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Vr's how many ?

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comeracing
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Vr's how many ?

Post by comeracing »

Heard all this about 3 staff members covering 4 walks , so a small office of 25 staff now , would need 20 in the future , so more vrs on offer than originally stated by the cwu .
I hope these figures are correct a year's vr pay would do me nicely as I'm off in June 2027 anyway 🙏 .
Think they will be plenty wanting and accepting VR .
Londonsburning
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Londonsburning »

Wake up. VRs are a pipe dream. How many new starts and legacy have been leaving your office lately? Just stick it out or apply for a non delivery duty.
heraldmoth
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by heraldmoth »

Yep I’d guess almost zero VRs can’t see how it’s possible
A2B
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by A2B »

Londonsburning wrote:
11 Apr 2025, 17:57
Wake up. VRs are a pipe dream. How many new starts and legacy have been leaving your office lately? Just stick it out or apply for a non delivery duty.
In this era of RM what the hell is a non delivery duty? :crazy:
Londonsburning
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Londonsburning »

Processing, distribution and collections...
Mr Rush
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Mr Rush »

VRs? We're understaffed again. More likely you'll be booted to another office should you draw the short straw.
The machine stops.
michael147
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by michael147 »

We have had 7 in my 30+ years service.
These came in 3 batches, so less than once a decade.
Do not hold your breath!
Deadly
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Deadly »

Londonsburning wrote:
11 Apr 2025, 22:21
Processing, distribution and collections...
It's a shame it's not as easy as it used to be to transfer over to see out your final years in RM. (Although I can't imagine there will be redundancies there)
koolishy67
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by koolishy67 »

Look like 0 vr
tmac
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by tmac »

I was told that if there was any ,they wouldn’t be until the end of the financial year . So probably next March .
Londonsburning
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Londonsburning »

Deadly wrote:
12 Apr 2025, 08:32
Londonsburning wrote:
11 Apr 2025, 22:21
Processing, distribution and collections...
It's a shame it's not as easy as it used to be to transfer over to see out your final years in RM. (Although I can't imagine there will be redundancies there)
You can blame the CWU for that. There hasn't been any option to apply for these duties for over 10 years now because DO's close to MC's have always been kept understaffed.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by ted_e_bear »

Well as far as my office is concerned there'll be more chance of bumping into Elvis working behind the bar in wetherspoons than getting it, the last four new starters we got last year f****d off well before Christmas, sorry "peak" even started, since then more have left so no chance whatsoever.
neviboss
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by neviboss »

The other non delivery you missed was management!

Our DOM took out the mail for our high street a few months back and was watched pushing ONE letter at a time through letterboxes of offices! 🤣
Londonsburning
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Londonsburning »

Most of our bosses are lazy ex posties, they wouldn't be seen dead on delivery now. They used to push all of their second delivery letters back into the closest pillar box to the DO, one by one back in the day though :chuckle
Wullie10
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Re: Vr's how many ?

Post by Wullie10 »

One new young lad worked until it rained then never came back. Zero VR. Get saving or work till you drop.