Dispatches Programme

[budgie06]

Wellllll..... an interesting programme!Is their going to be a cull of Managers, in particular, and some posties in London.

Thanks to them all posties are going to get it in the neck tomorrow.

[Wessex]

I have to say that I thought it was very shoddy journalism, not very professional and like many of these investigative programmes failed because of the lack of proper research and understanding of the business.

[Funked!]

I have to say that I thought it was very shoddy journalism, not very professional and like many of these investigative programmes failed because of the lack of proper research and understanding of the business.

Couldn't agree more, not very good at all.

[norbert]

I have to say that I thought it was very shoddy journalism, not very professional and like many of these investigative programmes failed because of the lack of proper research and understanding of the business.

very true

[Pat Ostman]

Shock TV. Posties taking on the elements to deliver unrealistic rounds does not make good TV. Agency staff and the odd postie coming back after 30 mins does.

Heavily heavily biased program budged on a shoe-string. Flogged by students to earn some blood money.

[IWW Fellow Worker]

Not as good as Panorama, was it?

[spilie]

loved the toss*r who makes millions by telling companies to use alternative firms and then makes us deliver it, what a fu**in cheek he should shut up and hope nobody notices he is takin a liberty

[k979aaa]

Not as good as Panorama, was it?

Hardly in depth nor in scope it was journalist optimism scepticism at it's worst!.

[Roy Mayall]

It was very one-sided. The three commentators were all people with interests in privatisation or in private mail companies. There was also no analysis of the underlying problems, such as DSA, or the undermining of the workforce. Cheap, sneaky, petty, superficial journalism in my estimation. We should demand a right of reply.

[wabbithunta]

I'm so glad that the office I work in is not run like those shown in the programme! I think will be a few heads rolling in those offices.
A four day week! I've never ever worked a four day week in my office, ever since I've been there it's been a five day week. (been at my office now for five years too)
It also looks like the main problem was with casuals... (again!) Where do they get them from!? Also it would seem that the amount of work shown was being carried out by casuals/agency workers! Was this recorded around the time of the strike? Also the lack of English from agency workers and also some posties too. What seemed to be a severe lack of training too also made things worse. An agency worker taking out another agency worker and doing the "don't do what I do... do what I say!" The office managers attitude as well.. that didn't exactly help the situation did it.
As was said earlier the reporting was awful/stilted/biased and seemed unprofessional to say the least and bad too. No real research into the actual job and the problems that we face everyday, no follow up on the problems highlighted, apart from referring back to the original programme that highlighted the problems in the first place.
Very biased reporting to say the least and as a result it would seem that, as has been said we will no doubt get it in the neck this week, unless that is of course you know that your area/office etc is not within the areas shown on the programme and also you have an office that is clear before you leave to do your delivery.

[Yahoorsur]

It was very one-sided. The three commentators were all people with interests in privatisation or in private mail companies. There was also no analysis of the underlying problems, such as DSA, or the undermining of the workforce. Cheap, sneaky, petty, superficial journalism in my estimation. We should demand a right of reply.

Yup

[norbert]

It was very one-sided. The three commentators were all people with interests in privatisation or in private mail companies. There was also no analysis of the underlying problems, such as DSA, or the undermining of the workforce. Cheap, sneaky, petty, superficial journalism in my estimation. We should demand a right of reply.

Yup

Correct - as IPS said it was like a shoestring , Media Studies student film

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