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Are You Commited?

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scoobydo79
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Are You Commited?

Post by scoobydo79 »

Latest one in our office.Line manager asking You to commit to deliver every day at Christmas.Ticking people off as He makes His way round. :hmmmm
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scoobydo79 wrote:Latest one in our office.Line manager asking You to commit to deliver every day at Christmas.Ticking people off as He makes His way round. :hmmmm
I will be if they try that here :chuckle
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bustedflush
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They've just asked all the PT's if they want to go FT in December prior to Christmas in my DO. Most have said no except me, an impoverished PT-er... :shock:
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

scoobydo79 wrote:Latest one in our office.Line manager asking You to commit to deliver every day at Christmas.Ticking people off as He makes His way round. :hmmmm
tell him where to go :left:
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Post by GT85 »

We were asked to commit to completing our walks everyday over Christmas and in return any extended delivery time would be paid at SA rate. I think they were disappointed with the answer they got
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noggin1969
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Post by noggin1969 »

Came round ours with predicted traffic figures and " acceptable " O/T figures , they seemed rather surprised when told to " fu...... go away ". :crazy:
gary1975
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Our Dom wants to take 200 hrs out the office at Xmas ,I can't remember the response as there was to much laughing going on :nana
scoobydo79
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As I remember, last year one of the guys said He would complete over Christmas and then didnt got grief from a manager.He said no chance this year.One of the passengers on P and Loop said yes and then His driver went and said no lol :crazy: .Is there any benefit in postman saying Yes to this??
OnAFlyer
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Post by OnAFlyer »

We have MC work sent to our office at Christmas for staff to do on OT at night. There's a sign up saying if you sign up for any nights then you have to be willing to complete your delivery the day after :shock: I know they couldn't force anyone to do that, but what they could do is refuse them OT on nights if they're not willing to do it on the walk.

With the amount of packets we had last year, cutting off most days, I can easily see people doing 16-18hr shifts if they do a night then complete their walks too. No thanks! :chuckle
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Post by dados »

Try that every year at ours,"within reason" is what they get back,if you tick YES then they will hound you if personal situations means you cannot commit to that particular day,tick NO & they will hound you,until you break,or go sick with stress,& then they move onto another poor soul
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framusjsx
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Post by framusjsx »

at ours they keep saying you are required to do the duty/walk in a reasonable amount of time, but won't tell you what that reasonable amount is.

Also they are changing are working hours from 630-1430 to 530 starts - can they do this?
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Jambomatt1874
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Post by Jambomatt1874 »

After 27yrs I can honestly say I have never been more dissolutioned with Royal Mail. I will be cutting and finishing on time, and taking my days off this year
mojothefishmo
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Post by mojothefishmo »

Cutting off ,bollocks to em,my answer will be theres some spare bags over there ENJOY!! Slogged my arse off all year so xmas its work to time other than the odd 20 mins here and there
Newbie001
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"Committed"
Haven't we all been committed. Working for Royal Mail, it feels like an insane asylum sometimes.
Postie45
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Post by Postie45 »

scoobydo79 wrote:Latest one in our office.Line manager asking You to commit to deliver every day at Christmas.Ticking people off as He makes His way round. :hmmmm
fair enough, lets them manage how many temps they need for the xmas period