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The "How was your day" thread.

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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Ulysses wrote:Lightest day ever today...finished hours early... :Very Happy

Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do... :crazy:

Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh :d'oh!

It was lighter than yesterday defo but with double lapsing and quite a few tracked letters and packets no one wanted to be in to accept was still rubbish.. what time did you finish?
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Ulysses wrote:Lightest day ever today...finished hours early... :Very Happy

Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do... :crazy:

Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh :d'oh!
I expect your Manager will try the old "Swings & Roundabouts " BS. Don't let him and make sure you book your overtime. :thumbup
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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steveoooo1 wrote:
Ulysses wrote:Lightest day ever today...finished hours early... :Very Happy

Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do... :crazy:

Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh :d'oh!

It was lighter than yesterday defo but with double lapsing and quite a few tracked letters and packets no one wanted to be in to accept was still rubbish.. what time did you finish?
13:40 today, normally 17:00-17:45 !!!

I am 20hr PT but doing 40+ hours weekly.

Some of us asked if we could prep the errant sequenced when it arrived this afternoon to get ahead on tomorrow but were told 'no' because if was was thrown in (... and not fully delivered...) and a RM manager saw the full frames there would be a huge problem and P45's handed out... I am new to the job but that seems crazy. For no fault of the DO a bunch of sequenced mail get's delayed and cannot be sorted/delivered in the morning but when it arrives late in the afternoon we are not allowed to touch it until the next day!

I do not profess to understand that logic in anyway but there again I am not paid to...

Oh well, long(er) day tomorrow...
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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There is no logic. Its arse covering and back scratching at its finest I suspect. However, if it was a genuine failure then hopefully they reported it up the line and are following instructions.
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Busy and wet! Anyone would think C*ristmas is a coming!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Ulysses wrote:
steveoooo1 wrote:
Ulysses wrote:Lightest day ever today...finished hours early... :Very Happy

Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do... :crazy:

Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh :d'oh!

It was lighter than yesterday defo but with double lapsing and quite a few tracked letters and packets no one wanted to be in to accept was still rubbish.. what time did you finish?
13:40 today, normally 17:00-17:45 !!!

I am 20hr PT but doing 40+ hours weekly.

Some of us asked if we could prep the errant sequenced when it arrived this afternoon to get ahead on tomorrow but were told 'no' because if was was thrown in (... and not fully delivered...) and a RM manager saw the full frames there would be a huge problem and P45's handed out... I am new to the job but that seems crazy. For no fault of the DO a bunch of sequenced mail get's delayed and cannot be sorted/delivered in the morning but when it arrives late in the afternoon we are not allowed to touch it until the next day!

I do not profess to understand that logic in anyway but there again I am not paid to...

Oh well, long(er) day tomorrow...

And as I thought, today finished at 18:40 !!!

They better pay me all the OT so I can buy a head torch...could'nt see a blinding thing on the last loop...
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How the job changes - we used to be issued torches for the opposite end of the day. :left: :left:
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Another completely crazy day. Finished off with a shift in the callers office. :crazy:
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Two hours over today, overtime yesterday and Monday too and blow me of it doesn't look like more of the same for the rest of the week. Must be costing them a fortune.
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Next can f**k off.
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antcpfc wrote:Next can f**k off.
Haha I know what you mean.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Northblue82 wrote:
antcpfc wrote:Next can f**k off.
Haha I know what you mean.
Yep...
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Mega Busy. Knackered.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by camelelf »

How common or uncommon is finishing at 3:30-4:00 on Wednesday/Thursday? Absolute knackered after yesterday and I had my first fall as a postie which wasn't pleasant.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Ulysses wrote:
Some of us asked if we could prep the errant sequenced when it arrived this afternoon to get ahead on tomorrow but were told 'no' because if was was thrown in (... and not fully delivered...) and a RM manager saw the full frames there would be a huge problem and P45's handed out
I think the problem would be that once in the frames it would be impossible to tell the difference between the failed sequenced mail and any other failures/shabs if there was an audit.
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