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Offices 'officially' in trouble?
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POSTMAN
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Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
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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Aboyne SUDO (AB34)
Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64)
Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17)
Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23)
Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9)
Dinnington DO (S25, S26)
Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50)
Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7)
Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
Inverurie DO (AB51-AB52)
Jarrow DO (NE31, NE32, NE35, NE36)
Keith DO (AB55)
Kesh SUDO (BT93)
Kilwinning DO (KA13)
Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
Lochgelly DO (KY5)
Mastrick DO (AB15-AB16)
Plymouth DO (PL1, PL4, PL6, PL8, PL9)
Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Prescot DO (L34 and L35)
Rotherham DO (S60, S61, S65, S66)
Rugeley DO (WS15)
Tarporley DO (CW6)
Uddingston DO (G71)
Washington DO (NE37-NE38)
Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
Winterbourne DO (BS36)
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)
The ninth member of the Mian-Chowla sequence
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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Aboyne SUDO (AB34)
Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64)
Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17)
Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23)
Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9)
Dinnington DO (S25, S26)
Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50)
Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7)
Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
Inverurie DO (AB51-AB52)
Jarrow DO (NE31, NE32, NE35, NE36)
Keith DO (AB55)
Kesh SUDO (BT93)
Kilwinning DO (KA13)
Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
Lochgelly DO (KY5)
Mastrick DO (AB15-AB16)
Plymouth DO (PL1, PL4, PL6, PL8, PL9)
Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Prescot DO (L34 and L35)
Rotherham DO (S60, S61, S65, S66)
Rugeley DO (WS15)
Tarporley DO (CW6)
Uddingston DO (G71)
Washington DO (NE37-NE38)
Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
Winterbourne DO (BS36)
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)
The ninth member of the Mian-Chowla sequence
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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.
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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POSTMAN
- SITE ADMINISTRATOR
- Posts: 32587
- Joined: 07 Aug 2006, 03:19
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
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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Aboyne SUDO (AB34)
Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64)
Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17)
Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23)
Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9)
Dinnington DO (S25, S26)
Erskine DO (PA7-PA8)
Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50)
Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7)
Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
Keith DO (AB55)
Kilwinning DO (KA13)
Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
Lochgelly DO (KY5)
Plymouth North DO (PL2, PL3)
Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Prescot DO (L34 and L35)
Uddingston DO (G71)
Washington DO (NE37-NE38)
Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
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)
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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Aboyne SUDO (AB34)
Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64)
Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17)
Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23)
Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9)
Dinnington DO (S25, S26)
Erskine DO (PA7-PA8)
Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50)
Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7)
Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
Keith DO (AB55)
Kilwinning DO (KA13)
Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
Lochgelly DO (KY5)
Plymouth North DO (PL2, PL3)
Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Prescot DO (L34 and L35)
Uddingston DO (G71)
Washington DO (NE37-NE38)
Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
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)
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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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.
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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Mr Rush
- Posts: 2860
- Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 14:27
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
On it on Day 1, off it on Day 2, and on it again on Day 3. So the rule about three days elapsing must be a rolling average to explain that 
The machine stops.
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Wednesday
- Posts: 142
- Joined: 12 Mar 2010, 16:40
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
Soon be easier to post the ones not on it.
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POSTMAN
- SITE ADMINISTRATOR
- Posts: 32587
- Joined: 07 Aug 2006, 03:19
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
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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Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Plymouth North DO (PL2 and PL3)
Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
Winterbourne DO (BS36)
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)
The name "eleven" comes from the Old English "enleofan," meaning "one left" over ten.
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
Plymouth North DO (PL2 and PL3)
Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9 and WF11)
Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
Winterbourne DO (BS36)
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)
The name "eleven" comes from the Old English "enleofan," meaning "one left" over ten.
USO Trial offices
Antrim, Arlington, Ayr, Ballymena, Blackwood, Brinklow, Bulwell, Cardiff, Carlton, Cheltenham, Clifton, Coventry North, Cumbernauld, Fleetwood, Girvan Hadleigh, Hexham, Hull Malmo Road, Louth, Lytham St Annes, Melton Mowbray, Mount Pleasant W, Newton Mearns, North Finchley, Nottingham North, Preston South, Romsey, Salisbury, Scunthorpe, Southend On Sea, Stockton On Tees, Stoke Newington, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Trowbridge, Usk, Winchester.
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.
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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Mr Rush
- Posts: 2860
- Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 14:27
- Gender: Male
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OikOik
- Posts: 80
- Joined: 31 Aug 2024, 20:17
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
I don't believe it!
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Clappedoutpostie
- Posts: 1230
- Joined: 05 Nov 2021, 21:46
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
Don’t they change the criteria for getting on the list in December?
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POSTMAN
- SITE ADMINISTRATOR
- Posts: 32587
- Joined: 07 Aug 2006, 03:19
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
Not going by previous years they don't.Clappedoutpostie wrote: ↑03 Dec 2025, 19:02Don’t they change the criteria for getting on the list in December?
USO is USO regardless of the date.
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.
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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Jb1969
- Posts: 368
- Joined: 29 May 2014, 13:06
- Gender: Male
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ted_e_bear
- Posts: 3826
- Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
- Gender: Male
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Clappedoutpostie
- Posts: 1230
- Joined: 05 Nov 2021, 21:46
- Gender: Male
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
Fair point, had it in my mind I had read that somewhere before.POSTMAN wrote: ↑03 Dec 2025, 19:22Not going by previous years they don't.Clappedoutpostie wrote: ↑03 Dec 2025, 19:02Don’t they change the criteria for getting on the list in December?
USO is USO regardless of the date.
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Barnacle
- Posts: 2732
- Joined: 13 Dec 2022, 16:58
- Gender: Female
- Location: Earth
Re: Offices 'officially' in trouble?
Managers need to be sacked.
’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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LouBarlow
- Posts: 4593
- Joined: 15 Oct 2007, 18:56