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Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

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Custard Jelly
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Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Custard Jelly »

I mean doing parcel duty on 2 walks.
The ones that know most of the walks. Always seem to get shafted.

The ones that stay on there own walk. Only know 1 walk lol. They always moan and groan. Nothing gets said to them.

Then next day I/we have try clear 2/3/4 days Mail which is not easy. Always have fight with managers. What they want us to do.

I usually rotate the failure.

Short staff/sickness through the roof in all offices.

Even worse when you return from holiday and you have a weeks worth of Mail lol.
Duesouth
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Duesouth »

I wouldn't worry to much on what gets cleared and what doesn't.

We all have a start and finish time, do what you can within that time don't stress, go home forget about work rinse and repeat.

It's up to management to try and get walks covered not your job. Just keep the PDA rolling and they won't say anything to you.
jbjoe
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by jbjoe »

in my opinion it works like this be good at your job you get shafted, be s**t at your job you get looked after.
Custard Jelly
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Custard Jelly »

Duesouth wrote:
28 Jul 2024, 21:09
I wouldn't worry to much on what gets cleared and what doesn't.

We all have a start and finish time, do what you can within that time don't stress, go home forget about work rinse and repeat.

It's up to management to try and get walks covered not your job. Just keep the PDA rolling and they won't say anything to you.
I like ur attitude mate :nana

What do u mean by keep the “PDA Rolling” ?
Duesouth
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Duesouth »

What I mean by keep the PDA rolling, just referring to keeping yourself moving.

Don't stop for too long, unless you need to go to the toilet which everyone needs to go.
enskied
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by enskied »

Get shafted every day.
derekm
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by derekm »

jbjoe wrote:
28 Jul 2024, 21:29
in my opinion it works like this be good at your job you get shafted, be s**t at your job you get looked after.
Definitely :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
scotchy1962
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by scotchy1962 »

jbjoe wrote:
28 Jul 2024, 21:29
in my opinion it works like this be good at your job you get shafted, be s**t at your job you get looked after.
Been like this since i started, the more you do the more they expect. It's like you have mug stamped on your forehead.
Take the advice, work to your time,do the job to the letter of what they expect from you. You will eventually be left alone, take it from one who's been there.
postslippete
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by postslippete »

Custard Jelly wrote:
28 Jul 2024, 19:07
I mean doing parcel duty on 2 walks.
The ones that know most of the walks. Always seem to get shafted.

The ones that stay on there own walk. Only know 1 walk lol. They always moan and groan. Nothing gets said to them.

Then next day I/we have try clear 2/3/4 days Mail which is not easy. Always have fight with managers. What they want us to do.

I usually rotate the failure.

Short staff/sickness through the roof in all offices.

Even worse when you return from holiday and you have a weeks worth of Mail lol.

If you're coming to 2+ days of mail, you have a choice, you either work overtime to get everything completed OR you stand your ground and insist that you don't want to work past your time. Managers can't expect you to complete otherwise and if you're getting too much grief from them, speak to your Area rep and raise a grievance.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
Postie45
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Postie45 »

Duesouth wrote:
28 Jul 2024, 21:09

We all have a start and finish time, do what you can within that time don't stress, go home forget about work rinse and repeat.
SO MUCH THIS!! and don't feel guilty about it, RM management created this unmanageable workload, not it's workers
Perseus
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Perseus »

I sometimes think it's a bit simplistic in cases like this to say 'work to time or do overtime'. The original poster makes a good point, and it comes down to management managing the failures , or not. Nobody wants to come into work faced with multiple days mail whilst steps are taken to clear other ones each day - if it was that desirable then there would be people demanding that their frame is left in for a few days and they have to pick up the pieces - funny that :roll: Our failed duties tend to get fairly evenly rotated, there are exceptions of course. If it comes to pass that no-one has a set duty anymore, then maybe failures will be managed better.
Dingo99
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Dingo99 »

That would be good, ut as a duty holder I would miss having me own duty, still if it came down to your duty not going out for a week (which happened to me 2 Januarys ago) I guess it would be good...
Rve83ndxd
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Rve83ndxd »

Perseus wrote:
01 Aug 2024, 16:42
Nobody wants to come into work faced with multiple days mail whilst steps are taken to clear other ones each day - if it was that desirable then there would be people demanding that their frame is left in for a few days and they have to pick up the pieces - funny that :roll:
I would love it. More time to prep your walk, less walking. More time spent at each address, less walking :dance :dance
Rve83ndxd
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by Rve83ndxd »

Bounced_Czech wrote:
02 Aug 2024, 23:15

:chuckle do you not face this every day? What DO you at, I'm putting a transfer request in :wave
To be honest I haven't completed my walk in 5 years. 😂
staxman69
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Re: Does anyone always get shafted on 2 walk parcels ?

Post by staxman69 »

Dingo99 wrote:
02 Aug 2024, 20:56
That would be good, ut as a duty holder I would miss having me own duty, still if it came down to your duty not going out for a week (which happened to me 2 Januarys ago) I guess it would be good...
Hey I'm a Duty holder and never on my duty it gets lapsed everyday, i get punted around on other duties, now they want me to learn another duty to add to my collection on duties I know, can I refuse to get trained and demand my duty?