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Working your hours

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
qwerty2
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Re: Working your hours

Post by qwerty2 »

Don’t blame people if they don’t want to go over the way we’ve been treated by RM and the so called union
Also when we were on strike most of the public didn’t give a damn so why run round after them
enskied
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Re: Working your hours

Post by enskied »

Only delivered tracked items for the last 3 days, and brought some of them back as we've run out of time. All mail still sat in the frame.
Happy days.
postslippete
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Re: Working your hours

Post by postslippete »

enskied wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 16:10
Only delivered tracked items for the last 3 days, and brought some of them back as we've run out of time. All mail still sat in the frame.
Happy days.

Same here and I've brought Tracked items back to the office but my PDA still says 100% Tracked items delivered?? If RM are using our PDA data as a basis for the bonus then the figures are obviously false?
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
Valentina@1
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Joined: 13 Apr 2023, 16:48
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Re: Working your hours

Post by Valentina@1 »

postslippete wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 16:56
enskied wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 16:10
Only delivered tracked items for the last 3 days, and brought some of them back as we've run out of time. All mail still sat in the frame.
Happy days.

Same here and I've brought Tracked items back to the office but my PDA still says 100% Tracked items delivered?? If RM are using our PDA data as a basis for the bonus then the figures are obviously false?
The whole thing is a shambles,but union turning blind eye to everything,where on earth are they?
DiamondSmiles
Posts: 498
Joined: 05 Feb 2009, 20:03
Gender: Male

Re: Working your hours

Post by DiamondSmiles »

We had a load of non operational managers turn up today to deliver parcels and it's not even December yet :chuckle
enskied
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Re: Working your hours

Post by enskied »

Valentina@1 wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 17:26
postslippete wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 16:56
enskied wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 16:10
Only delivered tracked items for the last 3 days, and brought some of them back as we've run out of time. All mail still sat in the frame.
Happy days.

Same here and I've brought Tracked items back to the office but my PDA still says 100% Tracked items delivered?? If RM are using our PDA data as a basis for the bonus then the figures are obviously false?
The whole thing is a shambles,but union turning blind eye to everything,where on earth are they?
It's now over a year since we have been graced with a visit from our area union rep Valentina. I think he's may feel a little awkward about nipping in.
qwerty2
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Re: Working your hours

Post by qwerty2 »

Dan walker did a show on CH5 on missing people
Get him to find dave, andy and chris :hmmmm
derekm
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Joined: 16 Dec 2010, 22:17
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Re: Working your hours

Post by derekm »

heraldmoth wrote:
26 Nov 2023, 17:58
I would say let someone who wants to complete the Delivery do it and ask for a packet duty or a collection duty. I’ve worked for Royal Mail over 20 years and have the usual childcare issues but f**k me if u dnt wanna work over Xmas id bugger off somewhere else tbh
So because they don’t want to work over there time at Xmas they should quit?? Why ? Most of our office refuse to work over there time so should they all quit
heraldmoth
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Joined: 22 Jun 2014, 15:58
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Re: Working your hours

Post by heraldmoth »

I would say so tbh, fair enough the rest of the year but at Xmas it’s time to nut up as far as I’m concerned. this woe is me shite is wearing pretty thin, any of us cld go clean toilets for 10.40 an hour
LouBarlow
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Joined: 15 Oct 2007, 18:56

Re: Working your hours

Post by LouBarlow »

We don’t seem to have any issues with working to time right now. We have dedicated oversize parcel deliveries taking town parcels after night sorting for 7am delivery which is helping them out. Given letter traffic hasn’t kicked on yet it will be interesting to see how this develops once cards enter the equation. Managers seem to be prioritising pushing rural deliveries out as early as possible which seems fair enough as they don’t really have the same assistance as the town duties.
Foxel
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 04 Oct 2021, 21:20
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Re: Working your hours

Post by Foxel »

heraldmoth wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 20:29
I would say so tbh, fair enough the rest of the year but at Xmas it’s time to nut up as far as I’m concerned. this woe is me shite is wearing pretty thin, any of us cld go clean toilets for 10.40 an hour
I'd rather not work until 7 o'clock thanks. It wasn't my decision not to replace staff and to increase duty size so I won't be responsible for it. I also won't 'woe is me' about it. I'll happily just get on with my duty and let the managers stress about their job, they get paid the big bucks to. They can show me the door if they like but my family will always come first.

It is a demanding time of year all around, not just at work. You only live once and I'll never bemoan where people choose to spend their time. The top two biggest regrets people have on their deathbeds are, "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me," and "I wish I never worked so hard." Amazingly I wish I worked harder doesn't make the list.

The demand to work over should drop this week anyway with the start of parcel drivers.
I'm turning purple!
heraldmoth
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Re: Working your hours

Post by heraldmoth »

Foxel wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 21:41
heraldmoth wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 20:29
I would say so tbh, fair enough the rest of the year but at Xmas it’s time to nut up as far as I’m concerned. this woe is me shite is wearing pretty thin, any of us cld go clean toilets for 10.40 an hour
I'd rather not work until 7 o'clock thanks. It wasn't my decision not to replace staff and to increase duty size so I won't be responsible for it. I also won't 'woe is me' about it. I'll happily just get on with my duty and let the managers stress about their job, they get paid the big bucks to. They can show me the door if they like but my family will always come first.

It is a demanding time of year all around, not just at work. You only live once and I'll never bemoan where people choose to spend their time. The top two biggest regrets people have on their deathbeds are, "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me," and "I wish I never worked so hard." Amazingly I wish I worked harder doesn't make the list.

The demand to work over should drop this week anyway with the start of parcel drivers.
Self indulgent drivel, I’m guessing you also voted yes and left us in this place
Foxel
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Working your hours

Post by Foxel »

heraldmoth wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 21:47
Self indulgent drivel, I’m guessing you also voted yes and left us in this place
I'm advocating not being walked over by management and you think that makes me a yes voter. :roll:
I'm turning purple!
heraldmoth
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Re: Working your hours

Post by heraldmoth »

Foxel wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 21:53
heraldmoth wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 21:47
Self indulgent drivel, I’m guessing you also voted yes and left us in this place
I'm advocating not being walked over by management and you think that makes me a yes voter. :roll:
Nothing to do with management it’s about having pride in your work and serving the public whom we let down last year. Anyone not wanting to work just step off and take a back seat, I’ll personally clear all and claim the OT as per
ArthurPewty
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 21 Dec 2016, 17:15
Gender: Male

Re: Working your hours

Post by ArthurPewty »

Heraldmoth - I know guys who work their asses of 'to time' and I know guys who do sweat FA and claim O/T while doing half the work the other guy does. Who should take pride in their work there??
I do a fair days work for a fair days pay and go home on time. Will be doing the same at Christmas. No-one in 10 years has once questioned my commitment or performance.
If you want the O/T and are prepared to work hard for it, fair play to you. I've got no problem at all with that approach. Make hay while you can. But don't criticise those who aren't interested. We owe this company NOTHING. If it impacts on the public its RM managements problem NOT ours!

You do you, and let me and the Foxel do us :thumbup