RM job vacancy Isle of Raasay

[ted_e_bear]

Just looking at the RM jobs website and I spotted this one, it's a one duty office apparently so the vacancy is for the cover duty one day per week

Weighing up the pros and cons

IPS will be a piece of piss
No lapsing
No that duties easier than mine
You always get the 1st pick for holidays

But on the downside the banter will be a bit lacking

https://jobs.royalmailgroup.com/job/Pwl ... 099577801/

[Perseus]

all fun until the duty holder decides to work day off and you get ferried (literally) off to another island.

[ted_e_bear]

all fun until the duty holder decides to work day off and you get ferried (literally) off to another island.

Good one

[Jefferson Starfish]

all fun until the duty holder decides to work day off and you get ferried (literally) off to another island.

And they'd expect you to use your own boat.

[TooManyLoops]

Population - 179

[Perseus]

Is it not the case in these mega rural areas that you are expected to deliver peoples shopping too? Plus open the shop, do a 2 hour shift in the pub, then cook dinner for the school kids?

[Seymour Buts]

Is it not the case in these mega rural areas that you are expected to deliver peoples shopping too? Plus open the shop, do a 2 hour shift in the pub, then cook dinner for the school kids?

Why not? I expect there wouldn't be much else to do. Drink whiskey from the distillery maybe? About everybody on the island works there as it's literally the only thing on there, apparently.

[HTPostman]

Is it not the case in these mega rural areas that you are expected to deliver peoples shopping too? Plus open the shop, do a 2 hour shift in the pub, then cook dinner for the school kids?

No that’s just Dave Ward’s long term dream for everyone.

[Clappedoutpostie]

Are they a hub for the Sunday parcels?

[kingtubby]

It's worth reading the story of Calum Macleod:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/calums-road

Along with many other daily tasks he also delivered the post to the north of the island, which included a four mile round trip on foot and rowing a boat to the smaller island of Rona to the north.
For what it's worth I do know Raasay quite well as a regular visitor there.