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No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

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thefox
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by thefox »

ArthurPewty wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 16:37
FirstPost wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 13:24
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.


Who actually gives a F?
Exactly.
Our DOM told us today parcels have already peaked (while we're wading through them knee deep :roll: ) so we can clear all the mail by Christmas Eve as cards will drop right off now :left:
They are taking the piss, they can't really believe what they are told to say can they?
Anyway, smile and leave them to clear the frame on Christmas Eve if they want, I'll be off home to the family at knocking off time :wave
:Applause
Cedar_Room
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by Cedar_Room »

Carnage & chaos on a daily basis. My 21st Xmas at RM
& by far the worst!
“Shorts,in this weather?!”

“If they’re bills I don’t want ‘em!”

“What’s she been ordering now?”
TopperGas
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by TopperGas »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
SpacePhoenix
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by SpacePhoenix »

TopperGas wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 19:38
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
Apparently the machines aren't going to be run Boxing Day night, by Saturday all the DTS stuff will be due for delivery so it'll have to all go out on the night of the 23rd.
Sean06
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by Sean06 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:08
TopperGas wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 19:38
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
Apparently the machines aren't going to be run Boxing Day night, by Saturday all the DTS stuff will be due for delivery so it'll have to all go out on the night of the 23rd.
You really do write some nonsense can you please explain why i received a hosp letter on sunday the 14th dec which was dated 26th nov.because its due for del does'nt mean it will be delivered.do you not read on here how many have said they cannot possibly del letters due to the enormous amount of packets.an no i'm not pointing the finger at del staff.
Mr Rush
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by Mr Rush »

The RM2000 frames were designed to hold one day of mail at a ~90% callrate. It's only because callrates are so low now that they can get away with not clearing for a straight week. The bottom half of my frame hasn't been out since the 4th and some slots have become so overloaded I had no choice but to bundle them up and treat them like parcels.

I shove 40 Christmas cards through a customer's door and they come running out as I'm leaving. If they were apoplectic at the abysmal QoS I could understand that, but they hand me a card with money inside and I feel like a f***ing fraud.
Any Questions?
Yeah, how do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
SpacePhoenix
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Sean06 wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:24
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:08
TopperGas wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 19:38
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
Apparently the machines aren't going to be run Boxing Day night, by Saturday all the DTS stuff will be due for delivery so it'll have to all go out on the night of the 23rd.
You really do write some nonsense can you please explain why i received a hosp letter on sunday the 14th dec which was dated 26th nov.because its due for del does'nt mean it will be delivered.do you not read on here how many have said they cannot possibly del letters due to the enormous amount of packets.an no i'm not pointing the finger at del staff.
Whether or not the DOs have the capacity to deliver it is totally irrelevant and not our problem. If any mail is due for delivery or the DTS is turned off (we're not allowed to turn it off witout permission from CPC) it'll be sequenced and sent out to the DOs, it's as simple as that.
yubin282
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by yubin282 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:56
Sean06 wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:24
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:08
TopperGas wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 19:38
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
Apparently the machines aren't going to be run Boxing Day night, by Saturday all the DTS stuff will be due for delivery so it'll have to all go out on the night of the 23rd.
You really do write some nonsense can you please explain why i received a hosp letter on sunday the 14th dec which was dated 26th nov.because its due for del does'nt mean it will be delivered.do you not read on here how many have said they cannot possibly del letters due to the enormous amount of packets.an no i'm not pointing the finger at del staff.
Whether or not the DOs have the capacity to deliver it is totally irrelevant and not our problem. If any mail is due for delivery or the DTS is turned off (we're not allowed to turn it off witout permission from CPC) it'll be sequenced and sent out to the DOs, it's as simple as that.
presuming they don't just crash sort it and send it unsequenced to DO's
ted_e_bear
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by ted_e_bear »

yubin282 wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 21:47
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:56
Sean06 wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:24
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:08
TopperGas wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 19:38
SpacePhoenix wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 11:31
thefox wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 06:23
Roll on xmas eve when all of a sudden everything needs to be clear😃
I wonder if RM will turn the DTS off nationally on the night of the 23rd to make all CSS machines release absolutely everything.
I know your just a WUM even so what logic would there be in flooding the DO's with mail when they're only interested in clearing the Tracked by Christmas Eve?
Apparently the machines aren't going to be run Boxing Day night, by Saturday all the DTS stuff will be due for delivery so it'll have to all go out on the night of the 23rd.
You really do write some nonsense can you please explain why i received a hosp letter on sunday the 14th dec which was dated 26th nov.because its due for del does'nt mean it will be delivered.do you not read on here how many have said they cannot possibly del letters due to the enormous amount of packets.an no i'm not pointing the finger at del staff.
Whether or not the DOs have the capacity to deliver it is totally irrelevant and not our problem. If any mail is due for delivery or the DTS is turned off (we're not allowed to turn it off witout permission from CPC) it'll be sequenced and sent out to the DOs, it's as simple as that.
presuming they don't just crash sort it and send it unsequenced to DO's
In which case if it comes on the 2nd lorry it won't even make it to the IPS fitting
taurus88
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by taurus88 »

Mr Rush wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:54
I shove 40 Christmas cards through a customer's door and they come running out as I'm leaving. If they were apoplectic at the abysmal QoS I could understand that, but they hand me a card with money inside and I feel like a f***ing fraud.
I’m surprised you feel that way; most folk I’ve spoken to about the issues have been very empathetic. Sometimes, it’s important to know that people are grateful for you for doing your best, even if that’s not necessarily as much as you’d want to have done. And certainly sometimes, with the gratitude you receive from management, it’s easy to fall into the false narrative of having done too little, or even nothing at all.
funkflex55
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by funkflex55 »

taurus88 wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 16:15
Mr Rush wrote:
16 Dec 2025, 20:54
I shove 40 Christmas cards through a customer's door and they come running out as I'm leaving. If they were apoplectic at the abysmal QoS I could understand that, but they hand me a card with money inside and I feel like a f***ing fraud.
I’m surprised you feel that way; most folk I’ve spoken to about the issues have been very empathetic. Sometimes, it’s important to know that people are grateful for you for doing your best, even if that’s not necessarily as much as you’d want to have done. And certainly sometimes, with the gratitude you receive from management, it’s easy to fall into the false narrative of having done too little, or even nothing at all.
A huge number of mental health issues and resignations amongst the long term staff have been caused by a combination of hard working posties wanting to do a good job, mixed with enforced failure through bad management and greed. So many feel like they are personally letting people down and the ones that do ok are the ones that are able to switch off from it.
Edward Hunter
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Re: No letters for weeks, duties with 200+ parcels

Post by Edward Hunter »

I’m surprised you feel that way; most folk I’ve spoken to about the issues have been very empathetic. Sometimes, it’s important to know that people are grateful for you for doing your best, even if that’s not necessarily as much as you’d want to have done. And certainly sometimes, with the gratitude you receive from management, it’s easy to fall into the false narrative of having done too little, or even nothing at all.
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Its a good point you make. Delivery posties work very hard. But its never enough for the managers. I'm done with overtime, and late in my career so its water off a ducks back if i get a snidey comment. But it can definitely work on a lot of people who are literally working like dogs and still try to do more. Ironically some fellow posties can be just as bad, though not so much these days as more see the light and futility of chasing their tail.