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Start and finish times
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PostmanCat
- Posts: 11
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Start and finish times
What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
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wannabeek
- Posts: 996
- Joined: 27 Apr 2011, 00:49
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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spen
- Posts: 531
- Joined: 18 Jan 2011, 19:53
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
7 hour delivery???
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newboy23
Re: Start and finish times
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your deliverywannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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toomuchcoke
- Posts: 309
- Joined: 05 Jun 2011, 18:15
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
Start at 0600 (though some have been in earlier on overtime)PostmanCat wrote:What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
IPS/Double Prepping until about 0815
Parcel prepping / van loading until about 0900
Out on delivery until about 1430 - 1630 (though that can't be right because "all the rounds are equal!"?
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NewPostieUK
- Posts: 2104
- Joined: 06 Jan 2008, 21:38
- Gender: Male
- Location: SickAsAChipLand
Re: Start and finish times
3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.newboy23 wrote:Frame prep 2 hours how big is your deliverywannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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dave72
- Posts: 415
- Joined: 30 Nov 2010, 14:54
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
Ours varies, shorter hours on Mon, Tues and SatPostmanCat wrote:What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
Longer hours Weds, Thurs and Fri
Start times are 7:40am but 8am on Tues and finish times from 2pm to 4pm
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t3mcIUQWE2
- Posts: 137
- Joined: 24 Oct 2015, 17:04
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
By that definition, 3 and a half hours.NewPostieUK wrote:3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.newboy23 wrote:Frame prep 2 hours how big is your deliverywannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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eastie
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 2234
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:32
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
my start time is 6.15 am and my contract says 7 hours 48 mins per day and that's all they get and I cut off and bring back whats left.
Job done
Job done
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Dorset Plodder
- Posts: 4351
- Joined: 29 Apr 2009, 20:05
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
In at 0500: 1 Hour Christmas IPS Only (no starting on your walk)
1 Hour Normal IPS incl packets or prepping another walk.
1-2 Hours Prep your own walk.
5-6 Hours Delivery if you want the overtime.
You can hoover up a bit more overtime or a Collection later in the day if you're still feeling Greedy!
1 Hour Normal IPS incl packets or prepping another walk.
1-2 Hours Prep your own walk.
5-6 Hours Delivery if you want the overtime.
You can hoover up a bit more overtime or a Collection later in the day if you're still feeling Greedy!
Like all Wage Slaves, he had two crosses to bear: The people he worked for and the people he worked with! (Stephen Vizinczey.)
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ShropshireLad
- Posts: 100
- Joined: 09 Oct 2010, 17:02
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
In at 0630 - finished at 1630. 2 1/2 hrs overtime !
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rambo1
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 3266
- Joined: 12 Jun 2013, 20:00
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
jeez, I prep two walks start to finish in three hrs.NewPostieUK wrote:3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.newboy23 wrote:Frame prep 2 hours how big is your deliverywannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: Start and finish times
Just putting this out there, but do some of you wonder how managers identify you.......... Well here is a perfect example of the drip drip effect of giving out small snippets of apparently harmless information. Eventually they all add up and, Bingo, the boss knows your real identity.

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NewPostieUK
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Re: Start and finish times
At Christmas?rambo1 wrote:jeez, I prep two walks start to finish in three hrs.NewPostieUK wrote:3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.newboy23 wrote:Frame prep 2 hours how big is your deliverywannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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Dorset Plodder
- Posts: 4351
- Joined: 29 Apr 2009, 20:05
- Gender: Male
Re: Start and finish times
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Just putting this out there, but do some of you wonder how managers identify you.......... Well here is a perfect example of the drip drip effect of giving out small snippets of apparently harmless information. Eventually they all add up and, Bingo, the boss knows your real identity.![]()
Like all Wage Slaves, he had two crosses to bear: The people he worked for and the people he worked with! (Stephen Vizinczey.)