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two man van

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Hello
I,m a postman in the Manchester area,4 weeks ago the two man van went live,so far Ive booked approx 1 hour overtime everyday,no matter what we try the two walks take between 4.10 and 5 hours to complete,and we're not alone,everyone in our section books everyday, has this system worked anywhere?
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It's worked in a couple of London office but they made sure all the values used where correct :roll:

Still isin't working in my office after over 3 years though but then we're not in London so that might give you a clue as to why :nervous
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Just logged on and haven't had a chance to look around yet,where's these London offices.

Also welcome phronsias,see our 2010 forum for the low down...

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... m.php?f=42" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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POSTMAN wrote:Just logged on and haven't had a chance to look around yet,where's these London offices.

Also welcome phronsias,see our 2010 forum for the low down...

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... m.php?f=42" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dingo posted them, try to find the posts.
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DGP1 wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:Just logged on and haven't had a chance to look around yet,where's these London offices.

Also welcome phronsias,see our 2010 forum for the low down...

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... m.php?f=42" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dingo posted them, try to find the posts.
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 42&t=39792" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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DGP1 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:Just logged on and haven't had a chance to look around yet,where's these London offices.

Also welcome phronsias,see our 2010 forum for the low down...

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... m.php?f=42" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dingo posted them, try to find the posts.
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 42&t=39792" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I know about that,have answered in the thread.
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.
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Re: two man van

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Hello again
This is week 7 of the change for us and its still not working,in fact we are booking more overtime as the weeks go on,I prep a another walk as well as my own and I havnt got time to complete both and Ive been getting pressure from line managers to do more and Ive been prep tested,I cant do what they what in the time Ive got,I work a 9 hour day, sometimes 9 and ahalf hour then I go home and look after 8 year old and a 4 year old on my own,and I find it hard going,I dont want to work overtime and the CWU are useless,if I leave in mail I will be a marked man,I know RM management will read these posts but can anyone give me any advice?
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phronsias wrote:Hello again
This is week 7 of the change for us and its still not working,in fact we are booking more overtime as the weeks go on,I prep a another walk as well as my own and I havnt got time to complete both and Ive been getting pressure from line managers to do more and Ive been prep tested,I cant do what they what in the time Ive got,I work a 9 hour day, sometimes 9 and ahalf hour then I go home and look after 8 year old and a 4 year old on my own,and I find it hard going,I dont want to work overtime and the CWU are useless,if I leave in mail I will be a marked man,I know RM management will read these posts but can anyone give me any advice?
All the best
I know it's hard but you've just got to work to your time, you either leave mail behind or you bring mail back but you don't do OT, it gets easier as time goes on.
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Post by Braco »

Wait till you adopt the "leave with a neighbour" policy. As the delivery walks are calculated to run for 4 hours, where does the extra time come from? I asked for my walk to be reduced but the management said NO. Funny that.
Most people know that management can't admit that they have got it wrong. Their all singing and dancing software that runs on the same premise that gets truckers driving down dead ends and motorists driving down railway lines and rivers cannot possibly get the walks measurements wrong.
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leave with a neighbour
My customers neighbours are never in. :whistle
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That give the parcel is thumbs down from me i'm afraid,although some neibours accept no problem,while you do ge4t the awckward ones,that i'm sure waits you put the card into the destined adress letterbox to tell them that parcel is next door,only for the neihbour to say "oh i forgot i'm away for aq couple of days so here take it back :mad and sdhut the door again :no no
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Also i should mention that i prefer to put the card in straight away instead of following day as to let the neighbour whos' holding the packet know that i and his or her intended destination of the packet know that they have the packet.
Still convinced that more complaints will occur on this sheme,as all it takes for some untrusty neighbour to say " recieved no packet and its his word against mine" thats my view anyway :hmmmm
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Re: two man van

Post by marmalade45 »

Hi everyone out there
Our two man van shareing came 2 weeks before xmas can you believe that
and its been total crap most of us have left mail just workin up to our time so you can imagine the stress
and the bullying thats goin on but they have messed the whole job up let them go and sort it .
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DGP1 wrote:It's worked in a couple of London office but they made sure all the values used where correct :roll:

Still isin't working in my office after over 3 years though but then we're not in London so that might give you a clue as to why :nervous
how did you get p and l in 2009 its in the bt2010 agreement?
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andy prentice wrote:Also i should mention that i prefer to put the card in straight away instead of following day as to let the neighbour whos' holding the packet know that i and his or her intended destination of the packet know that they have the packet.
Still convinced that more complaints will occur on this sheme,as all it takes for some untrusty neighbour to say " recieved no packet and its his word against mine" thats my view anyway :hmmmm
i wouldnt put a card in for a driver tell them to shove it and put the card in themselves