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Single duties

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annem
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Single duties

Post by annem »

As far as I'm aware i'm going on a single duty and working on my own. How does DM26 work for single duties?
TopperGas
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Re: Single duties

Post by TopperGas »

annem wrote:
Yesterday, 19:10
As far as I'm aware i'm going on a single duty and working on my own. How does DM26 work for single duties?
Every DO is different, as a minimum you'll do 50% of the whole duty each day plus all the 1c and Tracked on the other 50%. Plus what other work your COM decides you should also do.
annem
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Re: Single duties

Post by annem »

I don't understand. A single duty seems like more work, as all the tracked and 1st class have to go. This new duty has 12 loops. So every day will be full mail for 6 loops, plus 1st class and parcels for ALL 12 loops.
I'm currently in a pod where I do 4 loops of mail and do all the parcels for those loops, plus parcels and first class for the other 5 loops. Then the next day I deliver all the mail and parcels for 5 loops and take the parcels and 1st class for 4 loops.

So what I'm being moved to seems like more work by comparison. I thought the union mitigated it to 4 loops of mail and 4 loops of tracked and 1st per person to make the workload more even.
tramssirhc
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Re: Single duties

Post by tramssirhc »

annem wrote:
Yesterday, 19:10
As far as I'm aware i'm going on a single duty and working on my own. How does DM26 work for single duties?
Non pod singletons are 50/50, all mail/due mail. You will need to resort your ips at your frame so you only take the due mail on the other 50%. Any mail not going is put into a mech tray and placed under the frame. If you are full time you will still have indoor tasks to complete before you prep your duty.
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