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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
rambo1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by rambo1 »

Dorset Plodder wrote:
07 Jun 2022, 15:35
Getting used to people signing for stuff again! :shock: Combine that with photographing all the Tracked, and having to explain why people are getting 739s again (and what do do with them... "Just read the bloody card and follow the instructions") :arrrghhh

I get the feeling I'm just an impatient bastard. :cuppa
Just xp1 them.
IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

Boris must have been at the depot helm today, plan at shift start was to lapse, within ~15mins a number of us were pointing out it was looking like a really busy Weds as far as parcels go... Lapsing cancelled for all. :nana

In fairness, it was the right call by COM early in shift, a disorderly queue formed later for Mystic Meg overtime predictions without the lapsing.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Brought back 4 loops today told lino we'd struggle to finish on time, he wouldn't listen :arrrghhh
IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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They chose a great week to start lapsing this year, computer apparently said yes, section said no chance and we need overtime to complete our own frames again. :left:
yellowbelly
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by yellowbelly »

IloveMYredTROLLEY! wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 15:58
They chose a great week to start lapsing this year, computer apparently said yes, section said no chance and we need overtime to complete our own frames again. :left:
WTF, we've been lapsing since January, and I bet there are offices where it's just continuous.
ted_e_bear
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by ted_e_bear »

Turned up 5 mins before starting time so I can have a few slurps from my flask before work, as usual these days 90% or so have started early and already got their sequenced mail in, it's down to a handful of us now that start on time.

Anyway plenty of moaning from them all as apparently we have to start lapsing another duty for summer. :arrrghhh
wrongturn
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by wrongturn »

ted_e_bear wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 17:12
Turned up 5 mins before starting time so I can have a few slurps from my flask before work, as usual these days 90% or so have started early and already got their sequenced mail in, it's down to a handful of us now that start on time.

Anyway plenty of moaning from them all as apparently we have to start lapsing another duty for summer. :arrrghhh
ha ha. must be the only work force in the world who start early then complain when given more work as a consquence. beggers belief
Edboy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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We absorb/lapse every all year other than the Christmas period
Edboy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Edboy »

*every week*
Lenston
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Lenston »

Edboy wrote:
10 Jun 2022, 13:42
We absorb/lapse every all year other than the Christmas period
Same in my office. I arrive on time and seem to be the last one in!
Edboy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Edboy »

90% of my DO start early.Most clearing in their packets 10-20 mins early.A couple start up to 45 mins before they should.I start BANG on time and let my Dom tell me what to do.Get told,sort your packets,d2d in Frame,then letters.All in 10 mins before I am told to go on the sorting.Dream on guvnor.
Edboy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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I get in 20 mins before i start.Sign in then make a brew.Don't touch a single item until my start time.For the life of me i can not understand why they do it.
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

A bloke at ours says he has to come in early or his lapsing doesn’t get done :arrrghhh
rambo1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by rambo1 »

Edboy wrote:
10 Jun 2022, 21:48
I get in 20 mins before i start.Sign in then make a brew.Don't touch a single item until my start time.For the life of me i can not understand why they do it.
So you'd sooner have a brew at work than the comfort of your home. Strange. Each to their own.
rambo1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Edboy wrote:
10 Jun 2022, 21:45
90% of my DO start early.Most clearing in their packets 10-20 mins early.A couple start up to 45 mins before they should.I start BANG on time and let my Dom tell me what to do.Get told,sort your packets,d2d in Frame,then letters.All in 10 mins before I am told to go on the sorting.Dream on guvnor.
Topsy turvy world of royal mail. I remember when it was letter, flats then pkts.