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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
chocolatesaltyballs
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by chocolatesaltyballs »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 18:45
clashcityrocker wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 17:30
Got pinged.
I think most people have deleted the app
yep, deleted it after it pinged me 9 days after being in contact so totally useless/pointless.
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

chocolatesaltyballs wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 18:58
yep, deleted it after it pinged me 9 days after being in contact so totally useless/pointless.
Wonder what happened to the person in charge of setting up the system?
sindba
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by sindba »

Clappedoutpostie wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 23:26
chocolatesaltyballs wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 18:58
yep, deleted it after it pinged me 9 days after being in contact so totally useless/pointless.
Wonder what happened to the person in charge of setting up the system?
Seat in the House of Lords probably, knowing Johnson and his corrupt lot.
scoobymunster
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by scoobymunster »

sindba wrote:
19 Dec 2021, 10:25
Clappedoutpostie wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 23:26
chocolatesaltyballs wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 18:58
yep, deleted it after it pinged me 9 days after being in contact so totally useless/pointless.
Wonder what happened to the person in charge of setting up the system?
Seat in the House of Lords probably, knowing Johnson and his corrupt lot.
Worse, he's our Glorious Leader now :dance
sindba
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by sindba »

scoobymunster wrote:
19 Dec 2021, 11:31
sindba wrote:
19 Dec 2021, 10:25
Clappedoutpostie wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 23:26
chocolatesaltyballs wrote:
18 Dec 2021, 18:58
yep, deleted it after it pinged me 9 days after being in contact so totally useless/pointless.
Wonder what happened to the person in charge of setting up the system?
Seat in the House of Lords probably, knowing Johnson and his corrupt lot.
Worse, he's our Glorious Leader now :dance
Oh. My. God. So he is!

F me, that explains a lot!
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

Took out 2 loops, all oversize and tracked. Ended up 1 hour 30 mins over and took half a loop back. Covid kits galore today. Totally unsustainable.
Kenfandango
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Kenfandango »

Still out 2 hours over, haven't finished half of my round due to Amazon packets and covid tests. 31 specials scattered over the route and a bunch of customers coming out to moan about the terrible service. Want to get more finished simply because otherwise I'll have it all to do along with tomorrow's inevitable horrors
2yearpostie
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by 2yearpostie »

With what ive shifted today i feel ill now. plus my lower body has no strength in it. In 4 hours outdoor ive got rid of 70 oversized, 7 specials and cleared a 50 mile round trip rural as well as a 3 loop new estate. Took an 1hr quarter to prep in first as well.
par4mrl
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by par4mrl »

Off now till 29th. That was some Xmas pressure but we struck a good deal daily in our office which makes it feel like it was worth it.
combo_king
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by combo_king »

Had to leave roughly 90 mins of delivery and my oversize York to make my scheduled attendance collection and a 30 minute break before it for lunch… spoken to and treated like scum after broke the bad news and after I asked what do you expect me to do with the time I’ve got for delivery as new revision duty Is undoable … really wound me up actually
rambo1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by rambo1 »

2yearpostie wrote:
22 Dec 2021, 15:49
With what ive shifted today i feel ill now. plus my lower body has no strength in it. In 4 hours outdoor ive got rid of 70 oversized, 7 specials and cleared a 50 mile round trip rural as well as a 3 loop new estate. Took an 1hr quarter to prep in first as well.
And you're finished before 4pm?
FirstPost
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by FirstPost »

    par4mrl wrote:
    22 Dec 2021, 15:50
    Off now till 29th. That was some Xmas pressure but we struck a good deal daily in our office which makes it feel like it was worth it.
    How much?
    dohnut
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    Re: The "How was your day" thread.

    Post by dohnut »

    Gotta say this job has nevwr been great, but now it's relentless, I don't stop from the minute I get in till I walk out the gates, got home at 4.30, after starting at 7, Im failing to see any upside to this job anymore. Even the pay isn't great for what you do physically.
    Oxygenpro
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    Re: The "How was your day" thread.

    Post by Oxygenpro »

    dohnut wrote:
    22 Dec 2021, 21:00
    Gotta say this job has nevwr been great, but now it's relentless, I don't stop from the minute I get in till I walk out the gates, got home at 4.30, after starting at 7, Im failing to see any upside to this job anymore. Even the pay isn't great for what you do physically.
    We've got people starting at 4am sorting tracked, doing a full delivery, then going on collection or in locker til 6pm. Some of them working 7 days a week. They look like they've been dug up.
    Clappedoutpostie
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    Re: The "How was your day" thread.

    Post by Clappedoutpostie »

    Oxygenpro wrote:
    22 Dec 2021, 21:21
    We've got people starting at 4am sorting tracked, doing a full delivery, then going on collection or in locker til 6pm. Some of them working 7 days a week. They look like they've been dug up.
    What about their required 11 break required between shifts?