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meal break
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postmanzach
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meal break
DO you have to 20 mins before going out and 20mins out there?
manager on my case for taking it all in one go out there.
what’s the official policy?
manager on my case for taking it all in one go out there.
what’s the official policy?
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SpacePhoenix
- MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
- Posts: 12137
- Joined: 12 Nov 2008, 17:03
- Gender: Male
Re: meal break
How long is your shift?

Depending on how long your shift is, you might not actually have 40mins total time
Depending on how long your shift is, you might not actually have 40mins total time
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Rve83ndxd
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Re: meal break
Local agreementpostmanzach wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 08:49DO you have to 20 mins before going out and 20mins out there?
manager on my case for taking it all in one go out there.
what’s the official policy?
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Barnacle
- Posts: 2892
- Joined: 13 Dec 2022, 16:58
- Gender: Female
- Location: Earth
Re: meal break
Is the manager irritated because it shows up on your pad as idling?postmanzach wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 08:49DO you have to 20 mins before going out and 20mins out there?
manager on my case for taking it all in one go out there.
what’s the official policy?
I personally think a break is a break and you take it when you need it. But the union rep will probably know the official line in your office.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Seymour Buts
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Re: meal break
Local agreement. Virtually everybody just takes the 20 off their finish time at our place then 20 before going out. Sitting in a van for 40 minutes out there would drive me mad personally, but each to their own.
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2chorizon
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- Joined: 03 Apr 2019, 20:39
- Gender: Male
Re: meal break
They need to put a stop to this taking 20 mins at the end of the shift and leaving early.
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Barnacle
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- Location: Earth
Re: meal break
Yes, it’s so ridiculous.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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clashcityrocker
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- Location: strummerville
Re: meal break
Why?
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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kazardaimenu
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Re: meal break
Would rather take the break at the end than sit around out on delivery sweating or freezing.
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Seymour Buts
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Re: meal break
Why? It negates some of the impact of later finishes, and is it practical to always take a 20 minute break outdoors? It ain't too bad in reasonable weather, but at peak summer or winter you're really sitting in a van for 20 minutes? What if you're on a trolley and you're literally exposed to driving rain, the cold or extreme heat with nowhere to go?
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: meal break
By leaving early you're not actually taking your break, you're just leaving early. Once RM link SISO data to pay, that'll put a stop to anyone leaving earlySeymour Buts wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 19:57Why? It negates some of the impact of later finishes, and is it practical to always take a 20 minute break outdoors? It ain't too bad in reasonable weather, but at peak summer or winter you're really sitting in a van for 20 minutes? What if you're on a trolley and you're literally exposed to driving rain, the cold or extreme heat with nowhere to go?
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Barnacle
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Re: meal break
Why would you sit in your van for 20mins? You could go to a shop and buy a hot drink, potter about, then get back to work. That’s what I do.Seymour Buts wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 19:57Why? It negates some of the impact of later finishes, and is it practical to always take a 20 minute break outdoors? It ain't too bad in reasonable weather, but at peak summer or winter you're really sitting in a van for 20 minutes? What if you're on a trolley and you're literally exposed to driving rain, the cold or extreme heat with nowhere to go?
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Rve83ndxd
- Posts: 248
- Joined: 09 Sep 2023, 10:56
- Gender: Male
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Barnacle
- Posts: 2892
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- Location: Earth
Re: meal break
It’s part of their plan. First they want to do it for overtime. Once that happens it will be only a matter of time until it is standard.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Sean06
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Re: meal break
Do you potter about in pis--ng rain? as that what is being asked.Barnacle wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 21:11Why would you sit in your van for 20mins? You could go to a shop and buy a hot drink, potter about, then get back to work. That’s what I do.Seymour Buts wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 19:57Why? It negates some of the impact of later finishes, and is it practical to always take a 20 minute break outdoors? It ain't too bad in reasonable weather, but at peak summer or winter you're really sitting in a van for 20 minutes? What if you're on a trolley and you're literally exposed to driving rain, the cold or extreme heat with nowhere to go?