Difficult duty for new starter.

Postie45 · Post by **Postie45** » 16 Aug 2016, 17:56

Professor Chaos wrote: Two word : cut off

for people on permanent contracts i think this is a superb suggestion. However people who are still on temporary contracts probably dont have the luxury of taking this approach. Hopefully the OP managed to get on a different duty, it was worth speaking up about that delivery sounds horrendous !

cpsteve · Post by **cpsteve** » 21 Aug 2016, 19:43

You are in pain after a short time so it will not matter what walk you do go to docs this may not be the job for you.

stephen.cal87 · Post by **stephen.cal87** » 21 Aug 2016, 22:22

Glad your DOM is willing to help you out. Ive been in the royal mail game now 8 years. 3 years being moved about, then 4 years on a huge 'relief' duty that nobody wanted. Its funny how the relief duties end up bigger than the full timers duties eh!?

Now I've transfered to a delivery office closer to home this year I'm on the worst duty in the place with new starts less than 6 months in Royal Mail on decent run's getting rotation day off & my DOM treating me like I'm on probation!

But hey its a great career & well paid as long as your happy to have knee & hip replacements in your 40s!

rumble1234 · Post by **rumble1234** » 22 Aug 2016, 21:36

Yes it is common.they will give you the worst shift cause they know by n large you won't complain cause you're just in the door.when you do bring concerns about the size of the shift they'll make you feel like your the problem. Royal mail don't solve problems they pass them on till someone puts up with it and they get lumped with it. Say you want it tested speak to union and folk on here .but get used to unfair treatment in this job it's rife.

Post by **aiden01** » 22 Aug 2016, 22:35

rumble1234 wrote:Yes it is common.they will give you the worst shift cause they know by n large you won't complain cause you're just in the door.when you do bring concerns about the size of the shift they'll make you feel like your the problem. Royal mail don't solve problems they pass them on till someone puts up with it and they get lumped with it. Say you want it tested speak to union and folk on here .but get used to unfair treatment in this job it's rife.

unfair treatment is rife in this job only if u let them.

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 22 Aug 2016, 23:19

Yep it's true they just pass the problems to the bottom and hope that you'll accept it. There are poor sods in my office who always get asked (bullied) into doing extra, because they always say yes. If you give them an inch they'll take a mile.

P739 · Post by **P739** » 23 Aug 2016, 10:27

sink or swim mate welcome tot Royal Mail try a new duty everyday thats what happened when i started it makes our brakes you 18 years on and still don't have a duty to call my own shambles

Nondescript · Post by **Nondescript** » 25 Aug 2016, 00:17

Beckilovesme wrote:Oh wow Zarkandar, that sounds horrible for you. Are you any better now?

After what you have said I am gonna go to A&E tomorrow to have it looked at. I injured this foot before in January from falling off a bike, it was just a sprain but maybe the exercise is too much for it right now.

How's it going? Are you still with us?