signing for items

[rockypostie]

So who on here signs for items for customers? A Postie I know signs for alot of customers,anybody got any links of Posties getting in trouble for this so I can show him

[bedfordrl]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ction.html

[Dogs of War]

My floater doesnt even get a sign, he just puts it on through the door, without even scanning or taking the barcode off.

[pokos27]

they will sack someone because of it, we have all done it, but its not worth it in the long run. You need to cover yourself, no matter what they do, cost cutting is all the rage at royal mail.

[Cheetah]

So who on here signs for items for customers? A Postie I know signs for alot of customers,anybody got any links of Posties getting in trouble for this so I can show him

Don't worry you have told him your loyalty ends there.......

[DGP1]

The only ones I sign for are my own

But seriously, I have signed for some people either because they couldn't get the signature to come out on the PDA or they were blind, wouldn't do it now though

[Royal_Fail]

I used to sign for stuff everyday on my old round but only for one girl and only cos she was hot

Would never do it now i'm on different rounds all time.

[hampshireman]

I used to sign for stuff everyday on my old round but only for one girl and only cos she was hot

Would never do it now i'm on different rounds all time.

I have never understood this. Why would you sign for something? The sender has paid to get the signature. Just because the recipient says that it is okay for you to either sign or put through the letterbox. Why would you do it?
I will never do that. Or am I stupid?

[Postman Plodd]

Delivered to a lad who works at our depot this morning, i could have signed for it and popped it through his door. Then thought, f**k him, he's still in bed and wont answer the door while i am walking in the rain, and imagine if the bastards at the depot are just waiting to check the signatures. So he gets to pick it up at work on Monday. Me so evil.

[SF]

I do it for customers I know don't mind.

If ever someone complained about it, I'd just claim someone in their house signed it. 90 percent of the time you can't tell who signed it because of the signature on the useless PDA. It's basically a squiggly line or mess.

Getting a signature on the PDA is no proof at all. Go back to signing a piece of paper IMO. PDA's are useless for signatures.

[hampshireman]

I do it for customers I know don't mind.

If ever someone complained about it, I'd just claim someone in their house signed it. 90 percent of the time you can't tell who signed it because of the signature on the useless PDA. It's basically a squiggly line or mess.

Getting a signature on the PDA is no proof at all. Go back to signing a piece of paper IMO. PDA's are useless for signatures.

I'm sorry. But surely the bottom line is that it is the SENDER that has paid for the service. And you don't really care about that?

Is that a good service? I think not

[woodpecker]

I've been on a walk this week where there is a letter in with the re-direction pack from a householder giving permission for the duty holder or any reserve to sign for any packet and then post it through their letterbox or place into their hippo box, where do you stand when this happens, never come across this before. any advice?

[SF]

I'm sorry. But surely the bottom line is that it is the SENDER that has paid for the service. And you don't really care about that?

Is that a good service? I think not

No, it's not good service for the person who sent it. But when I cover 2 rounds which both have 'special instructions' notices in the redie folders from both a local DOM and an area manager living on those rounds, instructing me to sign and post all recordeds and specials for them, along with various other customers on different rounds who have the same thing, it's obvious the company doesn't care either, except when it suits them.

[Cheetah]

I do it for customers I know don't mind.

If ever someone complained about it, I'd just claim someone in their house signed it. 90 percent of the time you can't tell who signed it because of the signature on the useless PDA. It's basically a squiggly line or mess.

Getting a signature on the PDA is no proof at all. Go back to signing a piece of paper IMO. PDA's are useless for signatures.

I'm sorry. But surely the bottom line is that it is the SENDER that has paid for the service. And you don't really care about that?

Is that a good service? I think not

Exactly


As regards you signing, getting caught then trying to blame someone in that house Who do you think RM will believe when at any/every oppurtunity they are trying to sack us....... Still you must be saving a couple of minutes well worth the risk

Do the job properly !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sender paid for and requested the RECIPIENTS signature not someone who might be signing it to save himself a couple of minutes .......

[Cheetah]

I've been on a walk this week where there is a letter in with the re-direction pack from a householder giving permission for the duty holder or any reserve to sign for any packet and then post it through their letterbox or place into their hippo box, where do you stand when this happens, never come across this before. any advice?

We have had a team Brief recently saying you are allowed to sign for nothing (which when you think about it is right and proper as our loyalty lies with the sender who pays for the service)..... So for anyone who has carried out this practise in the past must now be ruled by that brief if you have had it. Allways, Allways best to cover your back with these charecters. You might get a telling off for P739 ing but could ultimatally loose your job if things went wrong for signing.....