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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

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Nairn DO (IV12)
Manningtree DO (CO7 and CO11)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
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jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
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Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
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Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:35
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
There are Angard floating about in our office and have been for a couple of weeks. Agency aren’t allowed to be used during the Pilot so they are using them to make the office seem like it has enough staff for the pilot. They will then withdraw the agency and the pilot will be a shambles because we are understaffed.
’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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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:35
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
The local offices all have plenty vacancies and are struggling staff wise but nobody is allowed to go over by more than 30 minutes a day so presume that's why they can't take agency casual staff when all OT seems to be knocked on the head? Load of staff wanting to drop to job share but that's not being allowed either as that would suit me doing 3 days a week and upping hours over Winter.
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jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:41
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:35
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
The local offices all have plenty vacancies and are struggling staff wise but nobody is allowed to go over by more than 30 minutes a day so presume that's why they can't take agency casual staff when all OT seems to be knocked on the head? Load of staff wanting to drop to job share but that's not being allowed either as that would suit me doing 3 days a week and upping hours over Winter.
Take your vacancies, 'job share duties' and 3 day weeks to management mate. Not sure where your argument is coming from but we are all stuck in the same situation.
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Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:49
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:41
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:35
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
The local offices all have plenty vacancies and are struggling staff wise but nobody is allowed to go over by more than 30 minutes a day so presume that's why they can't take agency casual staff when all OT seems to be knocked on the head? Load of staff wanting to drop to job share but that's not being allowed either as that would suit me doing 3 days a week and upping hours over Winter.
Take your vacancies, 'job share duties' and 3 day weeks to management mate. Not sure where your argument is coming from but we are all stuck in the same situation.
Suppose you have to understand I only want to work casual so not actually working at moment so merely highlighting the offices here are struggling and some are making the list of shame but unable to use Angard floaters.
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jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 20:03
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:49
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:41
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:35
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:23
Londonsburning wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:17
jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 19:05
Walter sobchak wrote:
10 Apr 2025, 05:12
Lots of new faces in Whitehaven both agency and posties from other offices.
I thought there was no agency staff being used at present?
Do you mean 'agency' or Angard? Because Angard is owned by RM
Angard, far as I'm aware the offices I work for during Chrismas pressure are unable to use Angard staff at the moment?
OK
The local offices all have plenty vacancies and are struggling staff wise but nobody is allowed to go over by more than 30 minutes a day so presume that's why they can't take agency casual staff when all OT seems to be knocked on the head? Load of staff wanting to drop to job share but that's not being allowed either as that would suit me doing 3 days a week and upping hours over Winter.
Take your vacancies, 'job share duties' and 3 day weeks to management mate. Not sure where your argument is coming from but we are all stuck in the same situation.
Suppose you have to understand I only want to work casual so not actually working at moment so merely highlighting the offices here are struggling and some are making the list of shame but unable to use Angard floaters.
Suppose you live somewhere that is about an hour away from the closest 'small town/city' get an easier, better job.
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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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I'm only 10 minutes away from two fairly decent sized offices but I'd only enquired about other DO's using Angard on delivery as they have OT ban and no Angard staff in any office round here even though they are severely understaffed.

It suits me working casual and in no particular hurry to work at the moment but certainly not entertaining a job near minimum wage on 5/6 Saturdays :no no
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jimmynailsalive wrote:
14 Apr 2025, 20:56
I'm only 10 minutes away from two fairly decent sized offices but I'd only enquired about other DO's using Angard on delivery as they have OT ban and no Angard staff in any office round here even though they are severely understaffed.

It suits me working casual and in no particular hurry to work at the moment but certainly not entertaining a job near minimum wage on 5/6 Saturdays :no no
Good for you Jimmy. Ain't you just so lucky
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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

7


Armagh DO (BT60, BT61, BT68 and BT69)
Manningtree DO (CO7 and CO11)
Nairn DO (IV12)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

7 is one of seven numbers in the positive definite quadratic integer matrix representative of all odd numbers: {1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 33}.
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

6


Armagh DO (BT60, BT61, BT68 and BT69)
Manningtree DO (CO7 and CO11)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

People with sexdactyly have six fingers on each hand
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

3


Dawlish DO (EX6 and EX7)
New Malden DO (KT3)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.