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They're Turning The Screw...

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crimson king
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Post by crimson king »

...in our DO.

Manager behind a HCT just inside the door doing the 'Meet n Greet' as we call it, like they were doing until just before Christmas. Only now they're demanding a visual check of everyone to see they're back and not been dropped off home. Twenty minutes or even just fifteen before finishing time? Go do your D2Ds for tomorrow. This was the conversation I had yesterday:

'You've finished early, you can't leave yet.'

'Ten minutes. Ten minutes early.'

'Put tomorrow's door to doors in.'

'Okay, then, thanks very much. Good discussion.'

Doesn't bother me too much as I rarely finish early anyway (it's been eerily quiet past two days) but some of the old timers are really losing their s**t over it. They've also started sending people back out if they come back too early. I think it's fair to say any remaining goodwill is being blown into the stratosphere, judging by the comments I've overheard. Yet it bemuses me that I see posties who were moaning yesterday afternoon about having to stay on for twenty minutes have turned up for work early this morning :arrrghhh

Anyway, a lot of us saw this coming and it appears to have arrived in our DO. I think 2019 is going to be...erm...interesting...
Sooner or later, a beat dog bites.
WallaceCat
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Post by WallaceCat »

Iv stopped rushing round unless I have overtime n ghost, it's pointless.
Wednesday
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Post by Wednesday »

WallaceCat wrote:Iv stopped rushing round unless I have overtime n ghost, it's pointless.
Get ready for a few bites! :arrrghhh
rambo1
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Post by rambo1 »

So, where's the problem?? What's wrong with your employer wanting you to work all the hrs they are paying you for? So would you have gone home early if he'd said ok, but you'll be getting docked 10 mins off your basic?
Didn't think so.
worktotime
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Post by worktotime »

turning the screw ? I cant see a problem with that :thumbup , as they just want you to work your paid hours as no other company would pay while you was sat at home , it will get worse when clocking in and out comes in , so I would get use to starting on your time , taking meal reliefs and using the kit , the cwu have been telling members this for years :arrrghhh .
TheTrolleyMan
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Post by TheTrolleyMan »

Lets just get clocking in / out machines and just pay people upto their finish times
crimson king
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Post by crimson king »

rambo1 wrote:So, where's the problem?? What's wrong with your employer wanting you to work all the hrs they are paying you for? So would you have gone home early if he'd said ok, but you'll be getting docked 10 mins off your basic?
Didn't think so.
Erm, I said in my post I'm not particularly bothered by this. Just saying what's happening in our DO for the sake of, oh I don't know, conversation?
Sooner or later, a beat dog bites.
Gangham_style14
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Post by Gangham_style14 »

Bang bang bang!!! sorry that was my head against the wall!
So here is how a typical day at Royal Mail should be.
First and most importantly START ON YOUR START TIME!!! 7:30am (Im part time)
After you have thrown mail and packets off, Decide if YOU have time to lapse (Guessing most offices lapse everyday?)
Inform the manager you havnt got time to lapse
They will probably try and argue it BUT you are in every right to work to your time! In my case 2:10pm
If the work load exceeds your hours then Cut off!
Simple structure to follow = Work your hours!!!!!
TheTrolleyMan
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Post by TheTrolleyMan »

Gangham_style14 wrote:Bang bang bang!!! sorry that was my head against the wall!
So here is how a typical day at Royal Mail should be.
First and most importantly START ON YOUR START TIME!!! 7:30am (Im part time)
After you have thrown mail and packets off, Decide if YOU have time to lapse (Guessing most offices lapse everyday?)
Inform the manager you havnt got time to lapse
They will probably try and argue it BUT you are in every right to work to your time! In my case 2:10pm
If the work load exceeds your hours then Cut off!
Simple structure to follow = Work your hours!!!!!
If management start bleating about why you can't do your collapsed just ask to sit down and see your data capture followed by an harassment form !
worktotime
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Post by worktotime »

TheTrolleyMan wrote:
Gangham_style14 wrote:Bang bang bang!!! sorry that was my head against the wall!
So here is how a typical day at Royal Mail should be.
First and most importantly START ON YOUR START TIME!!! 7:30am (Im part time)
After you have thrown mail and packets off, Decide if YOU have time to lapse (Guessing most offices lapse everyday?)
Inform the manager you havnt got time to lapse
They will probably try and argue it BUT you are in every right to work to your time! In my case 2:10pm
If the work load exceeds your hours then Cut off!
Simple structure to follow = Work your hours!!!!!
If management start bleating about why you can't do your collapsed just ask to sit down and see your data capture followed by an harassment form !
:thumbup
robbertwhitton
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Post by robbertwhitton »

Oh the luxury of having a manager and seeing a manager on your return to the office,good or bad it’s not the way to enhance goodwill and manage your workforce in a dignified manner,sad state of affairs,glad to see them making the most of their managerial status,deckchairs on the titanic springs to mind,just more stuff you couldn’t make up,good luck everyone in 2019!
superports
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Post by superports »

rambo1 wrote:So, where's the problem?? What's wrong with your employer wanting you to work all the hrs they are paying you for? So would you have gone home early if he'd said ok, but you'll be getting docked 10 mins off your basic?
Didn't think so.
All well and good, but it works both ways - in my 20 years I've yet to hear a manager telling people to leave stuff as its too heavy to complete on time.
Creditshampoo
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Post by Creditshampoo »

See when you say goodwill has gone, it means nothing. Management don’t care. There’ll always be some muppet to pick up the overtime regardless
aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

Creditshampoo wrote:See when you say goodwill has gone, it means nothing. Management don’t care. There’ll always be some muppet to pick up the overtime regardless
People do ot not as a goodwill gesture more like they need the money..hardly muppets :thumbdown
Nickvilla20
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Post by Nickvilla20 »

Don’t sound like anything new been going on in my office for a while now.