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is park and loop get any better any were ?

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banjo1t
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by banjo1t »

The other point I was going to say,
as management have created this situation where private vehicles are now illegal to use.

Did the manager expect you to walk back to the office??
If he assumed you were catching the bus, there's no way I would fork out my own money!!
I'd walk then claim docket!!
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postman8
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by postman8 »

mojothefishmo wrote:What i will say about park and loop if it implemented in every office is that most people over 40 (me included) will not be able to work at the pace expected till were 65 not a chance in hell 4 hr deliveies and more are bloody hard work on your knees,hips,arms and feet,all i can see is lots and lots of staff leaving on health issues ,welcome to the future of royal mail !!!
revision came in to are office this week previous guy that did my round which is a hct town delivery went over by 10 to 20 mins most days after delivering it the way he used to.
when t got my one days training we did it as per frame and went over by 50 mins.
ive been unable to get round in my time and broke off every day manager is now paying 2 postman ot to prep all mail left and unsorted and sending me out early as possible to get full delivery done.
its only 3 and a half span tomorrow could be looking at 5 hours worth and im dda and this duty was put aside for me can see big arguments tomorrow
mailmonkey
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by mailmonkey »

can see big arguments tomorrow
:nana

Ringside seats!

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MentalVortex
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by MentalVortex »

Same at our do.... arguments and riled employees all over the shop. Me and my p&l colleague have been over our time by anywhere between 45 mins and 2 hours since it started. From this week we're both cutting off at our time and see how they work it. It's not a digging-heels-in scenario, rather we both have other things to do that used to fit in perfectly with our delivery contracts and that are now f****d up because of this RM b/s.
Judgee
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by Judgee »

P&L started in our office today. Didn't go well at all. New walks planned by Stevie Wonder and overseen by Coco the clown didn't help! :roll:

Most of the office cut off with only a few people on walks [made even easier than they were before], completing on time. That's what frustrates me the most, I was led to believe with every carve up the walks were supposed to get more balanced and yet every time it happens it has the opposite effect. So now 50% of the office are expected to do 75% of the workload! :arrrghhh
Union what Union? Do we have a union?
mojothefishmo
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by mojothefishmo »

Wait till you say your cutting off as the walk is too long ,they will make sure your walk is ready and get you out earlier so you can complete ,we are a group of 3 walks trialling ,one pair runs round (yes i know) get done early everyday (yes cant tell them),one pair does it right gets done in 3 40 ish 3rd pairing ours takes min 4 hrs cause walks to big doing it properly ,will they change it ,who knows but if we wanna cut off we all of a sudden get out early so we cant and have time to complete the way too long delivery ,this job sucks and im starting to think f**k the lot of them theres more to life than working a shitty job like this .
banjo1t
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by banjo1t »

mojothefishmo wrote:Wait till you say your cutting off as the walk is too long ,they will make sure your walk is ready and get you out earlier so you can complete ,we are a group of 3 walks trialling ,one pair runs round (yes i know) get done early everyday (yes cant tell them),one pair does it right gets done in 3 40 ish 3rd pairing ours takes min 4 hrs cause walks to big doing it properly ,will they change it ,who knows but if we wanna cut off we all of a sudden get out early so we cant and have time to complete the way too long delivery ,this job sucks and im starting to think f**k the lot of them theres more to life than working a shitty job like this .
You sound well pissed off mojothefishmo
Are you taking your breaks before you go out?
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mailmonkey
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by mailmonkey »

Our office is doing pretty well, as in we're mostly doing the job properly :Very Happy

A couple of pairs charging round, rumours of a private car being used etc, but mostly we're taking our breaks, using the trolleys, and bringing backbetween 40-60% of mail most days :nana

Also, taking the breaks is proving fantastic for solidarity, we're enjoying it. :wave
mojothefishmo
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by mojothefishmo »

banjo1t wrote:
mojothefishmo wrote:Wait till you say your cutting off as the walk is too long ,they will make sure your walk is ready and get you out earlier so you can complete ,we are a group of 3 walks trialling ,one pair runs round (yes i know) get done early everyday (yes cant tell them),one pair does it right gets done in 3 40 ish 3rd pairing ours takes min 4 hrs cause walks to big doing it properly ,will they change it ,who knows but if we wanna cut off we all of a sudden get out early so we cant and have time to complete the way too long delivery ,this job sucks and im starting to think f**k the lot of them theres more to life than working a shitty job like this .
You sound well pissed off mojothefishmo
Are you taking your breaks before you go out?
We have to take 20 mins before we go out and we are all taking final 20 on the back end
dvbuk55
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Re: is park and loop get any better any were ?

Post by dvbuk55 »

mojothefishmo wrote:
banjo1t wrote:
mojothefishmo wrote:Wait till you say your cutting off as the walk is too long ,they will make sure your walk is ready and get you out earlier so you can complete ,we are a group of 3 walks trialling ,one pair runs round (yes i know) get done early everyday (yes cant tell them),one pair does it right gets done in 3 40 ish 3rd pairing ours takes min 4 hrs cause walks to big doing it properly ,will they change it ,who knows but if we wanna cut off we all of a sudden get out early so we cant and have time to complete the way too long delivery ,this job sucks and im starting to think f**k the lot of them theres more to life than working a shitty job like this .
You sound well pissed off mojothefishmo
Are you taking your breaks before you go out?
We have to take 20 mins before we go out and we are all taking final 20 on the back end
I bet that's painful :Very Happy