Hi All,
I have been working as an Delivery Driver/Postie since 15th August this year on a 27.5hr contact. I mostly cover rounds with an HCT (for which I learned quickly to get my own bike lock for) with the occasional van round. I am enjoying being outside and walking around, best part of the job. The bit in the sorting office can be a bit confusing. Sadly there is no particular induction process let alone introductory induction paperwork to give you a 'heads up' on site policy, procedures and day to day runnings. So, this has made that part not so good, but hey, you certainly learn to think on your feet and ask lots of questions. Most of the regular posties have been very good, the managers sadly are a bit hit and miss at getting things done so have had to do quite a bit of chasing up. I am getting the hang of sorting my frame out, although the actual round does not always run effectively if bundling is done according to following the frame directly, have learnt this one very quickly.
Sadly been off sick for this last week with a flu type lurgy and must say I am missing it so that's a good sign
Look forward to reading and hopefully contributing to the topics on this site.
Thanks for having me
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Well best of luck. Have you got your own permanent walk or are you on a cadets walk for for a few months. if so the fun will start when the dom starts changing your delivery everyday like when you have thrown off your own walk and prepped it all only to be moved this is usually done so they can get a walk thrown off for nothing .
I can only say stick at it and you'll known all the walks in 6 months and it will become less stressful the new starts at my office usually drink coffee and do the inward sorting before they go to there frames because most of the time they are going too be moved.
brentford wrote: I can only say stick at it and you'll known all the walks in 6 months and it will become less stressful
That's what I'm hoping Brentford, have had some stressful moment that's for sure. I am learning a lot of walks as I am constantly being changed around. I try and view it as a challenge to rise to, and a change of scenery. I think the longest I was on a walk for was 4 days
Anyways, onwards and upwards!
Btw, please explain what a thrown of walk is. Sorry for the ignorance, still learning
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Throwing off a duty - is the act of putting letters into the frame. As opposed to prepping a duty, which is all the tasks up to but not including doing the actual delivery.
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Throwing off a duty - is the act of putting letters into the frame. As opposed to prepping a duty, which is all the tasks up to but not including doing the actual delivery.
Thanks for explaining that True Blue Terrier. In my head it sounded like not doing a duty (delivery) for some reason . . . . obviously not! Got a lot to learn still
When the going gets tough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RUN!!! Not really . . . . . . . sleeves up and get stuck in.
Hi! keep at it, i've been doing this job fora couple of years and am still getting used to it, I'm a reserve so am assigned a duty for a week, sometimes this can be challenging. So having to do a different duy every day must be even more of a challenge. The managers and fellow colleagues who have their own permanent walks don't seem to take this into account as I am not always up to their speed but that's just human nature I suppose. Hope it goes well for you.
