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Old uniform

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
enskied
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Re: Old uniform

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Kaiser_soze wrote:
16 Aug 2023, 21:53
enskied wrote:
13 Aug 2023, 22:32
qwerty2 wrote:
13 Aug 2023, 20:02
Not supposed to wear old uniform :no no :no no
Not got the app... My uniform is 2006 issue
How come mate? Aren’t you bothered about seeing your payslip!?
Don't do OT or anything like it. My pay shouldn't vary. So no my payslip doesn't interest me.
Petwaz
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Re: Old uniform

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qwerty2 wrote:
13 Aug 2023, 20:02
Not supposed to wear old uniform :no no :no no
The new uniform is crap , I’m still in old blue shirts but getting a bit worn and tatty now
ted_e_bear
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Re: Old uniform

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Petwaz wrote:
08 Aug 2024, 17:18
qwerty2 wrote:
13 Aug 2023, 20:02
Not supposed to wear old uniform :no no :no no
The new uniform is crap , I’m still in old blue shirts but getting a bit worn and tatty now
Same, mine are getting well knackered, the new trousers are ok though quite like them better than the previous ones imo, I'm going to have to try the shirts though as there's no alternative, maybe the different ones will be ok, I really don't like the polo shirts as they don't have pockets.
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Basildon Bond
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Re: Old uniform

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Go to Primark (or wherever you shop). Buy a pale blue shirt - long sleeve or short. Get a RM hi-viz vest. Wear the blue shirt under the hi-viz vest. Who's to know? Or who's going to call you into the the office and ask you to explain yourself? Honestly.

Clear your Tracked and SD. Empty the boxes. Pick up the collections. SISO. Van checks. Don't stress the Trimble in the van. I don't think many managers are fussed about uniform. We're not on the catwalk here. I wait to be corrected.
Mr Rush
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Re: Old uniform

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I was talking to an older colleague about his blue shirts (the darker pre-Dimensions ones). He said he likes having the pockets and I asked if he had tried the new red shirts then. I hadn't been able to quite put my finger on why I don't like them and he hit the nail on the head - they're bowling shirts. Fits I guess, since the uniform is modelled on sporting wear now. Where was the 'activewear' when we used to sprint round on a Tuesday?
Basildon Bond wrote:
08 Aug 2024, 19:04
Go to Primark (or wherever you shop). Buy a pale blue shirt - long sleeve or short. Get a RM hi-viz vest. Wear the blue shirt under the hi-viz vest. Who's to know? Or who's going to call you into the the office and ask you to explain yourself? Honestly.
I've considered buying my own blue shirts as my stash ages. We should just go back to how it was before 1985: you provide your own shirt (preferrably white or light blue), tie, and shoes while the company issues you a nice blazer, trousers, cap/beret, and ID badge. But no... we have to look like joggers that got lost in the woods for three weeks.
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Basildon Bond
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Re: Old uniform

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Mr Rush wrote:
09 Aug 2024, 17:29
We should just go back to how it was before 1985: you provide your own shirt (preferrably white or light blue), tie, and shoes while the company issues you a nice blazer, trousers, cap/beret, and ID badge. But no... we have to look like joggers that got lost in the woods for three weeks.
Go back even further...

https://youtu.be/RCRS_Wy-VrQ?si=_udl5hX83V7l_q1I&t=301
Mr Rush
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Re: Old uniform

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Basildon Bond wrote:
10 Aug 2024, 04:29
Go back even further...

https://youtu.be/RCRS_Wy-VrQ?si=_udl5hX83V7l_q1I&t=301
I'll enjoy that later. Always bore the ears off the new starts telling them how things used to be, because otherwise the company will succeed in suppressing the knowledge that things weren't always in this state. He who controls the past.

I'll have to ask some of the new guys if the job now advertises the perks of looking like a knob.
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Basildon Bond
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Re: Old uniform

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Mr Rush wrote:
10 Aug 2024, 16:07
I'll enjoy that later. Always bore the ears off the new starts telling them how things used to be,...
Here's a bit more nostalgia for you to watch on Sunday :Very Happy ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpWjr-5deo
markis
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Re: Old uniform

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I have 6 brand new S/S shirts size medium. Contact me.
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Re: Old uniform

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markis wrote:
23 Aug 2024, 17:25
I have 6 brand new S/S shirts size medium. Contact me.
If they're 'medium' I take it they're Dimensions blouses?

I have some shirts from retired colleagues but they're not my size, so I need to offload them at some point: five S/S mediums and five XL mixed S/S and L/S.

There's demand for the proper mid 2000s shirts as someone just promptly sold a handful on eBay. A bunch of Ben Sherman ones sold recently too. Now I can't see those new ones without thinking...
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