The "How was your day" thread.

mattandbenny · Post by **mattandbenny** » 08 Dec 2016, 18:32

Second day of being crazy busy. Me & partner left 4 loops between us today for the second day running and still went 20 mins over after working flat out. Apparently a manager told a colleague 'thats the last time they leave 4 loops'. Think he thinks we knock off early and go for a cuppa or something.

Jim RM · Post by **Jim RM** » 08 Dec 2016, 22:10

I've only been in the job just over a year but today was the heaviest day I've had. A lot of mail & 7 sacks of parcels. I put 5 bags out & had 2 on my bursting trolley. Got out at 9.45. After 15 min walk to my starting point I got going & didn't get finished until 15.30! I would have cut off if tomorrow wasn't my rest day. I'm not complaining as I knew the Xmas workload was coming. Blooming hard slog tho!

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Dec 2016, 15:28

Council decided to send a letter to every house on the duty, late connection from Yesterday came in early and cards have finally started to hit.

Surreypostie · Post by **Surreypostie** » 09 Dec 2016, 15:36

They are starting to get the hump about people cutting off! Lessons need to be learned, you can't keep cutting deliveries, you can shaft the workers all year, when you need them to be on board, they jump ship.

andyjackpot · Post by **andyjackpot** » 09 Dec 2016, 21:19

Another good day

4 hours of dropped bags, 1 york of packets

7-3 on packets tomorrow

Happy Days - feeling no xmas pressure yet haha

Postie45 · Post by **Postie45** » 09 Dec 2016, 21:23

Surreypostie wrote:They are starting to get the hump about people cutting off! Lessons need to be learned, you can't keep cutting deliveries, you can shaft the workers all year, when you need them to be on board, they jump ship.

and theyre also quick to give us more during the "lighter periods" ie summer lapsing. They want it both ways ! :no no

Post by **CPTNemoUK** » 10 Dec 2016, 00:18

andyjackpot wrote:Another good day

4 hours of dropped bags, 1 york of packets

7-3 on packets tomorrow

Happy Days - feeling no xmas pressure yet haha

Same on late packets come in work make a list, fill the van up with packets and deliver what i can till my finish time. Pressure what pressure

Harv12 · Post by **Harv12** » 13 Dec 2016, 15:56

So tuesday again and again no staff doing parcels, excuse "we didn't think it would be this busy", Are you kidding me its less than 2 weeks till xmas and you didn't think you'd be that busy.

me and my partner booked 1hr and 40 mins over time betwen us, that there would have paid for my part timer partner to come in and do the york of parcels and we would have been finished on time. This xmas been the worst for a long time at our DO, cost cutting short staffed etc etc. sick of it now

Nigel1505 · Post by **Nigel1505** » 13 Dec 2016, 16:22

In contrast to last post. The amount we had today was even less than a normal Tuesday, finished just after twelve. Boxes emptied on delivery yesterday were 3/4 full, so where the fcuk is the work. Day off tomorrow thank goodness, not so for my colleagues.

koolishy67 · Post by **koolishy67** » 13 Dec 2016, 16:41

Very easy day

Nigel1505 · Post by **Nigel1505** » 13 Dec 2016, 16:53

koolishy67 wrote:Very east day

That would be Lowestoft then.

Post by **IloveMYredTROLLEY!** » 13 Dec 2016, 16:54

Less than 20% of the 318's scheduled general indoor work time, ~50% of scheduled WTLL time and still could have easily not done ~33% of the delivery to finish at my contracted hours finish time today.

Still using a pouch to do loops like everyone else (saving time, at least each loop only had many parcels in pouch, no extra mail bundles ), used/accounted for my paid breaks like some, was probably the only one filtering the bundle for the million and one Xmas cards for the next address while standing still.

Yes boss, these duties really are achievable!

Donnygav93 · Post by **Donnygav93** » 13 Dec 2016, 17:04

Put on a walk with mail and packets still in from Saturday

Post by **rambo1** » 13 Dec 2016, 18:23

Short Tues hrs plus xmas equals 2.5hrs over. Reasonably light day on letters doesn't account for the amount of packets we get now. Although some were done early today, equal duties and all that..........

ddtc · Post by **ddtc** » 13 Dec 2016, 20:23

Mail from yesterday and today, minus all oversize parcels which a manager took out, just about finished on time. Well done managers for planning for Christmas!

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