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Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

Post by wamdue »

did the 9 to 5 Saturday shift today, walked out to the Outhouse being almost empty of parcels to sort, having had the same problem for most of the day.

Have people stopped ordering from Amazon, or has an invisible dome been put over the PE postcodes, cutting us off from the outside world?

All last week, there were so many Yorks, I didnt think we would get them done, now there are not nearly enough, and I suspect half the 2pm - 10pm shift was asked not to turn up.
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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Thousands at orton

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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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could you send some down for Tuesday
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

Post by mandelsons_toenail »

:left:

I don't work there

Just heard from colleague
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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They sent all the casuals home early where I work as no work came in for them. A few lucky :hmmmm ones got sent into our DO to do a delivery as we were in the s**t.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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Casuals sent home early everyday here, apart from the Tracked it's not been busy at all
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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mandelsons_toenail wrote::left:

I don't work there

Just heard from colleague
that isnt very helpful.
SpacePhoenix wrote:Casuals sent home early everyday here, apart from the Tracked it's not been busy at all
too much staff, or not as much work as expected?
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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DGP1 wrote:My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
if anyone is really bored, and has followed my Royal Mail career, they will know that I have done some delivery, so if you guys need me, you know who to call.
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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wamdue wrote:
DGP1 wrote:My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
if anyone is really bored, and has followed my Royal Mail career, they will know that I have done some delivery, so if you guys need me, you know who to call.
not down to us i'm afraid
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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Stormproof wrote:
wamdue wrote:
DGP1 wrote:My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
if anyone is really bored, and has followed my Royal Mail career, they will know that I have done some delivery, so if you guys need me, you know who to call.
not down to us i'm afraid
But we could really do with them, I've never understood why the MCs get extra staff when the DOs don't, we have to deliver all the extra after all :hmmmm
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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Stormproof wrote:
wamdue wrote:
DGP1 wrote:My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
if anyone is really bored, and has followed my Royal Mail career, they will know that I have done some delivery, so if you guys need me, you know who to call.
not down to us i'm afraid
yeah I know, just saying that I could help if needed.
DGP1 wrote:
Stormproof wrote:
wamdue wrote:
DGP1 wrote:My office is rammed full of packets that we're struggling to complete, we could use a few casuals to help us out on delivery.
if anyone is really bored, and has followed my Royal Mail career, they will know that I have done some delivery, so if you guys need me, you know who to call.
not down to us i'm afraid
But we could really do with them, I've never understood why the DOs get extra staff when the MCs don't, we have to deliver all the extra after all :hmmmm
it does seem a bit odd, guess that whilst its easy to just add an extra set of hands in the DOs, its harder to add an extra set on delivery, due the pre planned nature, unless you give certain posties, an assistant, to do half the round for them. or let the casual do most of the letters, whilst the posties does the packages, and then some of the letters, when the packages are done.
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Re: Anyone know why Peterborough Outhouse is so quiet?

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just a quick update, when I left, we were starting to store up Yorks full of Amazon packages again, and the 6am - 2pm, shift was being asked if it wanted over time, the situation does seem to be improving, but until today, I would not say we had been "busy" all week, enough work yes, but not busy.