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Christmas Overtime

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
pinstripe
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Joined: 25 May 2007, 16:42
Gender: Male
Location: 2 left turns from reality

Christmas Overtime

Post by pinstripe »

They stick a notice up asking who wants to work overtime during Christmas Pressure..........at least half the bloody office have stuck their names down.

We spend the whole year telling RM that we will fail at Christmas and every year we dig them out.

We are our own worst enemies.
postmanpat
Posts: 50
Joined: 29 Jan 2007, 17:46

Re: Christmas Overtime

Post by postmanpat »

Mortgage payments, council tax, gas, electric bills to pay!!

Some of us have no choice.
joyingo
Posts: 6
Joined: 01 Feb 2010, 07:16
Gender: Female

Re: Christmas Overtime

Post by joyingo »

overtime rates have been a joke for years.
krussel
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Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: Christmas Overtime

Post by krussel »

Our office have been offered the normal 22 hours Sa rate. However christmas is a bit funny this year and the pressure is spread over 3 weeks. :neutral:

Personally i wont be doing it again like the past 3 years. The days of starting at 5am and still out on delivery whilst its getting dark are gone. :wink:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
fishtank
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007, 17:22
Gender: Male

Re: Christmas Overtime

Post by fishtank »

I remember years ago.....Image

Starting at 5am and working straight through to 8pm at Christmas was the norm.
Home,eat,bed and then get up and do it all again.
I haven't worked overtime at Christmas for 9 years,i know that because i haven't worked any overtime in 9 years.
Apart from anything else the money,even at SA rate is embarrassing. :cuppa
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
DirtyHarry
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Joined: 13 May 2007, 23:16
Gender: Male
Location: London

Re: Christmas Overtime

Post by DirtyHarry »

I would have to be very hard-up before I would work any overtime for this piss-taking mob.
For one thing, as fishtank has pointed out, the rates now, even at SA, are an absolute insult and no incentive at all. :cuppa