New starter general Questions

[Anderson21]

Well hello there royal mail gang.. new member here, just waiting on my start date after backround checks ect. I'm very excited to get going, the depot i got the position at, I used to be parcel courier in the same areas, so I'm hoping that's half the battle won. Now.. my contract is 27.5hrs a week Monday-Saturday with a rotating day off, on a fixed term (still unsure on the length of term) my start and finish times are split.. could be 8am-2pm or 15.00-20.00, my question being here, I've never seen the latter time mentioned on any of the posts I've clicked on.. does anyone know if this certain bracket signifies a certain role, or task? Apart from that, has anybody got any good heads up advice for a new / part timer ? Anything to keep an eye on? Or mistakes easily avoidable ect? I look forward to engaging with you all..
cheers

[POSTMAN]

15.00-20.00 is probably in what we call an LAT office, delivering parcels...
search.php?keywords=LAT

Welcome to hell.

[gimba]

I always tell new people

Don't compare yourself to those that have been here for years, your priority should be accuracy, not speed, as speed comes naturally once you know what you're doing properly

Don't know a round, see a front door open? Don't bother delivering, could easily be a dog inside, maybe try again later if you have time when the door is shut

[Anderson21]

15.00-20.00 is probably in what we call an LAT office, delivering parcels...
search.php?keywords=LAT

Welcome to hell.

Ahhh so parcel drops? I wonder how many is expected to be dropped in that time.. we'll see haha, thanks for the reply.

[TopperGas]

15.00-20.00 is probably in what we call an LAT office, delivering parcels...
search.php?keywords=LAT

Welcome to hell.

Ahhh so parcel drops? I wonder how many is expected to be dropped in that time.. we'll see haha, thanks for the reply.

That all depends on the area you'll be asked to cover, if it's a town one I understand the average expected is 20 drops per hour, the late start could also include collections as all ours start around 15:00, that time seems a bit late for LATs, particularly during the winter months when nobody wants to answer the door after 6pm.

[Norfolk 'N' Chance]

15.00-20.00 is probably in what we call an LAT office, delivering parcels...
search.php?keywords=LAT

Welcome to hell.

Ahhh so parcel drops? I wonder how many is expected to be dropped in that time.. we'll see haha, thanks for the reply.

That all depends on the area you'll be asked to cover, if it's a town one I understand the average expected is 20 drops per hour, the late start could also include collections as all ours start around 15:00, that time seems a bit late for LATs, particularly during the winter months when nobody wants to answer the door after 6pm.

6pm? I was regularly out to 9 and 10pm last year during peak, delivering the LAT's. Delivered my final one of the day at 22.15 one day!