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Parcels/Packets per hour

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Splappy_McSplap
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by Splappy_McSplap »

Doing the job properly, over the past few months of being shafted doing two jobs' tracked packets (One Man One Van) I have done 28 per hour average.
Last edited by Splappy_McSplap on 15 Mar 2026, 04:03, edited 1 time in total.
Splappy_McSplap
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

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tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
qwerty2
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by qwerty2 »

Splappy_McSplap wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 04:03
tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
He said we do 12,000 steps a day!!!!!
goldy2007
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by goldy2007 »

Splappy_McSplap wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 04:03
tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
I’m not sure there are any agreed nationwide agreed rate of any delivery or sorting speeds

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Mr Rush
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by Mr Rush »

qwerty2 wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 17:40
Splappy_McSplap wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 04:03
tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
He said we do 12,000 steps a day!!!!!
I suspect with some investigation that, like the 12,000 steps claim, it's going to be based on some absurdly simplistic average they lifted from one of the financial reports.
The machine stops.
Whippy
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by Whippy »

qwerty2 wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 17:40
Splappy_McSplap wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 04:03
tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
He said we do 12,000 steps a day!!!!!
I’ve never done under 17,000 steps on any duty in the 3yrs I’ve been on the post
WalkerX
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by WalkerX »

Whippy wrote:
16 Mar 2026, 14:11
qwerty2 wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 17:40
Splappy_McSplap wrote:
15 Mar 2026, 04:03
tramssirhc wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 13:13
Thx CWU say you can do 50 an hour. Tony Boulch said it. That's your problem, the CWU.
That is utter fantasy.
He said we do 12,000 steps a day!!!!!
I’ve never done under 17,000 steps on any duty in the 3yrs I’ve been on the post
Anything from 15,000 to 20,000 depending on the walk. :sad:
Rve83ndxd
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by Rve83ndxd »

Only do about 5000 a day :shhhhh
qwerty2
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by qwerty2 »

Rve83ndxd wrote:
16 Mar 2026, 21:44
Only do about 5000 a day :shhhhh
Work in the callers office? and do a bit lapsing?
ted_e_bear
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by ted_e_bear »

Rve83ndxd wrote:
16 Mar 2026, 21:44
Only do about 5000 a day :shhhhh
Does that work out at only 2.5 miles or so ?
Rve83ndxd
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Re: Parcels/Packets per hour

Post by Rve83ndxd »

ted_e_bear wrote:
17 Mar 2026, 19:42

Does that work out at only 2.5 miles or so ?
Probably not even that.