I've been at royal mail 18 year

[Rage24]

And on our new re pick I'm going to be a float, while there's going to be people who have literally been here 2 seconds and temps that will get a duty.

That can't be right surely?

[Jen1]

No that is definitely not right, I would think after 18 years you’re pretty high up the seniority

At our office some of the new starts have been offered rounds that some more senior staff haven’t because they went on to a temporary contract over Xmas which made their hours up to full time

The more senior staff that couldn’t reorganise their lives (mostly getting children to school issues) for a temporary full time contract have missed out on the chance of getting a permanent full time position because those on the temp contract got precedence over them

So many of the full time duties went to less senior staff but as they’ve made many of the duties into full time duties (as they all got made too big during the failed delivery 2.0 trial) that left far fewer part time duties

So duty holders on part time hours have been displaced

Plus some of the duties got ring fenced for people with disabilities/mental health issues which further decreased the number of available part time duties

So don’t know if the situation at your office is anything like ours? There won’t be any need at our place for redundancies as many of our best have handed in their notice

[Dexydog]

Obvious then what's going on.
Piss the old timers off and they'll leave.
It has to be deliberate.

[Perseus]

Is there a reason for it?

[2chorizon]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.

[GaryLawler]

How do you chose on merit? The sneak who brings the boss a box of chocs in or the dpr suck ups

[Acca Dacca]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s when you could bribe the manager to get a good duty

We could all bid for the duty based on how cheap an hourly rate we are willing to do it for

Seniority is fine. Your start date is your start date and there can be no accusations of unfairness or anything untoward with it

Those who moan about seniority suddenly shut up when they have a decade under their belt

Do yer time and you’ll get some too

How would you like it if you did your time did all those years and then it was pulled from you and new starts got better duties?

It’s always sour grapes from those unwilling to do what the rest of us did so of course the system is the problem and must be changed for their benefit

[GaryLawler]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s when you could bribe the manager to get a good duty

We could all bid for the duty based on how cheap an hourly rate we are willing to do it for

Seniority is fine. Your start date is your start date and there can be no accusations of unfairness or anything untoward with it

Those who moan about seniority suddenly shut up when they have a decade under their belt

Do yer time and you’ll get some too

How would you like it if you did your time did all those years and then it was pulled from you and new starts got better duties?

It’s always sour grapes from those unwilling to do what the rest of us did so of course the system is the problem and must be changed for their benefit

Correct we all start at the bottom,

[ted_e_bear]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s when you could bribe the manager to get a good duty

We could all bid for the duty based on how cheap an hourly rate we are willing to do it for

Seniority is fine. Your start date is your start date and there can be no accusations of unfairness or anything untoward with it

Those who moan about seniority suddenly shut up when they have a decade under their belt

Do yer time and you’ll get some too

How would you like it if you did your time did all those years and then it was pulled from you and new starts got better duties?

It’s always sour grapes from those unwilling to do what the rest of us did so of course the system is the problem and must be changed for their benefit

Too right, a couple of our recentish newbies developed quite excessive delusions of grandeur, they thought that because they were helping the manager by doing all the overtime they could it should entitle them to things like get their own duty when any came up as they were obviously highly desirable members of staff

[smok3y666]

How do you chose on merit? The sneak who brings the boss a box of chocs in or the dpr suck ups

It goes on senioroty in our office but the office cock suckers always seem to end up being looked after even if it's been proven they're s**t at their job so it doesn't really matter.

[clashcityrocker]

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s

Blimey!
If you started in the early 1900s you would definitely be in the top 5 seniority in my DO.

[comeracing]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.

You are joking aren't you ?

[funkflex55]

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s

Blimey!
If you started in the early 1900s you would definitely be in the top 5 seniority in my DO.

The management style is still stuck in the early 1900s. As part of the next pay deal cwu are allowing them to have whips again. Work faster you lazy bastard posties, mail is down 70 percent so get to work or you'll be spanked.

[Dingo99]

Yeah let’s go back to the early 1900s

Blimey!
If you started in the early 1900s you would definitely be in the top 5 seniority in my DO.

The management style is still stuck in the early 1900s. As part of the next pay deal cwu are allowing them to have whips again. Work faster you lazy bastard posties, mail is down 70 percent so get to work or you'll be spanked.

LOL!

[Pidleypoo]

Why should anyone get preferential treatment or “first pick” just because they started work at RM earlier than someone else?

It should go on merit surely.