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How's it looking ?

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
frankieboy
Posts: 303
Joined: 12 May 2008, 18:34

How's it looking ?

Post by frankieboy »

Anyone got any idea how's it looking over the next few days, from what I can see there's gonna be no let up. We just seem to be playing catch up every day this week and the packets/parcels are stacking up. :arrrghhh
houseoflords
Posts: 352
Joined: 06 Feb 2012, 22:25
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by houseoflords »

Why you bothered? Come in on time, go home on time, easy.
NinjaHybrid
Posts: 3
Joined: 05 Dec 2013, 14:54
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by NinjaHybrid »

Long weekend off don't care :Very Happy Hacked off with delivering last letter and immediatlely straight on collection no break,lol i even ran last 30mins which i haven't done in 20 years,but i done that for my customers not RM!
OnAFlyer
Posts: 1938
Joined: 16 Aug 2009, 14:24
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by OnAFlyer »

I'm not holding out much hope for a mega light Christmas Eve like last year.

Today we left a cage of large packets, two sacks and 5 trays full of small/medium packets and still went 20 mins over! Never known it so busy so late, the MC must have just been ignoring a lot of inward mail.
korky
Posts: 797
Joined: 30 Dec 2007, 09:28

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by korky »

houseoflords wrote:Why you bothered? Come in on time, go home on time, easy.
i do try my best to get parcels delivered,even other duties for the obvious reason that its pi55 easy overtime and that it could be kids toys,
still flabbergasted that the voices above decided that we love parcels that much they decided to give me useless postage flyers for every house this Tuesday along with households all week
Sbutts8182
Posts: 136
Joined: 30 Mar 2013, 20:12
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by Sbutts8182 »

York and a half of letters carried over to Saturday which is an hour shorter day, packets stacked up, must be at least 75 to 100 still to go. DOM convinced we don't need someone in on Sunday to clear backlog. This is a small office of 14 walks, can't imagine the chaos in larger offices.
frankieboy
Posts: 303
Joined: 12 May 2008, 18:34

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by frankieboy »

First Christmas as a privatised company and I think it's showing that all they are thinking about is the profits, not looking forward to 2014 . :sad:
krussel
Posts: 5300
Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by krussel »

frankieboy wrote:First Christmas as a privatised company and I think it's showing that all they are thinking about is the profits, not looking forward to 2014 . :sad:

Think its been this way for a few years now. Its only the postie on the street who really cares about the customers mail.
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..........
sophie97
Posts: 169
Joined: 17 Jul 2013, 15:10
Gender: Female

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by sophie97 »

My bro works in sorting office, got sent home a few hours early due to lack of work. good times for us!
fishtank
Posts: 19732
Joined: 28 Sep 2007, 17:22
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by fishtank »

They've shut down the local outhouse and sent the casuals home but word is the mailcentres are still rammed with parcels.
When I left the DO today they were already bringing some of monday's work in.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 9458
Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by Lounge Lizard »

fishtank wrote:They've shut down the local outhouse and sent the casuals home but word is the mailcentres are still rammed with parcels.
When I left the DO today they were already bringing some of monday's work in.
Yes, letters near enough clear but big backlog of parcels, not that I shall work over or loose any sleep over them this year. :cuppa
ewancurze
Posts: 400
Joined: 22 Jun 2010, 19:25
Gender: Male

Re: How's it looking ?

Post by ewancurze »

Anyone else got the Go Outdoors bulk unsorted mailing for Monday???