That question - are you proud to work for rm?

Post by **aiden01** » 23 Oct 2017, 21:49

Dorset Plodder wrote:
paranoid-android wrote:If people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I'm an estate agent or a traffic warden
Ha ha. Reminds me of the joke..... When Little Johnnie's asked what his Dad does for a living he always says, "He's a Male Prostitute... he provides sexual favours for money" .... in private he'll confide, "I'd rather tell them that than admit he plays for... (insert football team of your choice)"!

tonytucker · Post by **tonytucker** » 24 Oct 2017, 18:06

wookie · Post by **wookie** » 24 Oct 2017, 18:33

No. The job used to be someone who was part of the community. By that I mean helping pensioners, etc. My god, when someone went on holiday I had the key to the shed and fed their cat! Now, a private company, money orientated. Cuts/savings = Pressure/No time to talk. Tories wanted privatization, Labour did not fight it. Corbyn will never be able to Renationalize any company that has been made private. It WILL be a sad day if that happens to the NHS.

deristrong · Post by **deristrong** » 25 Oct 2017, 17:07

When I finish I don't immediately change into my civvies. If I was a traffic warden I would. Little kids and pensioners seem to like a Postie.

awesomepenguin · Post by **awesomepenguin** » 25 Oct 2017, 17:34

Absolutely not.

If anyone asked what I did for a living I always used to say I worked for the government. Can't even do that now after part privatization.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 25 Oct 2017, 17:36

Proud to be a Postie - Yes

Proud to a CWU member - Yes, never hid that fact.

Proud to work for Royal Mail - sadly No.

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 25 Oct 2017, 17:42

wookie wrote: It WILL be a sad day if that happens to the NHS.

It is happening.
Branson probably owns your doctor's surgery.

walkthewalk · Post by **walkthewalk** » 25 Oct 2017, 18:30

I would rather walk the streets for a living than admit I was proud to work for the Royal Fail.

bmccoll · Post by **bmccoll** » 25 Oct 2017, 22:14

Been in the job over 30 years and am proud to be a Postie. The locals know me, the missus often goes on about how an quick shop lasts for hours because my customers are stopping for a chat. I keep an eye out on my regulars, if one doesn't answer their buzzer for a couple of days I knock a neighbour's door. But being proud to work for RM, NAW. They are running the job into the ground. Profits over people.

nickbsmooth · Post by **nickbsmooth** » 26 Oct 2017, 19:30

I don't tell anyone who I work for or what I do, unless directly asked. I'm not proud working for RM, the company doesn't give me any reason to be.

Alexei · Post by **Alexei** » 26 Oct 2017, 21:46

I am proud to be a postie, and often get good conversation with people finding it interesting. Although the conversation near enough always resorts to them having a moan about their postie, or a specific time they were unhappy with something RM related, and me usually highlighting the underlying issues at play as to why they have received their unsatisfactory service.

I have never said a good word about RM to anyone, unless used in satire, and never recommend them as an employer unless a person is willing to be bullied, exploited, and treated on a sub-human level by managers with no formal qualifications.

thekiddykid · Post by **thekiddykid** » 26 Oct 2017, 21:57

the only time I would recommend RM as a good employer is to someone I hated with a passion!!!! No way do I want any of my family working for this lot

world class male · Post by **world class male** » 26 Oct 2017, 22:58

Alexei wrote:
I have never said a good word about RM to anyone.

you are RM, you need to emphasise the workers of RM are great, those who run it, well aren't!