How hard do we actually work compared to other jobs

[DGP1]

Its started to get physically tiring for me these days.
Sometimes out for near 4 hours and i feel drained at night.
I know its not mentally challenging or boring like a production line but the weight we carry and the miles we do start to tell when you get older.
Many times i might work with out a break if its busy and missorts come early.I finish early but obviously the break is on the back end.7 hours on your feet isn't easy work.
I've worked in an office and done laboring and you tend to work in spurts and have more breaks.

I think folk like myself getting into mid 40's are the same,on a Friday afternoon all I want to do is vegitate in front of the telly,2 Saturdays ago,I was in my bed at 2145 on a Saturday night ,simply because I was cream crackered,starting at 0530,then not having a sleep in the afternoon,god I hate getting old

I like using the WTLL sessions for a kip

[krussel]

Its started to get physically tiring for me these days.
Sometimes out for near 4 hours and i feel drained at night.
I know its not mentally challenging or boring like a production line but the weight we carry and the miles we do start to tell when you get older.
Many times i might work with out a break if its busy and missorts come early.I finish early but obviously the break is on the back end.7 hours on your feet isn't easy work.
I've worked in an office and done laboring and you tend to work in spurts and have more breaks.

This is what i am finding its the long stint with the lack of breaks which wipes me out. I am mid 40's and not overweight and have been working on delivery for over 20 years but i am wacked out by 9pm I ve tried taking my full break before i go out on delivery and to be honest its worse because halfway round i end up with indigestion and need a pee or worse The old 2 delivery system was not so bad, two and half hours out, a proper canteen break with a chance to take a pee, then about one hour back on the streets. I am now out for about 4h 20m if packets are heavy.
Talking to mates in other jobs many involve short spurts of pressure work followed by coffee and a chat (bit like some RM managers) unlike delivery where you are working at a steady fast rate the moment you hit your frame to you walk out to go home. its not the job which is hard its the long stint which gets you.

It would not be so bad in my office if all the rounds were balanced but some are getting away with 2h 30m deliveries I used to cut off on a Sat and did so for about 6 months but in the end gave up and booked OT as i only got loads of hassle from the managers and a piss taking from my fellow posties who were going home about 10.30am.

BUT who knows where we are heading now as depending on the outcome today (thurs 26th Feb) i really fear things are going to change much for the worse

[kazardaimenu]

This thread could be from this year It’s still not as bad as some jobs but pretty physical and I need to cool off after a shift then ready for bed early doors.

[ted_e_bear]

The part about working non stop flat out between walking in and out of the door is the deciding factor that differentiates this from probably most other jobs.

[Dorset Plodder]

The part about working non stop flat out between walking in and out of the door is the deciding factor that differentiates this from probably most other jobs.

Yep we've gotto be Efficient & Productive so we can can earn all those bonuses for the Managers

Nowadays it's just one Mega Gaslighting session to try and convince everyone that they've got to work faster, "because the traffic figures show you should be completing within time, and not claiming pressure or cutting off"! Lying Asssholes, they want to try getting their Fat Asses out of the office and attempt a 5.30 delivery ... Most of them would collapse with exhaustion.

[SpacePhoenix]

The mix of mail has changed massively since this thread was first started back in 2009. A lot less SDs and letters and flats and way more packets now, compared with back then. Can't remember what year Tracked was introduced, but I think it was after 2009.

[sorefeet17]

The mix of mail has changed massively since this thread was first started back in 2009. A lot less SDs and letters and flats and way more packets now, compared with back then. Can't remember what year Tracked was introduced, but I think it was after 2009.

On the delivery side it hasn't made much difference with the mail reducing, the absorbing of rounds means each route still gets roughly the same to prep/deliver.

[guardianangel]

Ive actually slowed right down its the only way i can get through the brutal delivery with all the added extras we are now suppose to do,i leave shed loads and lino moans everyday (you'd think he'd be bored by now) but i literally do not give a damn ,i will not stress or kill myself for a bunch of scumbags who dont give a damn about people.

[Barnacle]

Being a postie is not as hard as being catering staff in a large hotel. That’s when you discover what sweat rash really is, weekend working and Christmas Day/New Year’s shifts are the norm, and the notion of finishing at a certain time or leaving early because you hadn’t taken a break, would get you laughed out of the job.

[SWIM]

Ive actually slowed right down its the only way i can get through the brutal delivery with all the added extras we are now suppose to do,i leave shed loads and lino moans everyday (you'd think he'd be bored by now) but i literally do not give a damn ,i will not stress or kill myself for a bunch of scumbags who dont give a damn about people.

[guardianangel]

Being a postie is not as hard as being catering staff in a large hotel. That’s when you discover what sweat rash really is, weekend working and Christmas Day/New Year’s shifts are the norm, and the notion of finishing at a certain time or leaving early because you hadn’t taken a break, would get you laughed out of the job.

Catering staff have allowed themselves to be abused for years,but times are changing the youth of today won't put up with it, nearly every establishment will tell you they have a high turnover of staff and are struggling to employ people after Brexit now they cant exploit the migrants,pretty much the same with nurses and a lot of other jobs ,people are silent quitting everywhere and the main reason the country is in a mess.

[postslippete]

Considering Rishi Sunak's wants to make it harder for people to obtain sick notes might inadvertently increase the idea of silent quitting.

Many companies seem to want people to live to work, rather than the other way round. This is often the case at Royal Mail as many staff are either coming in to work early or being forced/coerced/pressured into working past their time to complete their duties.

[Mr Rush]

Can't remember what year Tracked was introduced, but I think it was after 2009.

Tracked existed as early as April 2008. I only remember because I found one in my packet bag after a WTLL session about it being absolutely critical that any stray Tracked be passed to the crewbus driver (the only ones with scanners back then).

Remember when Tracked was rare enough they had the purple stickers on them?

[SpacePhoenix]

Can't remember what year Tracked was introduced, but I think it was after 2009.

Tracked existed as early as April 2008. I only remember because I found one in my packet bag after a WTLL session about it being absolutely critical that any stray Tracked be passed to the crewbus driver (the only ones with scanners back then).

Remember when Tracked was rare enough they had the purple stickers on them?

I used to do the Tracked on Monday nights years ago. Three yorks would be a busy night back then. We had to put a purple sticker on each one and note which DO it was going to (guessing they emailed all the DOMs to let them know how nay Tracked they had coming)

[LouBarlow]

If you are in reasonable shape physically, it is still a decent job. The biggest change I have noticed, is low letter boxes, which are arguably more damaging to the body than being made to walk a few miles extra a day.