Pointless deliverys

[Brain Fury]

thats not supply and demand, its holding a company to ransom.

Isn't that the very definition of Supply and demand. I'll supply you, if you meet my monetary demands.

That's fine if you control all the supply - i.e. there are no alternatives. I get plenty of pizza leaflets that don't come via RM.

[sophie97]

Would you guys listen to yourselves!

this is the whole reason RM is being left behind competitors.

Yes I understand we get paid for 'junk' and its keeping us in a job, but on the flip side "lets leave RM to be an inefficient company so we have jobs" is all well and good until RM is behind other companys and then guess what!? we start losing jobs....

[Judgee]

Would you guys listen to yourselves!

this is the whole reason RM is being left behind competitors.

Yes I understand we get paid for 'junk' and its keeping us in a job, but on the flip side "lets leave RM to be an inefficient company so we have jobs" is all well and good until RM is behind other companys and then guess what!? we start losing jobs....

I hear ya. Let's all lose our jobs now as we will lose them in the end anyway!

[Postie45]

Would you guys listen to yourselves!

this is the whole reason RM is being left behind competitors.

Yes I understand we get paid for 'junk' and its keeping us in a job, but on the flip side "lets leave RM to be an inefficient company so we have jobs" is all well and good until RM is behind other companys and then guess what!? we start losing jobs....

youre trying to fix a problem which has been artifically created by the regulator. At the end of the day RMs fate is in the hands of what restrictions and unfair competition the regulator allows.

[wabbithunta]

Would you guys listen to yourselves!

this is the whole reason RM is being left behind competitors.

Yes I understand we get paid for 'junk' and its keeping us in a job, but on the flip side "lets leave RM to be an inefficient company so we have jobs" is all well and good until RM is behind other companys and then guess what!? we start losing jobs....

youre trying to fix a problem which has been artifically created by the regulator. At the end of the day RMs fate is in the hands of what restrictions and unfair competition the regulator allows.

Can't disagree with that either.
All the time competitors are allowed to "cherrypick" what and where etc, Royal Mail have got to resort to other methods to increase revenue. Until Ofcom actually come out and say that we are being handicapped by the current legislation and Parliament actually put into force an Act that ensures a level playing field for all concerned. And if and when (!?) this occurs it'll thereby also ensure that the competition adhere to the same legislation, until then it's just a downward spiral and a race to the bottom via cheap contracts from the competition - "we can do it cheaper than the anyone else and deliver on time" then we're stuck with the current situation. Either that or the USO will be thrown out of the window and it'll just be a free for all then.