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Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
Smoothbackground
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Gender: Female

Re: Start Times

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ted_e_bear wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 19:35
A2B wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 19:22
postslippete wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:58
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:42


Switch profiles?

You are prone to exaggeration, pal. £14.60 an hour is well above NMW (£10.42 per hour). I’m no good at working out percentages, but it’s way more than NMW however you look at it. Today I earned £173 working one of my rest days.

You earned £173 on £14.60 an hour. So you've worked nearly 12 hours today?? :shock:
Working rest day so double pay i'm guessing
SB is on the new contracts, ot will be paid 1.25 x normal rate of £14.60 for over 40 hours so £173 at £18.25 per hour is not too unrealistic, 9.5 hours pay.
You’re spot on - 9.5 hours today.
LouBarlow
Posts: 4709
Joined: 15 Oct 2007, 18:56

Re: Start Times

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mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
I’m not sure about that. If I was so appalled by the direction a company had taken that I had quit, the last thing I would do would be to post on a forum dedicated to a job so bad I had to leave.

I don’t know. Maybe it is some new catharsis treatment I’ve not read about but seriously, find a forum for your new brilliant job. By posting here you are still suffering from the stressful experiences of working for RM. You might as well still be doing the job if you constantly think about it this much.
mwalker88
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 243
Joined: 01 Mar 2011, 16:56
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by mwalker88 »

:Applause
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:42
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:06
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:05
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
But yet your daily postings to the forum and your general obsession with RM show you definitely haven’t moved on. You still love Roy, don’t you? You should return to him asap - of the new “shitey” contracts is surely a small price to pay! Would be great to have such an experienced pair of feet back. If anyone can steady this sinking ship… :dance
LMAO. Okay then. Did you forget to switch profiles?

Enjoy your Saturday and Sunday shifts this week for just above minimum wage pay :wink:
Switch profiles?

You are prone to exaggeration, pal. £14.60 an hour is well above NMW (£10.42 per hour). I’m no good at working out percentages, but it’s way more than NMW however you look at it. Today I earned £173 working one of my rest days. I’m more than happy with what I earn, thanks. How much do YOU earn an hour in your new role, and what is your new role? We’re all itching to know! Roy misses you and still loves you, and he says he will have you backk — but on his terms :Boo hoo!


Far too much hilarity! :left: :chuckle :chuckle :Applause
mwalker88
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 243
Joined: 01 Mar 2011, 16:56
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by mwalker88 »

LouBarlow wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 21:20
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
I’m not sure about that. If I was so appalled by the direction a company had taken that I had quit, the last thing I would do would be to post on a forum dedicated to a job so bad I had to leave.

I don’t know. Maybe it is some new catharsis treatment I’ve not read about but seriously, find a forum for your new brilliant job. By posting here you are still suffering from the stressful experiences of working for RM. You might as well still be doing the job if you constantly think about it this much.
You are spewing a lot of nonsense now. Getting personal with the keyboard? Tut. Tut. :no no
LouBarlow
Posts: 4709
Joined: 15 Oct 2007, 18:56

Re: Start Times

Post by LouBarlow »

mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 22:23
LouBarlow wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 21:20
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
I’m not sure about that. If I was so appalled by the direction a company had taken that I had quit, the last thing I would do would be to post on a forum dedicated to a job so bad I had to leave.

I don’t know. Maybe it is some new catharsis treatment I’ve not read about but seriously, find a forum for your new brilliant job. By posting here you are still suffering from the stressful experiences of working for RM. You might as well still be doing the job if you constantly think about it this much.
You are spewing a lot of nonsense now. Getting personal with the keyboard? Tut. Tut. :no no
It isn’t though is it. You were so disillusioned that you quit the job. You now have new employment that you love (apparently) but Royal Mail is still living rent free in your head enough for you to obsess over it to such an extent, that you continue to post on a forum dedicated to the job. At 10.30pm at night.

If you can’t handle the truth of my posts, stop picking fights with people. You can obviously dish it out but not take it.
postslippete
Posts: 4188
Joined: 14 Jul 2014, 16:27
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by postslippete »

I think RM should all move our start times earlier. Its obvious to me that people are getting out of bed and checking the internet before they go to work.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
ted_e_bear
Posts: 4080
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by ted_e_bear »

postslippete wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:06
I think RM should all move our start times earlier. Its obvious to me that people are getting out of bed and checking the internet before they go to work.
I do, mug of coffee, telly on watching the news and quick scroll through this and other sites before, or even during my pre work shite then off to work it is.
sixfoottwo
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 569
Joined: 11 May 2017, 15:15
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by sixfoottwo »

mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 22:19
:Applause
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:42
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:06
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:05
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
But yet your daily postings to the forum and your general obsession with RM show you definitely haven’t moved on. You still love Roy, don’t you? You should return to him asap - of the new “shitey” contracts is surely a small price to pay! Would be great to have such an experienced pair of feet back. If anyone can steady this sinking ship… :dance
LMAO. Okay then. Did you forget to switch profiles?

Enjoy your Saturday and Sunday shifts this week for just above minimum wage pay :wink:
Switch profiles?

You are prone to exaggeration, pal. £14.60 an hour is well above NMW (£10.42 per hour). I’m no good at working out percentages, but it’s way more than NMW however you look at it. Today I earned £173 working one of my rest days. I’m more than happy with what I earn, thanks. How much do YOU earn an hour in your new role, and what is your new role? We’re all itching to know! Roy misses you and still loves you, and he says he will have you backk — but on his terms :Boo hoo!


Far too much hilarity! :left: :chuckle :chuckle :Applause
Are the new starts on this? more than the old starts!
mwalker88
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 243
Joined: 01 Mar 2011, 16:56
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by mwalker88 »

LouBarlow wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 04:54
It isn’t though is it. You were so disillusioned that you quit the job. You now have new employment that you love (apparently) but Royal Mail is still living rent free in your head enough for you to obsess over it to such an extent, that you continue to post on a forum dedicated to the job. At 10.30pm at night.

If you can’t handle the truth of my posts, stop picking fights with people. You can obviously dish it out but not take it.
Slept on that one did you? LOL :left:

Rent free indeed :wink:
ted_e_bear
Posts: 4080
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by ted_e_bear »

sixfoottwo wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:32
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 22:19
:Applause
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:42
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:06
Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 18:05
mwalker88 wrote:
19 Dec 2023, 17:28
LouBarlow wrote:
18 Dec 2023, 19:02
Move on. It’s not healthy.
16 years I was in the job (quit for a Mon-Fri and better money.)

Sequenced trays make about 5min difference in prep time for someone who's prepped a frame for more than a fortnight.

I still post on here because I know the majority of good people at RM are better than the utter shitshow it has become.

I have moved on. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I have been since 2007, so thanks for your concern. :chuckle :wink:
But yet your daily postings to the forum and your general obsession with RM show you definitely haven’t moved on. You still love Roy, don’t you? You should return to him asap - of the new “shitey” contracts is surely a small price to pay! Would be great to have such an experienced pair of feet back. If anyone can steady this sinking ship… :dance
LMAO. Okay then. Did you forget to switch profiles?

Enjoy your Saturday and Sunday shifts this week for just above minimum wage pay :wink:
Switch profiles?

You are prone to exaggeration, pal. £14.60 an hour is well above NMW (£10.42 per hour). I’m no good at working out percentages, but it’s way more than NMW however you look at it. Today I earned £173 working one of my rest days. I’m more than happy with what I earn, thanks. How much do YOU earn an hour in your new role, and what is your new role? We’re all itching to know! Roy misses you and still loves you, and he says he will have you backk — but on his terms :Boo hoo!


Far too much hilarity! :left: :chuckle :chuckle :Applause
Are the new starts on this? more than the old starts!
No, it's the London rate, everywhere else it's £12.29
postslippete
Posts: 4188
Joined: 14 Jul 2014, 16:27
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by postslippete »

ted_e_bear wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:50

No, it's the London rate, everywhere else it's £12.29

That's the thing. No point making a big deal of how much you earn when the cost of living is much higher down south. House prices are ridiculous even for a one bedroom flat and the last time I was in a pub near London, a pint cost £8.50!! :shock:
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
mwalker88
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 243
Joined: 01 Mar 2011, 16:56
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by mwalker88 »

postslippete wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 18:32
ted_e_bear wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:50

No, it's the London rate, everywhere else it's £12.29

That's the thing. No point making a big deal of how much you earn when the cost of living is much higher down south. House prices are ridiculous even for a one bedroom flat and the last time I was in a pub near London, a pint cost £8.50!! :shock:
So people can lie on the Internet about the actual hourly rate of 14 quid odds now! Colour me shocked :Applause
Mr Rush
Posts: 3297
Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 14:27
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by Mr Rush »

postslippete wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:06
I think RM should all move our start times earlier. Its obvious to me that people are getting out of bed and checking the internet before they go to work.
A return to starting and finishing a duty before noon is the change I'm desperately hanging on for. Plenty of stuff has come back around - why not that? They axed Sunday working when I started and now it's back. Boxes used to be emptied on foot, then it went to dedicated collections, then it came back to deliveries. And let's not forget when 2020 went retro by bringing back the pouch box.
The machine stops.
LouBarlow
Posts: 4709
Joined: 15 Oct 2007, 18:56

Re: Start Times

Post by LouBarlow »

mwalker88 wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 17:49
LouBarlow wrote:
20 Dec 2023, 04:54
It isn’t though is it. You were so disillusioned that you quit the job. You now have new employment that you love (apparently) but Royal Mail is still living rent free in your head enough for you to obsess over it to such an extent, that you continue to post on a forum dedicated to the job. At 10.30pm at night.

If you can’t handle the truth of my posts, stop picking fights with people. You can obviously dish it out but not take it.
Slept on that one did you? LOL :left:

Rent free indeed :wink:
Good day at work?
mwalker88
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 243
Joined: 01 Mar 2011, 16:56
Gender: Male

Re: Start Times

Post by mwalker88 »

Best day since around 2 years ago. Same as every other day :Applause