, we don't get made redundant, we just get forced out of the business because we're no longer of any use.You've at least got job security in DOs
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Tman
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
Brother against brother, eh?
RM staff...
RM staff...
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ConeHater
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Re: Are we, Delivery OPG's just getting 'kicked while we're down?'
SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 19:09Network drivers are on fixed hours (drving hours/tacho) and they afaik get tracked all the way along their route.
As a result of being tracked any deviation from the 318 is met with un unpleasant’Spanish Inquisition’ on return. Any pause on route or diversion is queried, and there’s potentially disciplinary action if one deviates from CPC diversion route at roadworks. ‘Move to time’ policy takes priority over moving mail so the business would rather see trucks leave empty and run on schedule than wait 10mins.