The "How was your day" thread.

[Thunderthighs]

Covered a Full-Time round thats 7hrs 45mins long, and the delivery part is, 5hrs 20mins, give or take.

I know it was fairly quiet today and prepped, but the full delivery, inc. Specials, Recorded's, Tracked and D2D's took, 3hrs 20mins...and I wasn't flying around.

Just wondering how it takes nearly 6hrs on a normal/heavy day?

[DGP1]

Covered a Full-Time round thats 7hrs 45mins long, and the delivery part is, 5hrs 20mins, give or take.

I know it was fairly quiet today and prepped, but the full delivery, inc. Specials, Recorded's, Tracked and D2D's took, 3hrs 20mins...and I wasn't flying around.

Just wondering how it takes nearly 6hrs on a normal/heavy day?

Because you call to more houses

[motch]

Covered a Full-Time round thats 7hrs 45mins long, and the delivery part is, 5hrs 20mins, give or take.

I know it was fairly quiet today and prepped, but the full delivery, inc. Specials, Recorded's, Tracked and D2D's took, 3hrs 20mins...and I wasn't flying around.

Just wondering how it takes nearly 6hrs on a normal/heavy day?

Because you call to more houses

you tire a little more as time goes on, body and brain, so that also slows it a little.

[Thunderthighs]

Yep, possibly both right above. Apparently...I found out that, due to Cut Offs being left behind, these Lads are "Giving me a job to do!!!" LOL!

And there's me thinking it was "Royal Mail" I was employed by, not the Full Timers!!!

Lucky I got Velcro sides...as they are currently splitting.

[heapsy]

Busy day all round. Parcels after my delivery made for a long one. Very damp and gloomy this morning but managed to brighten up early afternoon. Hope it isn't too bad tomorrow.

[fishtank]

Apparently...I found out that, due to Cut Offs being left behind, these Lads are "Giving me a job to do!!!" LOL!.

If they were coming in early,cutting corners,skipping their breaks and not leaving cut offs what would you or the person doing the cut offs be doing?
Loitering with intent at the local Job Centre possibly?
Not much LOLs down there from what I hear.

Work=Job.
Not a difficult sum.

[clashcityrocker]

I've only done it 3 times -D2N - but already one is saying the neighbour is claiming they don't have the parcel.

[IloveMYredTROLLEY!]

Home from work and o/t missing from pay going in the bank in the next 12 hours. Will be kicking off about this tomorrow!

[Pat Ostman]

Apparently...I found out that, due to Cut Offs being left behind, these Lads are "Giving me a job to do!!!" LOL!.

If they were coming in early,cutting corners,skipping their breaks and not leaving cut offs what would you or the person doing the cut offs be doing?
Loitering with intent at the local Job Centre possibly?
Not much LOLs down there from what I hear.

Work=Job.
Not a difficult sum.

Bit harsh.

Manager speaking=almost certain lie
Not a difficult sum either.

[Twitch]

Very heavy day, Just as bad as yesterday.
Went over by 50mins, and the same yesterday...

Booked the OT

Hopefully tomorrow and saturday will be a bit easier......

Cause I'm knackered...

Sod doing six days next week..
25hr contact... lol already done 34 and two more days to go

[Thunderthighs]

Yep, Mr Twitch....It'll wear u out. When I 1st started, did all the OT i cud get...worked days off for months, OT, short notice changes etc. Earlys/lates...anything!
Just wears u down eventually.

Recall doing two x 16hrs shifts in heavy industry as a teenager in the 70's...2-10pm/10-6am...Knocked me out for over a week...totally zonked out!

Recall my Grandad "retiring" only to pass away a very short time later, leaving my Gran alone.

Live to work, or work to live?

[heapsy]

Day off today, had a nice relaxing day without any stress. Full day yesterday with a busy day on the walk. Received a phone call asking if I wanted to do some parcel deliveries again. The place is rammed. Long and tiring day.

[DGP1]

Very heavy today, I can't believe how up and down the mail is now, really heavy one day and light the next, you'd think they could level the amounts out to make things more efficient

[UnhappyGremlin]

Very heavy today, I can't believe how up and down the mail is now, really heavy one day and light the next, you'd think they could level the amounts out to make things more efficient

The way you talk it's like you think management are paid to manage and organise workloads.
It does appear that, all over the country, we seem to get one day with very little, and the next with an absolute boatload, with no rhyme or reason(or explanation from RM or manager(s)), as to why it is happening. Rant over.

Not a bad day, though having to adapt to new WCM(I think) operations.

[Pat Ostman]

Very heavy today, I can't believe how up and down the mail is now, really heavy one day and light the next, you'd think they could level the amounts out to make things more efficient

The way you talk it's like you think management are paid to manage and organise workloads.
It does appear that, all over the country, we seem to get one day with very little, and the next with an absolute boatload, with no rhyme or reason(or explanation from RM or manager(s)), as to why it is happening. Rant over.

Not a bad day, though having to adapt to new WCM(I think) operations.

Apparently advertisers prefer midweek so that's what they get.