Saturdays off for everyone!?

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 24 Feb 2008, 21:56

Fridays an Mondays gonna be a bit heavy then

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 24 Feb 2008, 22:05

Sandyman wrote:but let's bite the bullet and go for a decent civilised Monday to Friday working week like most of our families and friends have.

don't go shopping becuase decent civilised people don't work in shops on saturdays.would all this fuss about saturdays be going off we still got the saturday supplement?nah didn't think so.

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 24 Feb 2008, 22:06

BELIAL wrote:
doveston wrote:
BELIAL wrote:I've had enough by 10.30 a.m. monday
lmfao

Not wishing to appear to behind the times but could you tell me what imfao stands for, I can think of loads of possibilities but most could spark global conflagration.
Please don't tell anyone I asked this

laugh my fu$%ing arse off

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 24 Feb 2008, 22:19

This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 24 Feb 2008, 23:16

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.

get stuffed,y'know you come across as a right little hitler.i read topic first and the thread turned into what it has,thats what happens when people talk.
you want to take the rule book out of your arse once in a while.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 25 Feb 2008, 00:05

doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.
get stuffed,y'know you come across as a right little hitler.i read topic first and the thread turned into what it has,thats what happens when people talk.
you want to take the rule book out of your arse once in a while.

OK, I'll not stoop to your level and start calling you names but if we start using the rules to our benefit and not RM's benefit then maybe we'll save our own jobs and not get worked into an early grave.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 25 Feb 2008, 14:10

doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.
get stuffed,y'know you come across as a right little hitler.i read topic first and the thread turned into what it has,thats what happens when people talk.
you want to take the rule book out of your arse once in a while.

MODERATOR - Thats a bit aggressive doveston, but as it has been quoted I wont delete. However, please do not be so aggressive when replying we are a discussion forum not a name calling flame fest.

traww · Post by **traww** » 26 Feb 2008, 14:59

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Ah wrong end of stick I think, I thought the poll was for a rotating day off which means 1 in 6 Saturdays off not all of them.

Indeed, in hindsight the poll could be better worded.

Regular though means on a regular basis, not every as in every Saturday.

Cheers TBT

traww · Post by **traww** » 29 Feb 2008, 14:46

lovejoy wrote:
mrlovepantsuk wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
mrlovepantsuk wrote:thought all offices did this anyway and i think senority has been abolished as well.
No senority has not been abolished for it does not come under the age discrimination act!. For it is simply the best way to get the staff with the necessary experience to do any of the jobs in the office!.
now what we`ve been told.
There obviously speaks a man with little or no seniority!!!

Seniority is not deemed discriminatory via the age discrimination act. Royal Mail tries to use this act to abolish seniority but the unions lawyers got the better of them. There is a section in the act that says employers can reward employees for 'loyalty' - Seniority = length of service = loyalty

I agree, seniority does equal length of service, but loyalty is something completely different.

An analogy - I have 2 dogs that I got as puppies, one I have had for about 10 years and the other for just a couple. You could say that the older dog is more senior to the younger one, but if they are loyal to me and do as they are told they both get an equal amount of treats. But the younger one knows the older is higher up in the pecking order and lets him have first sitting at the dinner bowl.

It is all about everyone being treated equally, yet knowing your place and respecting workmates that are senior to you.

Regular (rotating) Saturdays off for everyone - please vote.

campostie64 · Post by **campostie64** » 29 Feb 2008, 15:56

did someone say that saturdays are easy,i think not.

theflyingpostman · Post by **theflyingpostman** » 29 Feb 2008, 16:48

traww wrote: Regular (rotating) Saturdays off for everyone - please vote.

New poll added! http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/forum/vi ... php?t=9821

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:37

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.
.

actually i was getting at the fact you was getting the big mods head on.nothing to do with rm.more to do with the forum.if you want to take the forum the postmanschat way,you can shove it up your arse.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 02 Mar 2008, 00:31

doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.
.
actually i was getting at the fact you was getting the big mods head on.nothing to do with rm.more to do with the forum.if you want to take the forum the postmanschat way,you can shove it up your arse.

Eh????

Please respond in English so that I can understand

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 02 Mar 2008, 00:58

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
doveston wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:This thread/poll is not about getting rid of Saturdays but ensuring that everybody gets a long weekend every 6 weeks.

Maybe people should read the topic first instead of assuming that it's what they want.
.
actually i was getting at the fact you was getting the big mods head on.nothing to do with rm.more to do with the forum.if you want to take the forum the postmanschat way,you can shove it up your arse.
Eh????

Please respond in English so that I can understand

Hellmail must love this , Whites ' written another article " Why the strike failed " with more than a few references to this site .

che-guevara · Post by **che-guevara** » 02 Mar 2008, 08:13

Well our office works the 5 weeks on 1 week off & it works really well, you can have a full week off, work part or all of it, 48 hours overtime in 1 hit. But if you want to decorate the spare room, you have all week to do it in.
Also its great at holiday time, you book one week off either side of your rest week & you can have a fortnight in the sun with only one weeks leave booked, life couldn't be better (well actually it could, but we all need to earn).
PS
Everybody in our office hates the term Wallington week, we have one tosser who keeps referring to them as wally weeks & that is exactly what everyone thinks he is, A FIRST CLASS WALLY (said without swearing).

ROYALMAILCHAT

Saturdays off for everyone!?

Should the union work towards securing regular Saturdays off for everyone?