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Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

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eeezeeetiger1973
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Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by eeezeeetiger1973 »

Do Designated Traffic Recorders receive any extra pay for taking on the extra responsibility of booking the mail traffic? I am asking because I perform this role as part of my duty in a Mail Centre and get nothing extra for doing it whilst other colleagues have no responsibility and earn the same as me.
aiden01
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by aiden01 »

eeezeeetiger1973 wrote:
14 Nov 2023, 01:28
Do Designated Traffic Recorders receive any extra pay for taking on the extra responsibility of booking the mail traffic? I am asking because I perform this role as part of my duty in a Mail Centre and get nothing extra for doing it whilst other colleagues have no responsibility and earn the same as me.
No
ted_e_bear
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by ted_e_bear »

Just out of interest what does this job entail ?
N|M
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by N|M »

Recording the yorks and trays of letter before sorting or sorted, depending on shift.

On backshift you normally have one that records as filled yorks head up to distribution,
Nightshifts they record before sorting.
ConeHater
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by ConeHater »

I guess the benefit you get over your colleagues is that you wander about with a clipboard all shift ! 😀
denhamhoop
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by denhamhoop »

ted_e_bear wrote:
14 Nov 2023, 12:18
Just out of interest what does this job entail ?
Normally toading up to and being pally with Managers and being rewarded with a job that doesn't actually entail any actual sorting or working unless you count buying teas for managers and talking loudly about how useless the rest of the staff are work then yep megaloads of work
oypostie
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by oypostie »

I thought Stevie Wonder produced the traffic figures :whistle :whistle
R5001
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by R5001 »

oypostie wrote:
14 Nov 2023, 15:44
I thought Stevie Wonder produced the traffic figures :whistle :whistle
Too accurate, got fired.
midegarelu
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by midegarelu »

It’s a big fat no from me.
"We employ you so we can sack you"
eeezeeetiger1973
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by eeezeeetiger1973 »

I do plenty of sorting and do not have a clipboard. I also don’t toad up to managers. Next chance I get I will go for a normal duty as do not want extra responsibility for no extra pay. I was merely wondering if other mail centres pay their DTR.
mwalker88
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Re: Designated Traffic Recorders (DTR)

Post by mwalker88 »

R5001 wrote:
14 Nov 2023, 20:13
oypostie wrote:
14 Nov 2023, 15:44
I thought Stevie Wonder produced the traffic figures :whistle :whistle
Too accurate, got fired.
Too much undercutting of the figures, got promoted. :thumbup