Tired

[morleyposty]

im new to the game
been in the job since end of last year.

started doing complete rounds(all different locations) all by myself for a week or so now.
been finishing really late around 6ish.

feel very tired

[i love mail sort]

What are your hours meant to be?

[morleyposty]

9-2

[banner18]

I've felt like a zombie ever since I started this job. Mind you, we are overpaid, work shy luddites remember so how can that be true?

[ar26]

Don't worry you'll get used to being tired. It does get easier as your body gets used to being flogged like a donkey or is it an ass. But as long as you're a postie you'll be tired. It will take a while to get into the swing of things and the runs so don't worry you won't always finish as late as you are at the moment. I was in bed at 8:30pm last night, really shatered and I had my rest day on wednesday !!

[Timelord]

It is awful when you first start, but as everyne else says, you really will get quicker at the rounds.

It is tiring though, I'm always tired (been doing it for 4 years now), but then I start at 5am, a bit earlier than you!! If I sit down to watch a film at about 6pm I don't get far into it before I nod off!

Stick with it, also you've started at the heaviest time of the year, it can only get better.

[Pmn]

im new to the game
been in the job since end of last year.

started doing complete rounds(all different locations) all by myself for a week or so now.
been finishing really late around 6ish.

feel very tired

You're out delivering until 6pm? How do you manage to still see the numbers on the letters/houses etc?

On tiredness, my advice would be to try and get a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday off every week, even if you have to take a crap walk. That really worked for me early on because by the time of the day off I was usually absolutely knackered. Same thing with holidays, try and break them up. Eventually your body will start to adapt and you won't get as tired as quickly.

[Pat Ostman]

Don't worry you'll get used to being tired. It does get easier as your body gets used to being flogged like a donkey or is it an ass. But as long as you're a postie you'll be tired. It will take a while to get into the swing of things and the runs so don't worry you won't always finish as late as you are at the moment. I was in bed at 8:30pm last night, really shatered and I had my rest day on wednesday !!

Totally agree

[staffordtigers]

Been tired never goes away, altho abit easier now that we start at 0615 bu alarm still goes off at 5am.Ive been in the job 13 years this year.The first 6-9months are hard at first, but your body clock will get used to it, and soon you will be able to get to work on just afew hours kip. Keep your chin up. All the best. StaffordTigers.

[morleyposty]

thank you guys for the encouragement.

i was on the same round that i done before and finished around 3pm today instead of 6pm the first time i was on the same round.

[lekker]

Your hours are 9-2 NOT 9-6 or 4 or 5. You come in at 9am, you go home at 2pm end of story. overtime is voluntary - if you cannot complete in the time that is management's problem, not yours. DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED. As I said to you before - join the union - speak to your rep. if you get no joy from him or her - get onto your branch officers. We are not effing slaves to this lot of no -hopers

[Timelord]

thank you guys for the encouragement.

i was on the same round that i done before and finished around 3pm today instead of 6pm the first time i was on the same round.

Aw that's better. Well done!

[morleyposty]

being a spare postie in my office for the moment im here there and every where.
it does help if one does the same round week-in-week-out.

[majeed]

im new to the game
been in the job since end of last year.

started doing complete rounds(all different locations) all by myself for a week or so now.
been finishing really late around 6ish.

feel very tired

That' the same for all new postmen, from what I understand, with the exception of the TIME you quoted: six pm is extremely excessive: okay, I could understand, say, four pm, max, but - SIX PM? What are you doing wrong, Mo?

[majeed]

It's true what everyone is saying: the first time you do a walk, it takes longer, because you have to match the sequence of the letters up with the physical locations. That's why it is not a good idea to do a new walk on a light day, say for example, a Saturday, because you can't get a feel for the placing of the physical locations. After that first time, it takes less time to do the walk. When you get home, you just want to change your clothes and relax. You don't realise how much you're actually concentrating on delivering the mail (just like the concentration of someone driving a road vehicle) until a customer asks you a question, i.e. unwittingly distracts you, and you have difficulty responding, because you're busy trying to keep in your head the address of the next letter you are trying to deliver, and you just want to get on with your walk. So, the concentration does drain you, as well as the cold. And whatever the weather, you sweat. And as someone was saying, a good film can help you to unwind and fall asleep.