2026 & beyond

[Walter sobchak]

How do you just do where u are( with d t ds) going with double slots? If u havent any , thats still to happen or worse

Im lucky in that the couple of estates I do are mostly open plan front gardens so I just deliver the d2d with or without mail and for those that have fences and gates I’ll just leave both d2d’s in the double slots until both have mail.

[ted_e_bear]

Always put mine in on Saturdays after delivery!!!

We don't get back early enough before finish time for that, some of them do it after they stop getting paid until they have to leave

[Rve83ndxd]

Aaah, the secret code, it's like the Freemasons. Everyone has to know the code though!

I do the rear, my partner the front

[pieoftheday]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts so openly. It sounds like you’ve reached an important turning point in prioritizing your health and wellbeing, which is completely understandable given the long time you’ve been in your role and the physical demands of your daily work. Working 26 years in the same job, especially over a decade on the same rural route, is a significant commitment, and it’s natural that you’ve developed a strong sense of responsibility to your customers. That dedication, while admirable, can take a real toll over time, especially when it leads to working beyond your scheduled hours or pushing through physical strain.

Adjusting your approach to focus on a sustainable workload is both reasonable and necessary. By limiting the volume of mail you take out, prioritizing tracked or special items, and adhering to your official finishing time, you are taking steps to protect your health, reduce fatigue, and prevent further injury. These changes will likely improve your long-term performance and overall quality of life, even if it means temporarily changing the expectations of some customers.

It’s also important to acknowledge that setting boundaries is not a reflection of poor work ethic. On the contrary, it shows professionalism and awareness of personal limits. After many years of pushing yourself, making these adjustments is a responsible way to ensure you can continue working effectively while protecting your back and general wellbeing.

If possible, it might help to communicate this new approach with colleagues or supervisors in advance so they understand the changes and can support you where necessary. Over time, your customers will likely understand and respect that prioritizing key items ensures a more consistent and reliable service without risking your health.

Ultimately, protecting your health and maintaining a reasonable work-life balance is critical, and your plan to reorganize your workflow is a positive and sustainable step forward.

[yellowbelly]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts so openly. It sounds like you’ve reached an important turning point in prioritizing your health and wellbeing, which is completely understandable given the long time you’ve been in your role and the physical demands of your daily work. Working 26 years in the same job, especially over a decade on the same rural route, is a significant commitment, and it’s natural that you’ve developed a strong sense of responsibility to your customers. That dedication, while admirable, can take a real toll over time, especially when it leads to working beyond your scheduled hours or pushing through physical strain.

Adjusting your approach to focus on a sustainable workload is both reasonable and necessary. By limiting the volume of mail you take out, prioritizing tracked or special items, and adhering to your official finishing time, you are taking steps to protect your health, reduce fatigue, and prevent further injury. These changes will likely improve your long-term performance and overall quality of life, even if it means temporarily changing the expectations of some customers.

It’s also important to acknowledge that setting boundaries is not a reflection of poor work ethic. On the contrary, it shows professionalism and awareness of personal limits. After many years of pushing yourself, making these adjustments is a responsible way to ensure you can continue working effectively while protecting your back and general wellbeing.

If possible, it might help to communicate this new approach with colleagues or supervisors in advance so they understand the changes and can support you where necessary. Over time, your customers will likely understand and respect that prioritizing key items ensures a more consistent and reliable service without risking your health.

Ultimately, protecting your health and maintaining a reasonable work-life balance is critical, and your plan to reorganize your workflow is a positive and sustainable step forward.

Well done whatever AI has created this.

[Tman]

Presumably the one tied up with "Real American Jackets".

[Mr Rush]

Well done whatever AI has created this.

The insincere verbiage is uncanny, but can our AI overlords ever express love like the company has for its employees when it slaps them over and over knowing they'll come back the next day? The answer is no.

[stevejm]

How do you just do where u are( with d t ds) going with double slots? If u havent any , thats still to happen or worse

Either do them both or write the number on it

Or come in after a day off with random ones in double slots left by the float/agency guy and have to guess which address it’s for. In fairness I doubt 99% of the public care if they get another set of junk mail that week anyway. Straight in the recycling bin like our house I would suspect. In a world of climate change and net zero I’m surprised the government hasn’t banned this kind of crap already anyway. Chopping down trees and wrecking the planet so dominoes can send everyone the same leaflets they had 5 weeks prior. Pure madness.

Well said. It's the most bizarre thing. I'm surprised that nobody has started a petition to get the 100,000 signatures to get it debated.

[Walter sobchak]

Well my return to work this week has seen me be greeted with between 5&6 days worth of mail on my rural duty which has now grown to 7&8 days for 50% of the round currently.

Only be able to tie mail to packets&parcels and maybe a couple of bundles of mail each day.

2nd wagon arriving late and 2/3’s full is killing our office as we are not getting out until around 10am and with a 3pm-3.15pm finish time.

[Walter sobchak]

We seem to be having a re-run of Xmas at our office as the packets and parcels still arrive in large numbers mostly thanks to Amazon and the mail volumes has slightly increased too.

Plus having less people on IPS, packets and big parcels to sort it all isn’t helping .

[Mickeybrowneyes]

Same here, crazy amount of work.
But unlike Christmas the annual leave spread is open and sick has increased.
You can imagine the carnage.

[SMS1969]

Yep 2 and 3 quarter hours sorting small packets to walks, put us really behind. Never ceases to amaze me how much sh1t people order, so often the same ones.

[fadetogrey63]

Yep 2 and 3 quarter hours sorting small packets to walks, put us really behind. Never ceases to amaze me how much sh1t people order, so often the same ones.

Yep, you just know the stay at home ones who have the shien/tiktok/vinted etc crap every single day, and then you get the more annoying ones who order regular but are never at home.. I've noticed a small drop off in the oversize, but my packet bags are still xmas levels, you wonder if this is just the norm now, the time left to deliver mail is getting less and less everyday

[norris9]

Yep 2 and 3 quarter hours sorting small packets to walks, put us really behind. Never ceases to amaze me how much sh1t people order, so often the same ones.

I have 4 or 5 customers on my round who have to order something daily. It's like an addiction / some sort of psychological thing where they get to look forward to a new 'gift' for themselves each and everyday. Nobody needs something new every single day - it's gotta be a comfort thing.

[SpacePhoenix]

2nd wagon arriving late and 2/3’s full is killing our office as we are not getting out until around 10am and with a 3pm-3.15pm finish time.

The local MC will be sending out everything available to go at the wave 1 dispatch time. It must be arriving at the MC later so more missing wave 1.