Over 100 casuals!

[rebel]

Our office has had more than 100 casuals shipped in over the last couple of days to help clear the backlog. Many of these hardly speak English. One was delighted to get some kind of employment as "his probation officer would be pleased!".

They are bussed in, sit in the canteen watching TV and then 2-3 are sent out to cover a walk that wasn't taken out the previous day - even then they don't complete and F*** all the mail that they do deliver. 739? what is that? Recorded? what is that?

This shows how we are regarded. Anybody can do this job. No training needed, Can't speak English - no problem. Security checked - no need. Delivered to wrong address -ah well, at least the mail is out of the office.

Most of the posties in our office do the job CORRECTLY. To see these clowns walking around with their maps and their total lack of enthusiasm further adds to the demoralisation of the professional workforce.

A manager in my office also had the temerity to approach me with a customer complaint form cos one of these casuals screwed up - and I am not alone on this.

We are on IPS until past 11am, take meal relief, prepping takes forever as there are more than 60 packets. Finished prepping at 12.30 - 1pm. Manager asks if we're gonna complete, are you sure??

Morale in my office at an all-time low - and this just before Christmas! Plus we're gonna lose the ballot as the shires will let us down. To be an inner-city postman at present is one bloody hard, demoralising day after another.

Back to bed now knowing that another c**p day in front of me tomorrow!

[mooney mick]

snap mate ,not as bad as that as we are a small office in sw london but to add insult to it we have got a new maneger with the brain of a grape who has come in tryin to brake everybody,so they can get us out and the poles and far eastens in because they wont say no to takeing 2 walks out a day nd finishing at 4/5 o,clock

[DGP1]

snap mate ,not as bad as that as we are a small office in sw london but to add insult to it we have got a new maneger with the brain of a grape who has come in tryin to brake everybody,so they can get us out and the poles and far eastens in because they wont say no to takeing 2 walks out a day nd finishing at 4/5 o,clock

What's my manager doing in your office??

[k979aaa]

Our office has had more than 100 casuals shipped in over the last couple of days to help clear the backlog. Many of these hardly speak English. One was delighted to get some kind of employment as "his probation officer would be pleased!".

They are bussed in, sit in the canteen watching TV and then 2-3 are sent out to cover a walk that wasn't taken out the previous day - even then they don't complete and F*** all the mail that they do deliver. 739? what is that? Recorded? what is that?

This shows how we are regarded. Anybody can do this job. No training needed, Can't speak English - no problem. Security checked - no need. Delivered to wrong address -ah well, at least the mail is out of the office.

Most of the posties in our office do the job CORRECTLY. To see these clowns walking around with their maps and their total lack of enthusiasm further adds to the demoralisation of the professional workforce.

A manager in my office also had the temerity to approach me with a customer complaint form cos one of these casuals screwed up - and I am not alone on this.

We are on IPS until past 11am, take meal relief, prepping takes forever as there are more than 60 packets. Finished prepping at 12.30 - 1pm. Manager asks if we're gonna complete, are you sure??

Morale in my office at an all-time low - and this just before Christmas! Plus we're gonna lose the ballot as the shires will let us down. To be an inner-city postman at present is one bloody hard, demoralising day after another.

Back to bed now knowing that another c**p day in front of me tomorrow!

What in god's name is your union rep and your workmate's doing about this situation?.

[rebel]

What are they supposed to do? We've had senior CWU guys in the office aware of the situation. Management just want mail out of the office - regardless. Place crawling with managers from different offices. Day after day of back-breaking labour, tripping over casuals at every turn. Tired? You'd better believe it!!! And Christmas pressure yet to start.

[k979aaa]

What are they supposed to do? We've had senior CWU guys in the office aware of the situation. Management just want mail out of the office - regardless. Place crawling with managers from different offices. Day after day of back-breaking labour, tripping over casuals at every turn. Tired? You'd better believe it!!! And Christmas pressure yet to start.

If they royalmail management are trying to pin things on you and your fellow worker's make note's of all accussation's and all stick together like s**t to a shovel and if the s**t dose hit the fan get national (CWU) on this and if poss let us know GOOD LUCK KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!